YI 360 vs 360° VR Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YI 360
Control your VR camera remotely to capture and edit panoramic videos and pictures. Stream live broadcasts to social media platforms or custom servers. Easily manage and share your immersive content.
- Remote camera control
- Panoramic video/picture capture
- Content playback and editing
- Direct sharing to social media
- Panoramic live broadcasting
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YI 360 is an iOS application to control YI 360 VR Camera 1) Remote control - Easily connect camera with Wi-Fi, preview and shoot panoramic video/picture 2) Browse and edit-support for playback, downloading, editing, and deleting panoramic content 3) Share your content - Share to platforms such as Facebook,Youtube, etc 4) Panoramic live broadcast - Live broadcast streaming to Facebook, YouTube, can also customize the server address
360° VR Player
Watch 360 VR videos on your iPhone or iPod. Transfer videos from your Mac/PC or download them, then add them to the app's folder in the Files app to play.
- Watch 360 VR videos
- Transfer videos from Mac/PC
- Download videos from websites
- Use iCloud Drive for transfer
- Add videos to Files app folder
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This is a VR player app. You can use this app to watch 360 & 180 VR videos. You need to transfer a VR video between your iPhone and Mac(PC) or download it from a website. You can also use iCloud Drive.Then past videos to this app folder in your Files app. Open this app and close it -> Open your Files app -> Past a VR video to this app folder in your Files app -> Tap the reload button and play the video.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: YI 360 at none against 360° VR Player's shown. YI 360 also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). 360° VR Player's advantage is review sentiment (13% vs 4%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.6 for YI 360 against 1.5 for 360° VR Player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 4% of YI 360's written reviews are positive against 13% of 360° VR Player's.
YI 360 ships an update every 3 weeks, 360° VR Player fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YI 360 | 360° VR Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (30 ratings) — better | 1.5 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 4.2% of reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Xiaoyi Technology Co., Ltd. | Yuichi HARA |
Customer experience
YI 360
360° VR Player
In-app purchases
YI 360
No in-app purchases
360° VR Player
No in-app purchases
