Digital Frame vs 360° Spherical Video
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digital Frame
Transform an old iPad or iPhone into a digital photo frame. Easily select an album from your photo library to start a random slideshow. Customize photo display times and set presentation start and end hours.
- Repurpose old iPads/iPhones
- Random photo slideshows
- Select photo albums
- Customizable photo display times
- Set presentation start/end times
- Swipe gestures for navigation
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Do you want to recycle an old iPad as a Digital Photo Frame? Digital Frame gives a new life to your old iPad or iPhone. A very easy to use app to show randomly all the photos in an album from your Photo Library. Simply select the shared album from the list and slideshow will start. The only thing you must configure are the presentation time of each photo and the start and end times of the presentation. To exit the slideshow, do a swipe (up or down) gesture. To load next or previous photo, do a swipe (left or right) gesture.
360° Spherical Video
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● Use 360-degree photos or panoramic photos to create a rotating animated video by pasting them into a 3D sphere. ● Supports VR360° photos taken with 360-degree cameras such as Insta360 and THETA ● Enjoy "3D celestial animation" by pasting your favorite photos on planet and universe ● Swipe or flick to rotate planets and the universe and tilt the axis as you like. ● You can change the size of the planet, and freely change the color, position, brightness, direction, and speed of the lighting. ● The length of the video can be synchronized with the rotation period of the planet in one shot, and loop playback is smooth. ● Output unique "3D celestial animation" to videos and photos and upload it to SNS ● Settings such as planets and lighting during video output are also reflected in the video. Enjoy your own photo celestial show on your smartphone screen. Why don't you enjoy the mystery of celestial bodies floating in outer space on a quiet night? [Source] - Camera shooting: Photograph - Camera roll: Photo - Paste image: Copy and paste a web image - File sharing: Can be sent from AirDrop, SNS, other apps [Settings】 - Edit mode switching: Forground(Planet) / Background(Universe) / Lighting - Brightness - Crop shape of the photo - Overlapping width of photo (gradation processing) - Number of tiles in the photo (1 to 3) - Lighting color (RGB color value) - Video length: 1 - 120 seconds (Can be set to the rotation period) [Touch Operation] - Pinch-in / pinch-out: Zooming of planet, universe, and lighting - Horizontal swipe (center of screen): Rotation speed for Planet, universe, and lighting - Horizontal swipe (top of screen): Rotation X-axis angle of planet and universe - Vertical swipe (both ends of the screen): Rotation Z-axis angle of planet, universe, and lighting - Fixed position tap: Stop rotation of planet, universe, and lighting - Press and hold (3 seconds): Reset touch operation [Output] - Video Output Format (60fps) - Save to camera roll: videos, photos - Video / Photo sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram,
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Verdict
Digital Frame and 360° Spherical Video are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Digital Frame costs $2.99 and 360° Spherical Video $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Digital Frame ships an update every 2 months, 360° Spherical Video monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digital Frame | 360° Spherical Video |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TheCoolBytes | Masanori Katsuta |
In-app purchases
Digital Frame
No in-app purchases
360° Spherical Video
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Digital Frame free?
Is 360° Spherical Video free?
Do Digital Frame or 360° Spherical Video have ads?
Which is updated more often, Digital Frame or 360° Spherical Video?
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