Asteroom vs PLAY'A
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Asteroom
Easily create and share immersive 3D virtual tours using just your phone. Capture panoramas, edit them, and share links across various platforms, including real estate sites and social media. Capture leads and store tours in the cloud for seamless access.
- Create 3D virtual tours with phone
- Capture 360-degree panoramas
- Edit and share virtual tours
- Web and mobile viewing
- VR headset compatibility
- Cloud storage and cross-platform access
- Lead capture for business
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Asteroom is the easiest way to create 3D virtual tours. A 2000 sqft home can be completed in 10-15 minutes. Unlike other time-consuming solutions that require you buy expensive and bulky 3D cameras, Asteroom allows you to do everything including shooting, editing, and sharing the tours on your phone. Asteroom was founded in 2018 in Taiwan. In a short amount of time, it has been voted the best technology to help realtors, builders, photographers, and interior designers to streamline their existing workflows and unlock the new business potentials. Applications including but not limited to: 1. Residential and Commercial Real Estate Listings 2. Interior Design 3. Creating immersive experiences for automobile interiors, exhibitions, retail stores…etc Unique Features: 1. Take 360-degree panoramas with your phone 2. Share the virtual tours links to view on web or mobile or experience it on a VR headset. 3. Share the tours in all channels including MLS, Redfin, Zillow, and social media 4. Capture leads to realize business value 5. Store the tours in the cloud and access them from all platforms Contact us: * Website:https://www.asteroom.com/en/ * FB:https://www.facebook.com/asteroom360VRtour/ * Example:https://www.asteroom.com/en/example * Mail:sales_support@asteroom.com
PLAY'A
This app is a versatile VR video player and viewer designed for ease of use. It supports a wide range of video formats and playback options, including local files and online streaming, all within an intuitive VR environment.
- Supports 2D, 3D, 180°, and 360° videos
- Plays 4K and MP4 formats
- Plays all video formats
- Intuitive user interface
- Playback from local files and network streams
- VR video adjustments (tilt, zoom, speed)
- Automatic pause on headset removal
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Exclusive to users that don’t like complications - Play’a is the versatile Video VR Player and Viewer created to match a busy lifestyle. Whether it’s a Simple and Intuitive Interface, a very Hip Contemporary Design of the app, Playback of the downloads from the Local File Storage or Streaming Online from the Network Connected Servers, Play’a does it right and it does it with style! Navigation is the best and easy in and out of VR. Just jump on a couch and turn it on - you are ready to watch! At their fingertips, the users like you will find: 2D, 3D, flat, fisheye, 180° and 360° Videos automatically recognized 4K, mp4 playback All Video Formats Supported Intuitive user interface Shake smoothing Cinematic mode Privacy modes Hands-free mode Convenient folder navigation Picture adjustments: brightness, contrast, saturation VR Video adjustments: tilt, height, zoom, playback speed Automatic pause if the headset is removed For your ultimate convenience, PLAY’A VR supports all stereo video formats including 3D side-by-side and 3D top-bottom frame packing, as well as all the traditional video formats. Just download the app and see it for yourself ! ;)
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Verdict
Asteroom and PLAY'A both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of Asteroom's written reviews are positive against 37% of PLAY'A's. Asteroom also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). PLAY'A's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Asteroom sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. PLAY'A asks for nothing beyond the download.
Asteroom holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Asteroom's written reviews are positive against 37% of PLAY'A's.
Asteroom ships an update every 2 months, PLAY'A fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Asteroom | PLAY'A |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (24 ratings) — better | 3.8 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 36.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 271 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Penpower Technology Ltd. | Swearl, LLC |
Customer experience
Asteroom
PLAY'A
Bugs and requests
Asteroom
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PLAY'A
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on launch
- Shaking/spinning screen
- Inability to add websites
- No sound in certain scenarios
- Playback issues with high-resolution videos
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- Unreliable DLNA/SMB connectivity
Requested features
6 requests- Multi-tasking support
- Improved SMB/network file support
- Customizable text/cursor size
- YouTube integration
- Passthrough mode for mixed reality
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- Ability to adjust VR screen size
In-app purchases
Asteroom
- 1 month Professional version$24.99
- 3 months Professional version$74.99
- 6 month Professional version$149.99
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- 1 year Professional version$249.99
PLAY'A
No in-app purchases








