Comparison

Insta360 EVO vs HDReye

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Insta360 EVO

Edit and share your 180° 3D or 360° footage directly from your phone. Preview, control, and transfer shots wirelessly. Create cinematic edits with intuitive tools like TimeShift and smooth camera panning.

Highlights
  • Wireless preview and control
  • Transfer footage via WiFi
  • Intuitive editing tools
  • Cinematic TimeShift effect
  • Smooth camera panning
  • One-touch social sharing
  • HoloFrame 3D playback
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The Insta360 EVO app – A full editing room to accompany your EVO. 
 Connect to EVO to preview and control your 180° 3D or 360° shots. Once you’re done capturing memories, send your shot right back to your phone over WiFi for editing and sharing. 3D video straight from your phone. Pop the HoloFrame accessory onto your phone and watch as your 3D content jumps to life — no glasses needed. It’s simple, mind-blowing and feels like magic. All in the app. Editing EVO makes it easy. Just shoot, trim and hone in on the heart of the moment with a range of intuitive editing tools. With 360°, choose the best parts of your shot and create cinematic edits with the app after the fact. Try dropping points throughout your clip in the editing interface. The camera will follow along, panning smoothly to wherever you want. Adjust the speed of different parts of a clip on a whim with TimeShift. Highlight key moments with cinematic slow-mo, or speed things up to suit the rhythm of the scene – the app always keeps playback smooth. Share 
Share your 360 shots to any social app with one touch, or upload your 180° 3D video right to YouTube. Check out the Insta360 Community in the app, they’re great! 
 
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Compatibility: Subject to the Insta360 official website compatibility list.

 Stop by and learn more at: www.insta360.com 

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About

HDReye

Create custom 360° HDRi images for realistic 3D lighting and compositing directly from your phone. Capture bracketed panoramas and generate 32-bit EXR files for seamless integration with 3D software and AR development.

Highlights
  • Create 360° HDRi images
  • Shoot bracketed multi-exposure panoramas
  • Generate 32-bit .EXR files
  • Realistic 3D lighting and compositing
  • Image-based lighting solution
  • Access to crowdsourced HDRi collection
Features
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Finally, an app to shoot 360° HDRis with your phone. HDReye is the first and only iOS app for creating custom 360° HDRi images for realistic 3D lighting and compositing. Just select your desired dynamic range, follow the prompts to shoot a bracketed multi-exposure panorama of your location, and HDReye will stitch and generate a 32-bit (.EXR format) HDRi of your location. HDReye is an essential app for combining 3D animation realistically with footage or capturing lightmaps of any location. What used to require an expensive 360° camera or chrome ball light probe, now can be done conveniently on your phone with HDReye. Whether you are an independent 3D artist, VFX studio, AR developer, NFT artist, content creator, or just a hobbyist - HDReye is here to make your workflow simpler and renders more realistic. HDReye is your image-based lighting solution. Compatible with all 3D packages and render engines including Cinema 4D, Blender, Houdini, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Adobe After Effects, Element 3D, OTOY Octane Render, Redshift, V-ray, Arnold, Unreal Engine, Unity, Spark AR, and more. HDReye users also have access to the largest crowdsourced collection of HDRi images in the world. HDReye also works well for capturing 360° panoramas similar to the Google Street View app. Terms of Use: http://hdreye.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: http://hdreye.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Insta360 EVO4 screens
HDReye4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HDReye at 4.5 against Insta360 EVO's 2.7. HDReye also leads on ratings volume (771 vs 17). Insta360 EVO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (57% vs 29%). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HDReye sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Insta360 EVO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HDReye holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HDReye has 771 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Insta360 EVO's written reviews are positive against 29% of HDReye's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Insta360 EVO ships an update every 5 weeks, HDReye monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Insta360 EVO versus HDReye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInsta360 EVOHDReye
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (17 ratings)4.5 (771 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.9% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings17771 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size445 MB90 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperInsta360HDReye Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Insta360 EVO

All ratings17 ratings
Positive35.3%
Neutral11.8%
Negative52.9%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral10.8%
Negative32.3%

HDReye

All ratings771 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative66.1%

User reviews

Insta360 EVO

From 17 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Good for beginners
  • 👍 Captures everything
  • 👍 Good companion app
  • 👍 Special format capture

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 App crashes when downloading
  • 🐛 App crashes when connecting to camera
  • 🐛 App crashes when switching modes
  • 🐛 App crashes on startup

HDReye

From 771 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 High-quality stitching
  • 💡 Convenient for VFX work
  • 🚀 Fast processing
  • 👍 Intuitive workflow

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall to preview/download
  • 🐛 Inconsistent stitching quality
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Crashes and server issues
  • 🔒 No offline processing

Bugs and requests

Insta360 EVO

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App crashes when downloading files
  • App crashes when entering camera album
  • App crashes when switching between photo and video modes
  • App crashes when connecting to camera
  • App crashes when accessing library
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  • App crashes when trying to export
  • App crashes when trying to pair camera
  • App hangs on exit screen
  • Holoframe function not working
  • Landscape viewing is limited and doesn't frame properly
  • No sound when saving data
  • 3D viewer not working correctly on iPhone 11
  • Side by side option not sized properly
  • Holoviewer option requires constant eye tracking
  • App only works in portrait mode
  • Link to Facebook not working
  • Download speed is extremely slow
  • Button problems on iPhone 12 Pro
  • App crashes at the end of file download

Requested features

16 requests
  • Fix app crashes
  • Improve stability
  • Add landscape mode for iPad
  • Add Arabic language support
  • Add Russian language support
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  • Add battery percentage display
  • Add more editing options
  • Allow editing of EVO/ONE X files in ONE R app
  • Add ability to join clips
  • Improve performance on iOS
  • Fix sound issues
  • Fix 3D viewer sizing
  • Fix Holoviewer functionality
  • Fix Holoframe functionality
  • Add 16:9 button for photos
  • Improve music selection

HDReye

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Account deletion issues
  • Stuck on processing/uploading
  • Disappearing credits

Requested features

4 requests
  • Free trial or preview option
  • Ability to stitch locally on device
  • One-time purchase option
  • Improved stitching algorithm

In-app purchases

None

Insta360 EVO

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

HDReye

Subscriptions3
  • HDReye Pro$6.991 Month
  • HDReye Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • HDReye Pro$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Asset unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Insta360 EVO free?
Insta360 EVO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HDReye free?
HDReye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Insta360 EVO or HDReye?
HDReye is rated higher. Insta360 EVO averages 2.7 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while HDReye averages 4.5 from 771 ratings.
Do Insta360 EVO or HDReye have ads?
Neither Insta360 EVO nor HDReye shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Insta360 EVO or HDReye?
Insta360 EVO ships an update every 5 weeks, and HDReye monthly. Most recently, Insta360 EVO was updated on October 8, 2026 and HDReye on October 16, 2026.

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