Comparison

PANinstORAMA vs PanoStory

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

Head to head
About

PANinstORAMA

Easily create sliced panorama images for social media. This tool allows you to divide any image into multiple slices, choosing between square or portrait formats. Enhance your photos with various editing options before publishing.

Highlights
  • Slice images into 1-6 parts
  • Square or portrait slice format
  • Adjustable image quality
  • Rotate and straighten images
  • Flip images vertically or horizontally
  • Desqueeze anamorphic lens images
  • Live preview of slices
Features
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Slice any image into up to 6 slices to create sliced panoramas. Ideal for using Instagram albums to publish panorama images. Many tools and options available. OPTIONS - Number of Slices: 1 to 6 - Format of Slices: Square or Portrait - Image Quality: 70, 85 or 100 - Create a preview image (with black or white background) - Include Metadata (e.g. GPS Coordinates): Yes or No TOOLS - Rotate Image: in steps of 90 Degrees - Straighten Image: free or in steps of 0.05 Degrees - Flip Image: Vertically or Horizontally - Desqueeze Image (ideal when using an Anamorphic Lens): 1.33x or 1.5x - Live Preview of Slice Images

About

PanoStory

Easily transform your panorama photos into engaging, vertical videos perfect for social media stories. Convert your wide shots into a multi-clip video format for platforms like Instagram in just three simple steps. Share the full beauty of your panoramas with your followers.

Highlights
  • Convert panoramas to vertical video
  • Create multi-video posts
  • Share to Instagram
  • Save to camera roll
  • Maintain original quality
Features
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Turn your panorama photos into animated vertical videos with PanoStory. Choose a panorama, adjust its direction, animation and duration in Studio, then save your video to Photos or share it with your favorite apps. Your original panorama stays intact. PanoStory Premium removes ads and lets you export watermark-free videos. Choose an annual subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock. Purchases are optional; plan availability and local prices are shown in the app. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and renewal is charged within 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account subscription settings. Lifetime unlock is a one-time purchase. Use Restore purchases to recover eligible purchases made with your Apple Account. Privacy Policy: https://ludicrousdesigns.com/panostory/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PANinstORAMA4 screens
PanoStory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PANinstORAMA at Free against PanoStory's $4.99. PANinstORAMA also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). PanoStory's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

PANinstORAMA is free to download; PanoStory costs $4.99 up front. PANinstORAMA sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and PanoStory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PANinstORAMA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PANinstORAMA ships an update every 6 weeks, PanoStory every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PANinstORAMA versus PanoStory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPANinstORAMAPanoStory
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael KlugA & A Design Inc.

Customer experience

PANinstORAMA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PanoStory

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PANinstORAMA

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
3 purchases

PanoStory

Subscriptions1
  • PanoStory Annual$6.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pano Story - Ad Free$2.99
  • PanoStory Lifetime Unlock$14.99

Questions

Is PANinstORAMA free?
PANinstORAMA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PanoStory free?
PanoStory costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PANinstORAMA or PanoStory?
PANinstORAMA is rated higher. PANinstORAMA averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PanoStory averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do PANinstORAMA or PanoStory have ads?
Neither PANinstORAMA nor PanoStory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PANinstORAMA or PanoStory?
PANinstORAMA ships an update every 6 weeks, and PanoStory every 2 months. Most recently, PANinstORAMA was updated on October 14, 2026 and PanoStory on October 20, 2026.

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