Comparison

Spherium vs Procreate Dreams

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

Head to head
About

Spherium

Easily view and share 360-degree images from your photo library. Supports high-resolution panoramas and allows for sharing full 360 photos or specific snapshots. Automatically finds equirectangular images and lets you manually exclude incorrect identifications.

Highlights
  • View 360 degree images
  • Supports high resolutions (4k, 8k, 16k+)
  • Share full 360 photos
  • Take and share image snapshots
  • Automatic 360 image detection
  • Manual exclusion of images
Features
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Spherium is designed to easily view and share 360 degree images saved in your Photo Library. Spherium supports viewing equirectangular 360 images, and is designed to handle images from a minimum resolution of 1000 x 2000 pixels; allowing you to view panoramas images 4k, 8k, 10k, or even 16k and above in resolution. While viewing a photo in Spherium you can share the entire 360 photo, or take snapshots of portions of the image for sharing. Spherium will automatically attempt to find the 360 equirectangular images saved in your photo library from 360 cameras, drones, other apps, the web or anywhere else you have saved them from. If Spherium incorrectly identifies an image as a 360 you can manually exclude it from appearing in Spherium.

About

Procreate Dreams

Create stunning 2D animations, expressive videos, and captivating stories with powerful yet intuitive tools. This app offers a rich brush library, advanced frame-by-frame animation features, and seamless integration of video, audio, and text for professional-quality creations.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation tools
  • Multi-track timeline
  • Keyframe animation
  • 300+ textured brushes
  • Video, photo, and audio editing
  • Real-time rendering engine
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Procreate Dreams is an award-winning animation app, packed with powerful tools that anyone can use. Create rich 2D animations, expressive videos, and breathtaking stories on iPad. With over 300 beautifully textured Procreate brushes, Procreate Dreams is perfect for creating gorgeous hand drawn, frame-by-frame animations. Highlights: - Powerful frame-by-frame animation tools. - Responsive Multi-track timeline. - Keyframes for motion and cinematic animations. - Record motion or effects effortlessly through touch. - Handcrafted animation brush library. - Next generation, realtime rendering engine. Create frame-by-frame animations: - Explore over 300 beautifully textured brushes to bring artistic soul to your work. - Compatible with all Procreate brushes - Up to 16K resolution for drawings. - Paint outside your stage. - Customizable onion skins. - Automatic, freehand/lasso, and shape selections. - Permanently transform, warp and distort your drawings. - Blend modes and clipping, luminance, and layer masking - Apply permanent filters & adjustments. Compose video, photos, audio, and type: - Import, edit and trim video. - Draw-over your content. - Add voice-overs and music. - Craft titles, type and credits with typography styling, and design attributes. Add animated motion and effects: - Add keyframes to your content for precise transitions of motion and effects. - Modify easing to refine your timing. - Move, scale, rotate, warp & distort animations. - HSB, opacity, gaussian blur, lens blur, noise, and sharpen effects. - Group content to unlock the power of layered animations. Import existing assets and content: - Import video & photos in JPG, PNG, TGA, Procreate, MP4, GIF, and ProRes format. - Import audio in MP3, AIFF, WAV, FLAC, AAC, CAFF, M4A, AC3, and MP2 format. - Import custom and purchased Procreate brushes. - Import layered Procreate files. - Import Procreate Animation Assist as a Flipbook. Share your work with the world: - Export MP4s and MOVs in H264, HEVC, and ProRes codecs. - Export transparent video. - Export PNG sequences with transparency for professional pipelines. - Export your current frame as a transparent image. - Share your .drm files with your audio and video included. Next generation technology - Seamlessly mix drawing, frame-by-frame animation, keyframing, video editing, and compositing. - Real-time rendering makes waiting a thing of the past. - Never lose artwork again with continuous auto-save and undo history.

Screenshots

Spherium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spherium at $4.99 against Procreate Dreams's $12.99. Spherium also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (52% vs 41%). Procreate Dreams's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (578 vs 15). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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

Spherium costs $4.99 and Procreate Dreams $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spherium holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Procreate Dreams has 578 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Spherium's written reviews are positive against 41% of Procreate Dreams's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spherium ships an update every 26 months, Procreate Dreams monthly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spherium versus Procreate Dreams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpheriumProcreate Dreams
Price$4.99 — better$12.99
Rating4.3 (15 ratings) — better3.9 (578 ratings)
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews — better41.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15578 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.3
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1.7 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle HowellsSavage Interactive Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Spherium

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral25.9%
Negative22.2%

Procreate Dreams

All ratings537 ratings
Positive71.9%
Neutral10.8%
Negative17.3%
Written reviews2,219 reviews
Positive41.0%
Neutral24.4%
Negative34.6%

Bugs and requests

Spherium

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Procreate Dreams

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Undo/redo issues, sometimes undoing more than intended
  • Crashes and freezes when working with complex animations
  • Inconsistent behavior when importing assets from Procreate

Requested features

6 requests
  • Lasso tool for selecting and transforming parts of drawings
  • Ability to merge, reorder, and manage layers
  • Custom brush creation and import options
  • Improved timeline controls and onion skin visibility
  • More intuitive UI and better discoverability of features
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  • Ability to set custom canvas size and frame rate

In-app purchases

None

Spherium

No in-app purchases

None

Procreate Dreams

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spherium free?
Spherium costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Procreate Dreams free?
Procreate Dreams costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spherium or Procreate Dreams?
Spherium is rated higher. Spherium averages 4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Procreate Dreams averages 3.9 from 578 ratings.
Do Spherium or Procreate Dreams have ads?
Neither Spherium nor Procreate Dreams shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spherium or Procreate Dreams?
Spherium ships an update every 26 months, and Procreate Dreams monthly. Most recently, Spherium was updated on October 27, 2026 and Procreate Dreams on October 27, 2026.

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