Comparison

Zolly vs HDReye

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

Head to head
About

Zolly

Create captivating videos with a unique dolly zoom effect. This app automates a complex camera technique, allowing you to achieve dramatic and attention-grabbing shots with ease. Explore new perspectives and make everyday footage extraordinary.

Highlights
  • Automatic dolly zoom effect
  • Hitchcock shot creation
  • Simultaneous camera movement and counter-zooming
  • Precise camera tracking
  • Adjustable focal length control
  • Creative perspective manipulation
Features
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Zolly is the first fully automatic dolly zoom effect for iOS in the world. Drama, dizziness, an inexplicable distortion of space… From the first second, these feelings draw attention to any video shot in Zolly. A dolly zoom (a Hitchcock shot, Trans Trav, Zolly) is an advanced camera technique based on the simultaneous movement of the camera in space and counter-zooming. Thanks to modern iPhone capabilities, Zolly precisely follows the camera movement and instantly controls the focal length, allowing you to shoot impossible shots. Choose an object amidst a deep background and start moving your phone closer or further, at any speed, and in incredible trajectories that even professional operators cannot reach. New camera angles? Audacious experiments with perspective? Unexpected angles and crazy camera flights? Whatever you want! Even simple things look exciting with Zolly!

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

Zolly4 screens
HDReye4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zolly at 88% against HDReye's 28%. Zolly also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). HDReye's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (776 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Zolly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and HDReye sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HDReye holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HDReye has 776 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Zolly's written reviews are positive against 28% of HDReye's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zolly ships an update fortnightly, HDReye monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zolly versus HDReye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZollyHDReye
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (4 ratings)4.5 (776 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better28.4% of reviews
Number of ratings4776 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitry RychkovHDReye Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Zolly

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

HDReye

All ratings776 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive28.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative66.3%

Bugs and requests

Zolly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

1 purchases

Zolly

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly subscription$4.991 Month
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 Zolly free?
Zolly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HDReye free?
HDReye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zolly or HDReye?
HDReye is rated higher. Zolly averages 2.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while HDReye averages 4.5 from 776 ratings.
Do Zolly or HDReye have ads?
Neither Zolly nor HDReye shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zolly or HDReye?
Zolly ships an update fortnightly, and HDReye monthly. Most recently, Zolly was updated on November 3, 2026 and HDReye on November 7, 2026.

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