Comparison

CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator vs HDReye

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

Head to head
About

CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator

Easily create and share immersive 360° virtual tours from your iPhone. Link scenes with hotspots, embed custom content, and even host live video chats within the tour. Ideal for marketing, documentation, and showcasing spaces.

Highlights
  • Create 360° photos and stitch them automatically
  • Link scenes with interactive hotspots
  • Embed custom content and branding
  • Live video chat within virtual tours
  • Upload floor plans
  • Lead generation and scheduling features
  • Google Street View integration
Features
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With CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator you can photograph, create, and share 360°/3D virtual tours and experiences from your iPhone for free! The CloudPano app allows you to use your iPhone camera to easily create a 360º photo that will automatically be stitched together. You can link these 360° scenes with hotspots and embed custom content throughout the virtual experience. Plus, you can have live video chat calls directly inside the environment you create. CloudPano takes virtual selling & engagement to a new level. CloudPano is built for every industry. Real Estate and Property Managers use CloudPano to create virtual tours to market listings virtually. Plus, CloudPano is directly integrated with Realtor.com and other MLS sites so your virtual tours will automatically be featured at the chosen address. Auto/RV/Marine Dealerships use CloudPano to create 360º virtual tours of their inventory where they can directly engage with their customers in the online buying experience via live in-tour video chat. Inspections and Construction companies capture spaces in 360º to document damage, and construction companies can easily share 360° virtual project updates with offsite managers and stakeholders. Hotel and Event Spaces use 3D tours created on CloudPano to market their locations, and sell large property rentals for weddings and industry events. Schools, Colleges, and Universities use CloudPano to showcase their campus via in-person virtual tours with prospective students and student-athletes. Special Features: - Upload floor plans directly inside your virtual tours, or have our team create floor plans for you. - Lead generation will capture leads and send you an email every time someone adds their information. - Scheduling feature allows viewers to book a demo or meeting directly inside the virtual tour. - CloudPano Live allows 2-4 people to interact with the same virtual experience together via video chat functionality. - Google Street View Upload: Add your virtual tours to Google Maps with a few clicks. - Private label your tours with your own URL, & CloudPano will add the SSL certificate for you. - Customize the look and feel of your experience with themes & branding. - Add custom icons and hot spots with our library feature. - And much more! Instructions: Open the app, and hold your phone vertically in front of you. Rotate around the scene, and connect the photos by following the screen prompts. When you complete your full 360º photo you can move to the next location. When your photos are created, connect them inside the virtual tour creator with a few clicks. Publish your virtual tour by sharing the URL link or use the embed code provided for an easy addition to your website. It’s easy and fast with CloudPano. For best results, please use an iPhone X or greater. The wide-angle lens is optimal for the highest quality 360º photo. Join over 20,000 users who have created 75,000 virtual tours across the globe. Download now to get started today!

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

CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator4 screens
HDReye4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HDReye at 4.5 against CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator's 3.2. HDReye also leads on ratings volume (770 vs 14). CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HDReye holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HDReye has 770 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator's written reviews are positive against 29% of HDReye's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator ships an update every 3 weeks, HDReye monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator versus HDReye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudPano Virtual Tour CreatorHDReye
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (14 ratings)4.5 (770 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews29.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14770 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCloudPanoHDReye Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator

All ratings14 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

HDReye

All ratings770 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive29.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative65.6%

Bugs and requests

CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator

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

None

CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator

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 CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator free?
CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator 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, CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator or HDReye?
HDReye is rated higher. CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator averages 3.2 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while HDReye averages 4.5 from 770 ratings.
Do CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator or HDReye have ads?
Neither CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator nor HDReye shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator or HDReye?
CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator ships an update every 3 weeks, and HDReye monthly. Most recently, CloudPano Virtual Tour Creator was updated on August 10, 2026 and HDReye on October 1, 2026.

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