Comparison

PanoStory vs Phonekit

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

Head to head
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/

About

Phonekit

This app helps free up phone storage by identifying and deleting duplicate photos, similar images, and screenshots. It also merges duplicate contacts and offers a secure way to hide private photos and videos with a password.

Highlights
  • Delete duplicate photos and videos
  • Remove similar images and screenshots
  • Merge duplicate contacts
  • Hide private photos and videos
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Optimize phone storage
Features
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Taking too many photos and videos makes phone memory lose control? You spend too much time to remove duplicate photos, similar images and screenshots. Phonekit will quickly analyze and classify into similar images or screenshots, and recommend to clean up poor-quality photos and increase memory space. Merge Duplicate Contacts: Having the same address book for many years, importing contacts from other sources, can all cause the appearance of duplicate contacts. Phonekit will help you to find and merge these duplications, by allocating contacts with similar names or identical phone numbers and email addresses. Locking your private photos and videos is easy with Phonekit: Have any photos or videos you don't want someone to see? Hide these private photos and videos securely with Phonekit. Phonekit keeps your photos and videos safe by requiring a password to view them. Easy to Use • Simple, intuitive user interface which is easy to navigate • Optimize your phone in just a few clicks • Fast, compact and efficient Information about the auto-renewal of subscription - The pricing are from $3.99 weekly - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost depends on the selected plan - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Privacy Policy: https://phonekitapps.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://phonekitapps.com/terms.html

Screenshots

PanoStory4 screens
Phonekit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PanoStory at 50% against Phonekit's 0%. PanoStory also leads on ads (none vs shown). Phonekit's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.3 vs 3.7). On in-app purchases, device support 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

Phonekit is free to download; PanoStory costs $4.99 up front. PanoStory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year and Phonekit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phonekit holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phonekit has 99 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of PanoStory's written reviews are positive against 0% of Phonekit's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PanoStory ships an update every 2 months, Phonekit every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PanoStory versus Phonekit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanoStoryPhonekit
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.3 (99 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings399 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA & A Design Inc.TDHH JSC

Customer experience

PanoStory

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

Phonekit

All ratings97 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PanoStory

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

Phonekit

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is PanoStory free?
PanoStory costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Phonekit free?
Phonekit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PanoStory or Phonekit?
Phonekit is rated higher. PanoStory averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Phonekit averages 4.3 from 99 ratings.
Do PanoStory or Phonekit have ads?
Phonekit shows ads; PanoStory does not.
Which is updated more often, PanoStory or Phonekit?
PanoStory ships an update every 2 months, and Phonekit every 5 days. Most recently, PanoStory was updated on November 3, 2026 and Phonekit on November 3, 2026.

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