Comparison

PanoStory vs Panamax

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

Panamax

Features
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Turn your pics of landscapes / artwork / paintings / posters / murals into amazing high quality panoramas! Got a cool (and large!) landscape, painting, mural, or poster? PANAMAX makes it super easy to create stunning panoramas. Here’s how it works: 1- Take a bunch of photos 2- PANAMAX stitches them all together like magic, and does the following: * It straightens everything out so it looks perfect * It harmonizes colors, exposure and brightness for perfect homogeneity 3- And just like that, you’ve got a high-quality panorama to show off! And you have various projection modes available: spherical, stereographic (for little planets!), and planar. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PanoStory4 screens
Panamax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Panamax at Free against PanoStory's $4.99. Panamax also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). PanoStory's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On 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

Panamax is free to download; PanoStory costs $4.99 up front. PanoStory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year and Panamax sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PanoStory ships an update every 2 months, Panamax every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PanoStory versus Panamax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanoStoryPanamax
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA & A Design Inc.Lunabee Studio

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
3 purchases

Panamax

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 6-month premium7 Days trial$12.996 Months
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is PanoStory free?
PanoStory costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Panamax free?
Panamax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PanoStory or Panamax have ads?
Neither PanoStory nor Panamax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PanoStory or Panamax?
PanoStory ships an update every 2 months, and Panamax every 3 days. Most recently, PanoStory was updated on October 24, 2026 and Panamax on October 25, 2026.

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