Comparison

HDReye vs MultiCam Fusion

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

Head to head
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/

About

MultiCam Fusion

Features
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MultiCam Fusion is a professional multi-camera recorder for modern iPhones. Record synchronized camera feeds from the front camera and rear lens stack, where your device supports Apple multi-cam capture. Choose all available cameras, front plus rear, or rear lens stack modes, then control codec, resolution, bitrate, frame rate, Apple Log support, and native stabilization mode. For advanced capture, adjust shutter, ISO, exposure bias, focus, and white balance directly beside the live preview. Apply controls to one selected feed or all active cameras. Record to app storage or a Files location, including external USB-C SSDs on supported iPhones. Exports are packaged for professional workflows with individual feed videos, sync preview, metadata, calibration estimates, and machine-readable dataset manifests. Those manifests preserve feed roles, timing, dimensions, approximate intrinsics, recording settings, and reconstruction hints so captures can move into external photogrammetry and 3D Gaussian Splatting workflows using tools such as COLMAP and OpenSplat.

Screenshots

HDReye4 screens
MultiCam Fusion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HDReye at Free against MultiCam Fusion's $0.99. HDReye also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). MultiCam Fusion's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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

HDReye is free to download; MultiCam Fusion costs $0.99 up front. HDReye sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. MultiCam Fusion asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HDReye versus MultiCam Fusion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHDReyeMultiCam Fusion
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (777 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings777 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHDReye Technologies Inc.Vinicius Lube

Bugs and 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

MultiCam Fusion

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

MultiCam Fusion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HDReye free?
HDReye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MultiCam Fusion free?
MultiCam Fusion costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do HDReye or MultiCam Fusion have ads?
Neither HDReye nor MultiCam Fusion shows ads.

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