Comparison

360° Spherical Video vs Grainient

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

Head to head
About

360° Spherical Video

Features
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● Use 360-degree photos or panoramic photos to create a rotating animated video by pasting them into a 3D sphere. ● Supports VR360° photos taken with 360-degree cameras such as Insta360 and THETA ● Enjoy "3D celestial animation" by pasting your favorite photos on planet and universe ● Swipe or flick to rotate planets and the universe and tilt the axis as you like. ● You can change the size of the planet, and freely change the color, position, brightness, direction, and speed of the lighting. ● The length of the video can be synchronized with the rotation period of the planet in one shot, and loop playback is smooth. ● Output unique "3D celestial animation" to videos and photos and upload it to SNS ● Settings such as planets and lighting during video output are also reflected in the video. Enjoy your own photo celestial show on your smartphone screen. Why don't you enjoy the mystery of celestial bodies floating in outer space on a quiet night? [Source] - Camera shooting: Photograph - Camera roll: Photo - Paste image: Copy and paste a web image - File sharing: Can be sent from AirDrop, SNS, other apps [Settings】 - Edit mode switching: Forground(Planet) / Background(Universe) / Lighting - Brightness - Crop shape of the photo - Overlapping width of photo (gradation processing) - Number of tiles in the photo (1 to 3) - Lighting color (RGB color value) - Video length: 1 - 120 seconds (Can be set to the rotation period) [Touch Operation] - Pinch-in / pinch-out: Zooming of planet, universe, and lighting - Horizontal swipe (center of screen): Rotation speed for Planet, universe, and lighting - Horizontal swipe (top of screen): Rotation X-axis angle of planet and universe - Vertical swipe (both ends of the screen): Rotation Z-axis angle of planet, universe, and lighting - Fixed position tap: Stop rotation of planet, universe, and lighting - Press and hold (3 seconds): Reset touch operation [Output] - Video Output Format (60fps) - Save to camera roll: videos, photos - Video / Photo sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram,

About

Grainient

Transform your photos into unique, animated grainy gradients. Select an image, zoom in on your desired area, and let the app curate a color palette to generate a dynamic gradient inspired by your picture. Save and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Create gradients from photos
  • Extract color palettes
  • Generate animated grainy gradients
  • Save gradients to collections
  • Share creations
Features
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Grainient turns colors from your photos into beautiful animated grainy gradients. Choose a photo or take one with the camera, zoom into the area you want, and Grainient extracts a curated palette to generate a living gradient inspired by your image. Features: • Create a grainient from any photo • See your palette as three extracted color swatches • Save grainients locally into collections on your device • Share your granients to the world All processing happens on device.

Screenshots

360° Spherical Video4 screens
Grainient4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Grainient at Free against 360° Spherical Video's $2.99. Grainient also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). 360° Spherical Video's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Grainient is free to download; 360° Spherical Video costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

360° Spherical Video ships an update monthly, Grainient every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
360° Spherical Video versus Grainient: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter360° Spherical VideoGrainient
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasanori KatsutaAni Talakhadze

In-app purchases

None

360° Spherical Video

No in-app purchases

None

Grainient

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 360° Spherical Video free?
360° Spherical Video costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grainient free?
Grainient is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 360° Spherical Video or Grainient have ads?
Neither 360° Spherical Video nor Grainient shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 360° Spherical Video or Grainient?
360° Spherical Video ships an update monthly, and Grainient every 4 days. Most recently, 360° Spherical Video was updated on October 5, 2026 and Grainient on October 18, 2026.

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