Comparison

iPano vs Spherualizer

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

Head to head
About

iPano

Explore immersive 360° panoramas and QuickTime VR files with this advanced viewer. Rotate your device to look around and zoom in, with options to import and export your creations. Overlay your camera for an augmented reality experience.

Highlights
  • View 360° and QuickTime VR files
  • Device rotation for exploration
  • Zoom in and out
  • Import and export panos
  • Full resolution storage
  • Augmented reality camera overlay
Features
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"Like looking through a window into another world" -=- The premiere panorama viewer -=- • Designed to give you the best experience, resolution, and functionality possible. • View QuickTime VR files, including objects, and equirectangular 360° • By turning your device you can look anywhere in your image, and zoom in and out. • Import & export your panos from anywhere in iOS. • iPano lets you keep a collection of your panos in full resolution on your device. • Overlay the camera -=- Augmented reality meets panorama viewer. • Please note iPano is a viewer, and does not capture images.

About

Spherualizer

Edit and share immersive 360° photos and videos. This app allows you to view, capture, and reframe spherical media from various cameras and devices. Create dynamic stories and animations with advanced editing tools.

Highlights
  • 360° spherical viewer with gyro and touch controls
  • Capture snapshots and full-frame video clips
  • Record video in infinite or timed modes
  • Gyro stabiliser for smooth video recording
  • Organise media into albums
  • Advanced spherical editor for framing and animations
  • Cross-device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV)
Features
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Transform any 360° photo or video into a story you can play, edit, and share. Spherualizer natively opens 2 : 1 equirectangular files from any 360 camera—including GoPro, Insta360, DJI, Ricoh Theta, and beyond—and panoramas stitched from multiple DSLR shots or even iPhone panos for a creative twist. Create on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and enjoy your full 360 library on Apple TV. Spherualizer is the viewer‑editor that makes spherical moments shine on every screen. 360 SPHERICAL VIEWER - Gyroscope and touch — tilt, rotate, or swipe to look around any spherical photo or video - Gamepad support — move smoothly with PlayStation or Xbox controllers, or use the on‑screen joystick - Full‑screen — view your 360 photos and videos in full‑screen INFO SHEET - View details such as resolution, frame rate, codec, and more - Photos also show EXIF data CAPTURE AND REFRAME - Quick snapshots — tap the shutter button to capture a frame from any angle - Full‑frame save — pause a 360 video and archive the complete spherical frame in the Gallery VIDEO RECORDING TOOLS - Press and hold the shutter button to enter recording mode from the spherical viewer - Pick your favourite mode: - Infinite — record for as long as you like; the video loops, so you can film the same moment from different angles in one take - Timed — choose 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, or 60 seconds - You can also select a segment of the video to record - Gyro stabiliser — three levels to balance smoothness and responsiveness while you move ORGANISE YOUR LIBRARY - Photos live in the Gallery and can be organised into albums - Videos stay on a separate tab SMART ICLOUD SYNC - Optimise storage by keeping originals only in iCloud, or download photos at full resolution and keep them on‑device at all times - Videos are always on‑device and are never synced — saving your iCloud space SIMPLE IMPORT - Open media without adding it to the Library - Import to the Library from the Photos or Files apps, even from a NAS or external drives - Drag and drop files into the Library to import, or drop a file into the spherical viewer to open it SPHERUALIZE ACTION - Thanks to the Spherualize action in the Activity View — often called the share sheet — you can preview 360 media from apps like Photos and Files REVIEW AND SHARE YOUR CREATIONS - Every snapshot, clip, or animation opens in a preview screen where you can share it or saved it to Photos ADVANCED SPHERICAL EDITOR - Start editing from the spherical viewer or the last saved draft - Precision sliders — rotate, zoom, move, and tilt for perfect framing, Tiny Planet, rabbit‑hole, or any perspective - One‑tap animations — transform 360 photos into video animations ACROSS YOUR APPLE DEVICES - Native everywhere — optimised for iPhone, iPad (compatible with Split View), Mac (Apple Silicon), and Apple TV - Big‑screen immersion — play photos and videos on Apple TV by sending them from the iPhone app LIVE IN VR - Ready for Meta Quest — a free companion app syncs your Spherualizer Gallery photos with Quest for head‑tracked viewing - Search for "Spherualizer" in the Meta Store TRANSFORM YOUR 360 MOMENTS. Download Spherualizer today and start telling 360‑degree stories.

Screenshots

iPano4 screens
Spherualizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iPano at Free against Spherualizer's $9.99. iPano also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Spherualizer's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

iPano is free to download; Spherualizer costs $9.99 up front. iPano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spherualizer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spherualizer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 100 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of iPano's written reviews are positive against 70% of Spherualizer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPano ships an update every 2 weeks, Spherualizer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
iPano versus Spherualizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPanoSpherualizer
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating3.8 (21 ratings)4.7 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.1% of reviews70.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21100 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#185 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWaterSoftGiovanni Murru

Customer experience

iPano

All ratings21 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive56.1%
Neutral7.3%
Negative36.6%

Spherualizer

All ratings100 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iPano

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Spherualizer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPano free?
iPano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spherualizer free?
Spherualizer costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPano or Spherualizer?
Spherualizer is rated higher. iPano averages 3.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Spherualizer averages 4.7 from 100 ratings.
Do iPano or Spherualizer have ads?
Neither iPano nor Spherualizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPano or Spherualizer?
iPano ships an update every 2 weeks, and Spherualizer monthly. Most recently, iPano was updated on September 29, 2026 and Spherualizer on October 11, 2026.

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