Comparison

DMD Panorama vs Spherualizer

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

Head to head
About

DMD Panorama

Capture immersive 360-degree panoramic photos and selfies with advanced features. Explore a global community of panorama creators, enhance your images with HD upgrades, and experience your creations in an interactive 3D viewer.

Highlights
  • 360 panoramic selfies
  • Interactive 3D viewer
  • HD upgrade for high resolution
  • Multiple exposure settings
  • Global panorama community
  • Export as looping video
  • Virtual Reality support
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Since your camera can shoot a Panorama, why bothering with this app? Because it completes the whole turn, works with front camera for panoramic selfies, shows the result with an incredibly nice 3d viewer, allows your friends and followers to see the same 3d result even without having the app, makes better pictures even in low-light, exports the 360 Panorama as a looping video, lets you experiment Virtual Reality with Google Carboard... ...along many other things: - use the Ultra Wide lens on newest phones to capture panoramas with floors and ceilings - get fantastic resolution with HD upgrade, up to 100MP panoramas - discover more than 1.3 Million panoramas shared from all over the world, - create breath-taking panoramas with 3 different Exposure settings, - follow other panorama lovers and be notified when they upload new pictures, - edit description, tags, geolocation and privacy settings, - view your panoramas with our interactive 3d viewer. We listen and help (support@DerManDar.com). We bet you will be impressed, try us! Please note: - selfie panorama mode unlocks after you capture and save 10 regular panoramas - our app shoots only cylindrical panoramas, - we only stitch the pictures you take with the app, - in-app HD option is for *all* the panoramas you take on *all* your devices - with the same AppleID, - your pictures are *not* automatically uploaded unless you explicitly request it. For spherical capture, get theVRkit app. For 360 tours, get 360visit app.

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

DMD Panorama3 screens
Spherualizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spherualizer at none against DMD Panorama's 2. Spherualizer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). DMD Panorama's advantage is ratings volume (403 vs 100) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and 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

DMD Panorama costs $9.99 and Spherualizer $9.99 up front. DMD Panorama sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Spherualizer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spherualizer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 403 and 100 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of DMD Panorama's written reviews are positive against 69% of Spherualizer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DMD Panorama ships an update every 2 months, Spherualizer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DMD Panorama versus Spherualizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDMD PanoramaSpherualizer
Price$9.99$9.99
Rating4.4 (403 ratings)4.7 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews — better68.9% of reviews
Number of ratings403 — better100
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB10 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDermandarGiovanni Murru

Customer experience

DMD Panorama

All ratings403 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews334 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative22.2%

Spherualizer

All ratings100 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative26.7%

Bugs and requests

DMD Panorama

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to view panoramas
  • Camera roll integration not working
  • Panorama capture fails on newer devices
  • Notification issues after recent updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for 360-degree photos
  • Improve stitching and reduce distortion
  • Implement better notification controls
  • Allow importing and editing existing photos
  • Add more sharing and exporting options

Spherualizer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DMD Panorama

One-time2
  • HD Video Unlimited Upgrade$4.99
  • High Definition Unlimited Upgrade$9.99
None

Spherualizer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DMD Panorama free?
DMD Panorama costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Spherualizer free?
Spherualizer costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DMD Panorama or Spherualizer?
Spherualizer is rated higher. DMD Panorama averages 4.4 out of 5 from 403 ratings, while Spherualizer averages 4.7 from 100 ratings.
Do DMD Panorama or Spherualizer have ads?
Neither DMD Panorama nor Spherualizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DMD Panorama or Spherualizer?
DMD Panorama ships an update every 2 months, and Spherualizer monthly. Most recently, DMD Panorama was updated on October 19, 2026 and Spherualizer on October 18, 2026.

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