Comparison

VR Photo vs Render

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

Head to head
About

VR Photo

Capture objects from multiple angles to create interactive, rotating 3D views. Swipe to animate and share your creations as GIFs, movies, or HTML. Supports a wide range of object sizes and frame counts.

Highlights
  • Create rotating object views
  • Flipbook animation effect
  • Export as animated GIF
  • Export as movie
  • Export as HTML
  • Image import
  • Self-timer
Features
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With VR Photo you take pictures of an object from several sides and create a rotating view of the object out of these images. VR Photo uses the flipbook effect. The single frames are played by swiping your finger on the screen to the left or right. ••• Please try the free version VR Photo LT first, if you are unsure that VR Photo is right for your needs. ••• Please send Bugreports, Questions or Feature-Requests to support@moellersoft.de and don't forget to include your iOS Version and the device you're using. • Rotate the object with your finger on the screen around its own axis • Share VR Photo files • Export as animated GIF • Export as movie • Export as HTML • Export as Widget for iBooks Author • For small (e.g. a cup) up to large objects (e.g. a car) • Create VR Photos with 4 to 128 frames • Self-timer • Image import • Your files are stored on your iPhone, no registration for an online service necessary • Free App VR Photo LT for viewing VR Photo files available

About

Render

Create complex video compositions with layered media, effects, and keyframe animation. Import various media types, including 3D spatial photos and video, and apply a wide range of visual effects and blending modes. Offers advanced features like expressions and LUT import for professional-grade results.

Highlights
  • Layered video, image, and audio composition
  • Keyframe animation with bezier curves
  • Extensive visual effects and blending modes
  • Import/export 3D spatial photos and video
  • Support for expressions and LUTs
  • Pixel-level inspection and high color depth
Features
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Render compositions with layered videos, images, audio, visuals and effects. Import and export 3D spatial photos and video. Import media (images, videos, GIFs, SVGs, image sequences and RAW footage) from Photos and Files. A sequence is defined by a folder of images, each image is a frame of a video. Visuals: shapes (rectangle, circle, capsule, star, polygon, arc, line) and solids (color, noise, gradient). Create an adjustment layer to apply effects to all underlying layers. Effects: levels (brightness, contrast, invert), color shift (hue, saturation), blur, transform, kaleidoscope, corner pin, chroma key (green screen). Effect packs: funny mirror, glitch, CRT, smoke, vignette. Mask, displace or luma blur a layer with another layer. Blending modes: add, subtract, multiply, divide, screen, lighten, darken, minimum, maximum, gamma, power and difference. Timeline features: - Snapping of layers while dragging. - Keyframe properties with bezier curves. - Motion blur with blending modes. - Pre-compose layers. - Split layers. - Time remap. Zoom in to pixel level to inspect your graphics. Write expressions for any property. Import and export LUTs in the .cube format. There are rendered previews of visuals, blending modes, effects and samples. Samples is a way to visualize what the composition will look like for a property at different values. The render engine caches all played frames, so re-playing is quicker. Caches frames are indicated by a green bar in the top of the timeline. Render out a still frame as image, render a region or the full composition as a video or image sequence. Projects are saved in Files and media is bundled in the project file. XDR display support. Create graphics in high color depth (16bit & 32bit). Export video in h264 and ProRes on supported devices. Audio is supported.

Screenshots

VR Photo4 screens
Render3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Render at 3.1 against VR Photo's 1.0. Render also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). VR Photo's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

VR Photo costs $2.99 and Render $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Render holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Render has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of VR Photo's written reviews are positive against 67% of Render's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VR Photo ships an update every 2 months, Render every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VR Photo versus Render: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVR PhotoRender
Price$2.99 — better$9.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.1 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMöllersoftAnton Heestand

Customer experience

VR Photo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

Render

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

VR Photo

No in-app purchases

None

Render

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VR Photo free?
VR Photo costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Render free?
Render costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VR Photo or Render?
Render is rated higher. VR Photo averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Render averages 3.1 from 10 ratings.
Do VR Photo or Render have ads?
Neither VR Photo nor Render shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VR Photo or Render?
VR Photo ships an update every 2 months, and Render every 10 days. Most recently, VR Photo was updated on October 24, 2026 and Render on October 30, 2026.

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