Comparison

Panorama 360 vs HDReye

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

Head to head
About

Panorama 360

Easily capture immersive 360-degree outdoor and indoor scenes with this intuitive mobile application. Create high-quality panoramic photos with a simple process and view them interactively. Save and share your creations directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Capture up to 360 degrees
  • Simple capture process
  • Interactive panorama viewer
  • Save panoramas to camera roll
  • Share panoramas on Twitter
  • Adjustable exposure control
  • Seamless blending
Features
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"ALL in all, this app is very novel and easy to use." --- Best10apps " It makes capturing panoramic shots super simple, with an elegant interface and straightforward set of options." --- The iPhone App Review Panorama 360 is an easy to use app for capturing up to 360 degrees of outdoor/indoor scenes right on your iOS device in a fun way. If you have ever wanted to fit more of a scene in to your shot and capture the feeling of what it was like to have been at the place, this app is designed for you. The app creates high quality panoramas, it is fast and allows you to view your panoramas using interactive pano viewer. Features: - Capture up to 360 degrees. - Very simple capture process. - On-device gallery to manage your panoramas. - Interactive panorama viewer with double tap or pinch zoom feature. - Save panoramas as photos to your camera roll. - Share your panos on Twitter. - Email your panoramas. - Adjust exposure as you rotate your device or lock for the entire capture session. - Seamless blending. - Straightened and quality panorama outputs. How easy is it really ? (1) Touch the start button (2) Rotate the camera left/right until the level indicator circle enters one of the big circles on the left/right side. (3) Touch Done button when finished. And you will have a clean panorama ready with in seconds! Once you make your first few panoramas, you may want to exercise precise control of exposure for scenes with varying lighting. The app allows you to lock exposure for a session, or adjust it using a single touch while capturing panorama. NOTE: iOS6 requires you to give permission to apps to save photos to the Camera Roll. If your photos are not being saved to the camera roll, verify the permission for Pano360 in Settings app | Privacy | Photos. The app Will Save all panos to the in-app gallery so you can save them to the camera roll after fixing the permission. Contact us at support@pelsynth.com for questions or comments.

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/

Screenshots

Panorama 3604 screens
HDReye4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HDReye at Free against Panorama 360's $0.99. HDReye also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (773 vs 18). Panorama 360's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (54% vs 29%). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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; Panorama 360 costs $0.99 up front. HDReye sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Panorama 360 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HDReye holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HDReye has 773 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Panorama 360's written reviews are positive against 29% of HDReye's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Panorama 360 ships an update every 2 months, HDReye monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Panorama 360 versus HDReye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanorama 360HDReye
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (18 ratings)4.5 (773 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings18773 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPelsynthHDReye Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Panorama 360

All ratings18 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral12.6%
Negative33.9%

HDReye

All ratings771 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative66.1%

User reviews

Panorama 360

From 18 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 📸 Creates panoramic photos
  • 💰 Affordable price ($0.99)
  • 🎮 Gyroscopic viewing feature
  • ✨ Good alignment quality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • ❌ Does not complete full 360 degrees
  • 🔍 Blurry and misaligned photos
  • 📚 No user instructions or documentation
  • 🚫 Cannot import/stitch existing photos

HDReye

From 773 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 High-quality stitching
  • 💡 Convenient for VFX work
  • 🚀 Fast processing
  • 👍 Intuitive workflow

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall to preview/download
  • 🐛 Inconsistent stitching quality
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Crashes and server issues
  • 🔒 No offline processing

Bugs and requests

Panorama 360

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when taking more than 6 shots
  • App crashes when completing full 360 rotation
  • Photos lost after crash during conversion
  • Fails to complete panorama stitching
  • Blurry output on multiple devices
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  • Gyro alignment drops degrees during capture
  • Cannot view photos within app
  • Focus issues and inconsistent focusing
  • Crashes on iPad 4 and older devices
  • Photos don't align properly at endpoints

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add user tutorial on startup
  • Improve image resolution and quality
  • Support photo import from camera roll
  • Export to multiple file formats
  • Improve app icon design
Show 4 more
  • Add Facebook sharing support
  • Support portrait orientation panoramas
  • Better focus control options
  • Detailed in-app instructions

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

In-app purchases

None

Panorama 360

No 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

Questions

Is Panorama 360 free?
Panorama 360 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HDReye free?
HDReye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Panorama 360 or HDReye?
HDReye is rated higher. Panorama 360 averages 3.2 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while HDReye averages 4.5 from 773 ratings.
Do Panorama 360 or HDReye have ads?
Neither Panorama 360 nor HDReye shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Panorama 360 or HDReye?
Panorama 360 ships an update every 2 months, and HDReye monthly. Most recently, Panorama 360 was updated on October 23, 2026 and HDReye on October 24, 2026.

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