Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player vs Spatial Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player
Experience 360°, 180°, and 3D photos and videos immersively. Explore content by moving your device, and step into your memories with VR mode using a Cardboard-style headset. Capture your own panoramas with guided shooting.
- View 360°, 180°, and 3D media
- Immersive VR mode with head tracking
- Guided panorama capture
- Intuitive gesture controls
- Multiple viewing modes
- On-device processing
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Simple360 is a clean and intuitive way to experience 360°, 180° and 3D photos and videos on iPhone. Open immersive content from your Photo Library and explore it naturally. Move your iPhone to look around, swipe to adjust your view, and pinch to change perspective. Switch seamlessly between standard view, panoramic mode, full 360°, 180°, or VR. Place your iPhone into a Cardboard-style headset and step inside your memories. Head tracking feels smooth and responsive. VR mode removes on-screen controls for a focused, distraction-free experience. Capture your own panoramas with guided shooting built into the app. Follow simple visual cues, take each shot, and save a beautifully stitched panorama directly to Photos. Browse your media in a minimal gallery, adjust how content is displayed, import from other apps, and share effortlessly. Simple360 works entirely on your device. No accounts. No uploads. Just your photos, reimagined in immersive space. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Spatial Camera
Record 3D spatial videos and photos in 4K HDR. Export content for playback on VR headsets, 3D TVs, or Apple Vision Pro. Convert existing videos to 3D Side-by-Side format.
- Capture 4K HDR spatial video
- Export in 3D Side-by-Side format
- Convert existing spatial videos
- View both cameras during capture
- Supports Lock Screen Capture
- Apple Log video format support
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Capture 3D 4K HDR Spatial Videos & Photos. Export and view on Apple Vision Pro or any VR headsets & 3D TVs. • Capture videos up to 4K/30fps, or 1080p/60fps with HDR • Fully supports Apple's new spatial video & photo format • Export in 3D Side-by-Side format and play it on any VR headsets or 3D TVs • Convert existing spatial videos to 2D or 3D SBS format • View both cameras while capturing • Capture spatial photos on iPhone 15 Pro or later. • Supports Lock Screen Capture • Apple Log video format support Supported Devices: • iPhone 15 Pro • iPhone 15 Pro Max • iPhone 16 • iPhone 16 Plus • iPhone 16 Pro • iPhone 16 Pro Max • iPhone 17 • iPhone 17 Pro • iPhone 17 Pro Max This app requires an active subscription, and comes with a free trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player at 4.4 against Spatial Camera's 2.0. Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (150 vs 4). Spatial Camera's advantage is review sentiment (44% vs 33%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Spatial Camera sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player has 150 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player's written reviews are positive against 44% of Spatial Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player ships an update every 5 days, Spatial Camera every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player | Spatial Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (150 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Kazakov | Kenneth Kao |
Customer experience
Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player
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In-app purchases
Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player
- 50GB$1.991 Month
- Weekly$2.997 Days
- 200GB$4.991 Month
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- Monthly$5.991 Month
- Weekly$5.997 Days
- Weekly$8.997 Days
- 500GB$11.991 Month
- Monthly2 variants$17.991 Month
- 1TB$22.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Yearly1 Year trial$34.991 Year
- Yearly$34.991 Year
- 2TB$39.991 Month
- Custom Brand$24.99
- Lifetime Core$44.99
- Lifetime Core$49.99
Spatial Camera
- Spatial Camera3 Days trial$7.991 Year
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