Comparison

Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player vs Time as Shape

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • View 360°, 180°, and 3D media
  • Immersive VR mode with head tracking
  • Guided panorama capture
  • Intuitive gesture controls
  • Multiple viewing modes
  • On-device processing
Features
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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/

About

Time as Shape

Features
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Time as Shape is a place to play with video as a three-dimensional object. Bring in a clip or record one. Stack its frames into a volume, fan them into a ring, then move around it and slice through time. Keep the bright parts, the dark parts or a particular colour. Luma, colour and saturation keys remove pixels from each frame, opening up gaps and tunnels through the volume. • Import a video or start with the included sample. • Adjust the length, frame density, time window and transparency. • Scrub through the footage or let it play. • Cut at different angles and pull the sections apart. • Sample a colour directly from your video to make a key. • Try vivid colour, black and white, or your own adjustments. • Record a trail of frames as you move your device through space. • Place a volume in your room with AR and use your device to cut into it. • Save studies on your device and come back to them. • Export videos, stills or image sequences, with different ratios, lengths and camera moves. Dark and light modes. Portrait and landscape. No account needed. Your videos are processed on your device. Camera and AR features need supported hardware and camera access. Exports are silent.

Screenshots

Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player4 screens
Time as Shape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time as Shape at none against Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player's 17. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Time as Shape asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player versus Time as Shape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple 360 Cardboard VR PlayerTime as Shape
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (150 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings150 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleksandr KazakovJody Hudson-Powell

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player

Subscriptions13
  • 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
One-time3
  • Custom Brand$24.99
  • Lifetime Core$44.99
  • Lifetime Core$49.99
None

Time as Shape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player free?
Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time as Shape free?
Time as Shape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player or Time as Shape have ads?
Neither Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player nor Time as Shape shows ads.

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