Comparison

Zapbox Media Player vs CORE3D

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

Head to head
About

Zapbox Media Player

Experience your device's videos, photos, and panoramas in a mixed reality environment. This player enhances your viewing with immersive 3D spatial video support, allowing interaction with your surroundings.

Highlights
  • Mixed reality media playback
  • View videos, photos, and panoramas
  • 3D spatial video support
  • iPhone 15 Pro spatial video compatibility
  • Interactive mixed reality experience
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Zapbox Media Player is an immersive video and media player for Zapbox - transforming your iPhone into a Mixed Reality device. Find out more about Zapbox at https://zapbox.io. With this app you can explore and view the videos, photos and panoramas in your device’s library using the Zapbox headset and two bluetooth controllers. The experience is in Mixed Reality - that means it’s immersive without removing you from your surroundings and allowing you to easily navigate your environment and interact with those around you. In addition to the normal videos in your library, Zapbox Media Player fully supports 3D spatial video files which can be recorded with iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max from iOS 17.2

About

CORE3D

Features
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With our glasses-free 3D screen protector, CORE3D provides you side-by-side and spatial assets player.

Screenshots

Zapbox Media Player4 screens
CORE3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CORE3D at monthly against Zapbox Media Player's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zapbox Media Player ships an update every 4 months, CORE3D monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Zapbox Media Player versus CORE3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZapbox Media PlayerCORE3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.2 — better18.3
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB177 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZappar LimitedShenzhen 3D Metaverse

In-app purchases

None

Zapbox Media Player

No in-app purchases

None

CORE3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zapbox Media Player free?
Zapbox Media Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CORE3D free?
CORE3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zapbox Media Player or CORE3D have ads?
Neither Zapbox Media Player nor CORE3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zapbox Media Player or CORE3D?
Zapbox Media Player ships an update every 4 months, and CORE3D monthly. Most recently, Zapbox Media Player was updated on October 4, 2026 and CORE3D on October 7, 2026.

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