inSpaze vs Photon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
inSpaze
Experience immersive social interactions with spatial audio, personas, and real-time voice translation. Connect with other Apple Vision Pro users in virtual parties, playing games, sharing media, and more. An iPhone version ensures you stay connected.
- Immersive social experience
- Spatial audio
- Persona avatars
- Real-time voice translation
- Virtual parties
- Share spatial photos/videos/3D models
- iPhone companion app
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First in Space. Best in Class. inSpaze is a brand-new social app for Apple Vision Pro, it aims to provide users with a brand new immersive social experience based on Apple Vision Pro’s Spatial computing capabilities. In inSpaze, meet other owners of Apple Vision Pro, functions like spatial audio, persona, and real-time voice translation offer an unparalleled sense of presence for user, it feels just like you are talking to someone right in front of you. You can play board games, share spatial photos and videos, or even your 3D models with others at the “Party”. iPhone version is also available to keep Apple Vision Pro friends connected anytime, anywhere.
Photon
Easily share videos from your phone and transform them into immersive 3D experiences. Watch your creations in compatible headsets for a new dimension of viewing.
- Share phone videos
- Convert videos to 3D
- Watch in VR headsets
- Spatial media platform
- AI 2D to 3D conversion
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Photon is a social app for sharing and discovering immersive spatial videos. Upload compatible videos from your iPhone, explore creations from the community, and enjoy immersive playback across supported devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: inSpaze at 94% against Photon's 43%. inSpaze also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (47 vs 8). Photon's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
inSpaze holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: inSpaze has 47 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of inSpaze's written reviews are positive against 43% of Photon's.
inSpaze ships an update every 2 weeks, Photon weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | inSpaze | Photon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (47 ratings) — better | 3.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.0% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 284 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Hello Planet PTE. LTD. | Interdime, Inc. |
Customer experience
inSpaze
Photon
Bugs and requests
inSpaze
Reported bugs
1 issue- Scheduled recurring meetings do not show in calendar
Requested features
6 requests- Easier FaceTime call integration
- More spatial imagination in rooms
- Activities for larger groups (8 people)
- Spatial persona feature (mentioned as desired in one review, but already present in others)
- More diverse user base
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- Features encouraging deeper connections
Photon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
inSpaze
No in-app purchases
Photon
No in-app purchases
