360toSpatial vs PanoMemo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
360toSpatial
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"360toSpatial" is an innovative application that transforms any image you choose into a semi-transparent 3D spherical object. The objects created appear translucent from the outside, yet offer a complete image from the inside, providing an instant understanding of the entire 360 image. Within this app, you can take photos or videos, and experience it in AR. The app turns photos, illustrations, textures, and more, regardless of aspect ratio, into semi-transparent 3D spherical objects. Specifically, images taken with a 360 camera (horizontal panorama: equirectangular format) will become a complete 3D spherical panorama. Features * Versatile Image Compatibility: Converts photos, illustrations, and other images of any aspect ratio into 3D spheres. This is particularly effective for full spherical panoramas from 360 images (equirectangular format). An option to rotate the upload by 90 degrees is available, which can be effective for portrait-oriented images. * Customizable: You can adjust the orientation, opacity, color or black and white, size, and resolution of the object's surface, creating unique pieces. There's also an option to rotate the uploaded image by 90 degrees to optimize portrait images for spherical transformation. * AR Compatible: Objects created can be experienced in AR within the app's AR QuickLook mode. It's also possible to take photos or videos of the object appearing in real space. Objects made in this app can be saved and shared in the AR standard format, USDZ, allowing AR experiences on other users' iPhone/iPad. * Video and Still Image: The object's background can be one of the seven built-in types or the image itself loaded for the sphere. In VIEW mode, you can take photos or videos against these backgrounds. Videos can capture the object moving, either manually or through eight types of autopilot actions (horizontal, one-side up, vertical, cross) for 30 seconds. You can choose from three types of camera approach actions for the object. These combinations allow you to create movements suited to the object. * Save and Share: The object can be exported, saved, and shared in USDZ format. The share button is located at the bottom right in EDIT mode. About Settings (GEAR button) * Surface Inversion (Halves the size of the USDZ): The object is created to look correct from the inside, making the outside appear inverted (mirrored). This option allows the outside to appear similar to the inside, reducing the object's size by half. * Black and White Surface (Interior remains unchanged): Making the exterior black and white. * Swap Width and Height (Portrait Photo Option): This app adapts images to the sphere regardless of aspect ratio, compressing portrait images vertically. This option compresses horizontally instead. * Surface Opacity: Adjusts the exterior's opacity from fully opaque to fully transparent. * Background: Choose from 7 built-in 360 images or the image loaded for the object itself as the background. * USDZ Menu: Options for the USDZ file to be saved and shared. * Resolution: Choose from 2K, 3K, 4K. * Sphere Radius: The radius of the sphere when saved, shared, and displayed in AR. It does not apply to the in-app AR QuickLook mode and has a radius of 20 cm. Simple Usage The app starts in EDIT mode. * Open the album with the PHOTO button on the bottom left and select an image. * The object is created and can be freely moved. Double-tap to reset. * Save and share the object with the SHARE button on the bottom right. * Switch to AR mode or VIEW mode with the button on the top right. In VIEW mode * AR button: Enjoy AR experiences in AR QuickLook mode. Recording photos and videos is possible. * VIEW button: Record photos and videos against built-in images as backgrounds. * In VIEW mode, switch between play/recording with the mode button on the bottom left. * Double-tap in view mode to reset (stop recording, stop animation). * Switch back to VIEW mode with the button on the top right.
PanoMemo
Relive your panoramic photos by stepping inside them to explore the view. Identify mountains with live AR, track celestial bodies, and create sweeping videos from your memories. Organize and share your immersive photographic experiences.
- Immersive panorama viewing
- Live AR for peak identification
- Celestial body tracking (sun, moon)
- Customizable peak naming
- Map view of panorama locations
- Auto-sweeping panorama videos
- Photo organization and filtering
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Step inside the panoramas you forgot you took. You took those panoramas because the view was breathtaking. Then they disappeared into your camera roll, a thin sliver among thousands of photos. PanoMemo brings them back. Tap one and you're inside it - swipe to look around, tilt your phone to follow the scene, pinch to zoom. The full resolution is preserved. It feels like being there again. [ NEW โ Live AR, just point your camera ] Hold your camera up to the mountains and their names, elevations, and directions appear right over them - over 150,000 peaks worldwide. Point it at the sky and see where the sun and moon are, plus their arc across the day (the moon shows its phase, too). Precise astronomy means it works wherever you are in the world. [ Look around, smoothly ] Pan, pinch, and tilt to explore every angle. No goggles, no special hardware - just your phone and the photos you already have. [ Know the mountains in your photo ] Find the names of the peaks in your landscape panoramas, right on the spot. Long-press a mountain to see name candidates, or browse the peaks that should be visible from where you stood. Works for mountains worldwide. [ Labels that land on the peaks ] PanoMemo figures out which way your photo was facing, so name labels sit right on the peaks you see. If the sun is in frame, just tap toward it to fine-tune. [ Point your camera at the peaks around you (Live AR) ] Hold your camera up to the mountains and the names, elevations, and directions of the visible peaks appear right over them. "Which mountain is that?" - solved instantly, on a lookout or mid-hike. [ See the sun and moon, too (Live AR) ] Point your camera at the sky to see where the sun and moon are right now, plus their arc across the day - where they rise and set. Slide the time to preview their future positions (the moon shows its phase, too). Great for planning a shot or catching a sunrise. Precise astronomy means it works wherever you are in the world. [ Name the unnamed peaks (My Peaks) ] Give your own names to peaks the database doesn't know. They show up in candidates, lists, and the map - turning "the pointy one behind my house" into your personal record of the mountains. [ Build your peak collection ] Every peak you name joins your collection - building a record of how many you've named, and across how many countries. [ Relive where you shot it ] The Map shows your panoramas as thumbnail pins, right where you took them. Tap a pin for the place name and date, then open it in the viewer. Filter by country, or jump from the place list. Photos without location? Drop them on the map by hand. (The map only reads the position already saved in each photo.) [ Share the whole scene as a video ] Generate an auto-sweeping video of any panorama and save it to your library, in Standard (1080p) or full original resolution. [ Stay organized ] Star favorites, group into albums, and filter by year and month to dig up old shots in seconds. [ Swipe to clean up ] Swipe to sort panoramas into keep or delete, then remove them all at once - with a clear view of the storage you'll free up. Deleted photos stay recoverable in "Recently Deleted." [ Drop pins to remember ] Long-press any spot inside a panorama to leave a named pin - "the corner table by the window," "the lookout." Save frequently used pins as templates for one-tap reuse. [ Privacy at the core ] - Your photos never leave your device - No personal data, no tracking, no analytics - No ads, no subscriptions, no upsells (Only place-name lookup and the data for the mountain features use the network. Your photos and exact location are never sent, and any download always asks first.) [ Compatibility ] - iOS 17 and later - Universal: iPhone and iPad PanoMemo works with panorama photos taken in the built-in Camera app's Panorama mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PanoMemo at Free against 360toSpatial's $6.99. PanoMemo also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). 360toSpatial's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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PanoMemo is free to download; 360toSpatial costs $6.99 up front. PanoMemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 360toSpatial asks for nothing beyond the download.
360toSpatial ships an update every 4 months, PanoMemo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 360toSpatial | PanoMemo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free โ better |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Monetization | โ | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JUNJI IKEDA | daijiro makabe |
In-app purchases
360toSpatial
No in-app purchases
PanoMemo
- unlock Everything$0.99








