Comparison

Preshow Theater vs Explore360

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

Head to head
About

Preshow Theater

Discover new movies and get excited for your next viewing with a randomized trailer reel. Filter by genre or select individual trailers. Seamlessly integrates with Apple's video player for background playback and Picture-In-Picture.

Highlights
  • Randomized trailer reel generation
  • Genre-based trailer filtering
  • Manual trailer selection
  • Background playback support
  • Picture-In-Picture integration
  • Biweekly new release notifications
Features
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The hit Apple Vision Pro app is now on iPhone and iPad! Your pre-movie destination can now go with you anywhere! Designed with simplicity and elegance in mind, Preshow offers a user-friendly interface. With just a single press of a button, you can generate a randomized trailer reel, similar to what you would find at the theater. This feature allows you to quickly discover new movies or get excited for the main event! Preshow seamlessly integrates with Apple’s video player. Including support for background playback, Picture-In-Picture, and the ability to tap and hold a movie to quickly jump to its page in Apple TV or IMDb. Preshow also offers the convenience of filtering trailers by genre to ensure you’re presented with content that aligns with the mood. Looking for a specific trailer or want to rewatch it? Preshow provides the ability to manually select an available trailer and watch it individually at your convenience. To stay updated on the latest trailers, Preshow includes notification support, sending biweekly reminders to check out the new releases. Experience the ultimate movie trailer experience before your main event! See you at the Preshow!

About

Explore360

Features
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Explore360 turns your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro into a window onto the world — a curated collection of stunning 360° panoramas from Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository, shared under open licences by photographers around the globe. Step inside each scene and look around in every direction, from mountain summits and historic town squares to sweeping coastlines, grand interiors, and city streets at night. Browse beautifully • A fast, edge-to-edge grid of tiny-planet previews you can scroll endlessly. • Filter and sort to surface exactly the views you want. • Tap the heart to keep your favorites close. Explore on a map • See where every panorama was taken on an interactive world map. • Pin a spot with several shots and pick the one you like best. Explore the streets • Drop a pin on the map and step into the 360° view at street level — optionally in full resolution for razor-sharp detail. • Now including user-contributed 360° photos from places no camera car ever reached — mountain tops, trails, indoor spots. • Heart your favorite spots and find them again in the List and on the Map. Step inside • Open any photo to a true 360° view and drag to look around — no roll, no distortion. • Zoom in to inspect the details, then jump to the next, previous, or a random panorama. • On Apple Vision Pro the scene wraps completely around you in full immersion, with a comfort vignette as you turn. Watch together • Share a panorama over FaceTime with SharePlay so everyone explores the same view. • Or create a Room and let others join by name — no FaceTime required (optional password). • Point things out with a laser pointer: everyone gets their own color, labelled with their name. • GeoGame: start a multiplayer guessing game — everyone lands on the same random street-level spot and guesses the place on the map; closest wins. With a 3-2-1 start, timer, scoreboard and a winner podium. Contribute your own • Sign in and upload your own 360° panoramas — with a title, description and map location, for everyone to see. • Set the front so others see the best part first. • You decide whether others may save each one. Make it your own • Import your own equirectangular (2:1) panoramas from Photos or Files. • Organize them into saved lists that sync across your devices via iCloud. • See your geotagged panoramas right on the world map. • Frame any region of a panorama and export it as its own flat image to share or save. Understand every place • Titles and descriptions are translated into your language and shown instantly — with one tap to see the original. • An optional info panel shows the location, capture date, camera, and a map of where the shot was taken. Designed to feel effortless • Native SwiftUI and RealityKit throughout, tuned for each device. • A clean, quiet interface that gets out of the way of the view. Sit back, look up, and travel the planet — one 360° panorama at a time.

Screenshots

Preshow Theater4 screens
Explore3604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Preshow Theater at Free against Explore360's $1.99. Preshow Theater also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Explore360's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 7 months). On ads 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

Preshow Theater is free to download; Explore360 costs $1.99 up front. Preshow Theater sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Explore360 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Preshow Theater ships an update every 7 months, Explore360 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Preshow Theater versus Explore360: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreshow TheaterExplore360
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron BrannanMarcel Wlotzka

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Preshow Theater

One-time3
  • $0.99 Tip$0.99
  • $2.99 Tip$2.99
  • $4.99 Tip$4.99
None

Explore360

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Preshow Theater free?
Preshow Theater is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Explore360 free?
Explore360 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Preshow Theater or Explore360 have ads?
Neither Preshow Theater nor Explore360 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Preshow Theater or Explore360?
Preshow Theater ships an update every 7 months, and Explore360 every 6 days. Most recently, Preshow Theater was updated on October 24, 2026 and Explore360 on October 25, 2026.

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