Comparison

Panorama Veiwer vs Vactrex

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

Head to head
About

Panorama Veiwer

View panoramic images and films on your device using its gyroscope and compass. Explore 360° views with swipe and pinch gestures, and even experience VR with cardboard mode. Non-panoramic images can also be displayed in a panoramic style.

Highlights
  • 360° panoramic image and film viewing
  • Gyro sensor and digital compass integration
  • 360° scaling with swipe and pinch
  • Street view display
  • VR stroll with game controller
  • Cardboard VR mode
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This application is intended for viewing panoramic images. Panoramic images (360°) and films taken by a digital camera and scanned images can be reproduced to the greatest extent possible using iPad/iPhone. To representation display a panorama image at an angle toward the iPhone / iPad with Gyro sensor and Digital compass. You can freely scale display in all directions 360 ° with swipe and pinch. (Be 4-finger touch when movement is strange) Select the photo of your choice from the photo library you can 360 ° panorama view. Non-panoramic image can 360 ° ish panoramic display. maybe... You can also get a panoramic image of Street view display. * We apologize to those who are seeking film scanning applications! This application has no scanning function. You can VR stroll use the game controller of the Bluetooth connection. .....Somehow English translation has become bothersome. Sorry,If you do not know well. [Card board mode] It implements a card board mode from this version. It is now possible to easily VR experience by the card board mode. Card board intended to mount the iPhone as goggles, or your own, you can use a commercially available. Although card board mode will be able to purchase in-app billing, because it can be any number of times trial a certain period of time by looking at the ad, please use by all means. The purchase of card board mode, this app will be discontinued also advertising with our logo. Previously, those who have purchased the "abolition of the watermark and advertising" is, use rights of card board mode for free by performing the "Restoring the purchase" will be obtained. ※ card board mode is not available on iPad. [Noncompliant terminal] iPhone3G iPhone3GS iPhone4 iPhone4S First generation iPod touch Second generation iPod touch Third generation iPod touch /8GB type First generation iPad

About

Vactrex

Experience the classic Vectrex vector-graphics console on your device. This emulator accurately recreates the analog hardware, including CRT effects like phosphor persistence and bloom. Bring your own legally obtained game cartridges to play the full library.

Highlights
  • Accurate analog hardware emulation
  • Realistic CRT phosphor persistence and bloom
  • Cycle-accurate MC6809 processor emulation
  • AY-3-8912 sound emulation
  • Supports user-provided ROMs and cartridges
  • On-screen and game controller support
  • No accounts, analytics, or data collection
Features
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Vactrex is an emulator for the 1982 vectrex vector-graphics console — the one with a real CRT that drew lines directly with an electron beam instead of pixels. It comes with Star Stomper, an original vector game written for it, so there is something to play the moment you open the app. THE DISPLAY IS THE POINT Most emulators of this machine draw approximations. Vactrex models the analog hardware: the digital-to-analog converter, the sample-and-hold channels, the X and Y integrators, and the beam-blanking signal. Every line you see was traced by a simulated beam, the same way the original did it — including the dots that make up bullets, mines and explosions, which are drawn by parking the beam and lighting it in place. Phosphor persistence and glow are rendered on the GPU, so bright objects bloom and fading trails linger, the way they do on the real tube. ACCURATE UNDERNEATH - Cycle-accurate MC6809 processor - 6522 VIA timers, shift register and port emulation - AY-3-8912 sound with correct tone, noise and envelope generation - Emulated time paced against the real clock, so games run at their true speed, including slowing down exactly where the original did when a scene has more to draw BRING YOUR OWN CARTRIDGES Star Stomper is included and needs nothing. To play the rest of the library you supply your own, legally obtained: an 8 KB system ROM, and any cartridge files you own. Connect your device and open it in Finder, or use the Files app. Drop cartridge files into the Vactrex folder and they appear in your library — no import step, no hidden storage, your own filenames kept. Organise them into subfolders if you like. Delete a file and the game disappears. ZIP archives work too, so files from an existing collection can go straight in without unpacking. Identical files are recognised as one game, however they are named. The app validates what you give it and tells you plainly if a file will not work, rather than failing later. CONTROLS On-screen controls sit over the game, with adjustable size and opacity. Volume and mute are in settings. Game controllers are supported. MFi, Xbox and PlayStation pads pair through iOS Bluetooth settings and are picked up automatically — and because the original console had an analog stick, an analog pad maps straight onto it. PRIVACY No accounts, no analytics, no network access, no data collected. Nothing leaves your device.

Screenshots

Panorama Veiwer4 screens
Vactrex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vactrex at 100% against Panorama Veiwer's 0%. Vactrex also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). Panorama Veiwer's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). 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

Panorama Veiwer is free to download; Vactrex costs $2.99 up front. Panorama Veiwer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Vactrex asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Panorama Veiwer ships an update every 6 months, Vactrex weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Panorama Veiwer versus Vactrex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanorama VeiwerVactrex
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazuhira MOKKOU inc.Javier Sandoval

Customer experience

Panorama Veiwer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Vactrex

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Panorama Veiwer

One-time2
  • [Remove advertisements and watermarks]$0.99
  • [Card board Mode added]$0.99
None

Vactrex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Panorama Veiwer free?
Panorama Veiwer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vactrex free?
Vactrex costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Panorama Veiwer or Vactrex have ads?
Neither Panorama Veiwer nor Vactrex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Panorama Veiwer or Vactrex?
Panorama Veiwer ships an update every 6 months, and Vactrex weekly. Most recently, Panorama Veiwer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Vactrex on November 10, 2026.

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