Comparison

Explore360 vs WatchQueue

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

Head to head
About

Explore360

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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.

About

WatchQueue

This app consolidates all your streaming services into one place, tracking shows and movies, indicating where to watch them, and helping you decide what to play next. It syncs across Apple devices and can integrate with Trakt and Plex for a comprehensive viewing history.

Highlights
  • Tracks shows and movies episode by episode
  • Identifies where each title is streaming
  • Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV
  • Integrates with Trakt and Plex watchlists
  • Personalized discovery based on streaming services
  • Sort and shuffle in-progress shows
Features
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Stop juggling six streaming apps just to remember where you left off. WatchQueue is one home for everything you're watching — it tracks every show and movie down to the episode, shows you where to stream each one, and always knows what to play next. KNOW WHAT'S NEXT Open any series and the next unwatched episode is already waiting — with its synopsis, air date, and a one-tap jump into the app that's streaming it. Mark episodes or whole seasons watched, and your Up Next keeps itself current. WHERE TO WATCH — YOURS FIRST Every title shows exactly which apps carry it, split into Stream and Rent or Buy. The services you already pay for surface first, so you never rent something you could've streamed for free. DISCOVER SOMETHING TO WATCH New episodes this week, what's trending, and what's popular — plus a personalized row for each of your streaming services, so Discover reflects what you can actually watch tonight. YOUR LISTS, TOGETHER The Lists tab brings your Trakt lists and your Plex watchlist into one place as clean rails of poster art. Add anything to a list straight from Discover, Search, or a title's page. DECIDE IN SECONDS Not sure what to put on? Sort your in-progress shows by Fewest Left, Most Left, or Recently Watched — or just hit Shuffle. Started something months ago and drifted? Round up the ones you abandoned and finish them or let them go. ONE APP, EVERY SCREEN WatchQueue is a universal app: buy it once and it's yours on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Your whole queue stays in sync across all of them through iCloud — no account required. BRING YOUR HISTORY (OPTIONAL) • Connect Trakt to pull in everything you've already watched and keep your progress in sync everywhere. • Point WatchQueue at your Plex server and it marks what you already own right on the posters — then opens any title or episode in Plex or Infuse. WatchQueue is great the moment you open it, and even better with the services you already use. One queue, finally in one place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thecreativebreakdown.com/watchqueue/privacy/

Screenshots

Explore3604 screens
WatchQueue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WatchQueue at Free against Explore360's $1.99. WatchQueue also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). Explore360's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On ads 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

WatchQueue is free to download; Explore360 costs $1.99 up front. WatchQueue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Explore360 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explore360 ships an update every 3 days, WatchQueue weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Explore360 versus WatchQueue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplore360WatchQueue
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, Apple TV
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcel WlotzkaJEFFREY PINILLA

In-app purchases

None

Explore360

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

WatchQueue

Subscriptions1
  • WatchQueue Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • WatchQueue Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Explore360 free?
Explore360 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WatchQueue free?
WatchQueue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Explore360 or WatchQueue have ads?
Neither Explore360 nor WatchQueue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explore360 or WatchQueue?
Explore360 ships an update every 3 days, and WatchQueue weekly. Most recently, Explore360 was updated on October 11, 2026 and WatchQueue on October 6, 2026.

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