Comparison

Explore360 vs Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard

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

Head to head
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.

About

Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard

Control your smart home and music visualizer from your iPhone or iPad. Manage your TV visuals, music playback, and smart lights with intuitive controls. Seamlessly integrates with your Apple TV for a complete audiovisual experience.

Highlights
  • Control TV visuals
  • Browse visual library
  • Manage music playback
  • Configure smart lights
  • Adjust brightness and color
  • Easy setup and pairing
Features
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Theatrium on iPhone and iPad is the remote for Theatrium on Apple TV — the music visualizer and smart home dashboard that turns your TV and room lighting into one audiovisual experience. CONTROL THE SHOW • Start or stop the visuals on your TV from the couch • Browse the full visual library with real previews and switch scenes instantly • Pin a favorite or let the TV auto-rotate through your set MUSIC AT YOUR FINGERTIPS • See what's playing with full-size album art • Play, pause, skip and adjust volume when Home Assistant runs your speakers LIGHTS IN SYNC • Configure smart light groups, turn light sync on or off. • Adjust brightness and color with live swatches showing what your room is doing • Choose which lights join in — no more picking entities with the TV remote EASIER SETUP • Pair with a 4-digit code shown on your TV • Type server addresses and tokens on a real keyboard and send them straight to the Apple TV • See at a glance that your Apple TV and your smart home are connected Requires Theatrium on Apple TV (free on the tvOS App Store). Works over your home network — no accounts, no cloud. Theatrium Pro is a single one-time purchase shared across your Apple TV, iPhone and iPad. Apple, Apple TV, Apple Home and Apple Music are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Screenshots

Explore3604 screens
Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard at Free against Explore360's $1.99. Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Explore360's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, 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

Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard is free to download; Explore360 costs $1.99 up front. Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Explore360 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explore360 ships an update every 6 days, Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Explore360 versus Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplore360Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB10 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMarcel WlotzkaRyan Van laar

In-app purchases

None

Explore360

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard

One-time1
  • Theatrium Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Explore360 free?
Explore360 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard free?
Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Explore360 or Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard have ads?
Neither Explore360 nor Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explore360 or Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard?
Explore360 ships an update every 6 days, and Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard every 5 days. Most recently, Explore360 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard on October 28, 2026.

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