Comparison

bubbli vs HDReye

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

Head to head
About

bubbli

Capture and share immersive 360-degree views of your surroundings. Recreate the world as you see it, going beyond traditional photos and videos. Experience a seamless, all-encompassing visual environment.

Highlights
  • Capture 360-degree views
  • Share immersive environments
  • Seamless visual experience
  • Recreate surroundings
  • Beyond photos and videos
Features
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Bubbli is next best thing to being there. Check out our website http://bubb.li to learn more – including video and tutorials of the app in action. Only bubbles capture the world the way we see it – as one whole seamless environment – Photos and videos aren't enough. Use bubbli to recreate the view that's all around you.

About

HDReye

Create custom 360° HDRi images for realistic 3D lighting and compositing directly from your phone. Capture bracketed panoramas and generate 32-bit EXR files for seamless integration with 3D software and AR development.

Highlights
  • Create 360° HDRi images
  • Shoot bracketed multi-exposure panoramas
  • Generate 32-bit .EXR files
  • Realistic 3D lighting and compositing
  • Image-based lighting solution
  • Access to crowdsourced HDRi collection
Features
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Finally, an app to shoot 360° HDRis with your phone. HDReye is the first and only iOS app for creating custom 360° HDRi images for realistic 3D lighting and compositing. Just select your desired dynamic range, follow the prompts to shoot a bracketed multi-exposure panorama of your location, and HDReye will stitch and generate a 32-bit (.EXR format) HDRi of your location. HDReye is an essential app for combining 3D animation realistically with footage or capturing lightmaps of any location. What used to require an expensive 360° camera or chrome ball light probe, now can be done conveniently on your phone with HDReye. Whether you are an independent 3D artist, VFX studio, AR developer, NFT artist, content creator, or just a hobbyist - HDReye is here to make your workflow simpler and renders more realistic. HDReye is your image-based lighting solution. Compatible with all 3D packages and render engines including Cinema 4D, Blender, Houdini, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Adobe After Effects, Element 3D, OTOY Octane Render, Redshift, V-ray, Arnold, Unreal Engine, Unity, Spark AR, and more. HDReye users also have access to the largest crowdsourced collection of HDRi images in the world. HDReye also works well for capturing 360° panoramas similar to the Google Street View app. Terms of Use: http://hdreye.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: http://hdreye.app/privacy/

Screenshots

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HDReye4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HDReye at 4.5 against bubbli's 3.8. HDReye also leads on ratings volume (770 vs 54). bubbli's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 29%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, 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

Both are free to download. HDReye sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. bubbli asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HDReye holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HDReye has 770 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of bubbli's written reviews are positive against 29% of HDReye's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bubbli ships an update every 2 weeks, HDReye monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
bubbli versus HDReye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbubbliHDReye
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (54 ratings)4.5 (770 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better29.0% of reviews
Number of ratings54770 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB90 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAria Glassworks, Inc.HDReye Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

bubbli

All ratings54 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative24.1%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative26.4%

HDReye

All ratings770 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive29.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative65.6%

Bugs and requests

bubbli

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HDReye

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Account deletion issues
  • Stuck on processing/uploading
  • Disappearing credits

Requested features

4 requests
  • Free trial or preview option
  • Ability to stitch locally on device
  • One-time purchase option
  • Improved stitching algorithm

In-app purchases

None

bubbli

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

HDReye

Subscriptions3
  • HDReye Pro$6.991 Month
  • HDReye Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • HDReye Pro$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Asset unlock$2.99

Questions

Is bubbli free?
bubbli is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HDReye free?
HDReye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, bubbli or HDReye?
HDReye is rated higher. bubbli averages 3.8 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while HDReye averages 4.5 from 770 ratings.
Do bubbli or HDReye have ads?
Neither bubbli nor HDReye shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bubbli or HDReye?
bubbli ships an update every 2 weeks, and HDReye monthly. Most recently, bubbli was updated on September 28, 2026 and HDReye on October 1, 2026.

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