Bears 360° vs Talking Statues
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bears 360°
Explore the stunning 360° views of Kamchatka's Kurile Lake and its surrounding volcanoes. This app offers an immersive photographic experience of one of the planet's most beautiful natural landscapes, showcasing its unique wildlife and scenery.
- Interactive 360° photo and video
- Kurile Lake and Kamchatka volcano views
- High-quality aerial panoramas
- Explore unique natural landscapes
- Wildlife viewing opportunities
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"Bears 360°" app – the unique interactive 360º photo and video of the most beautiful places around Kurile lake. One of the craters of the long-extinct Kamchatka volcano (caldera) is filled with picturesque Kurile Lake. It's the second largest freshwater reservoir in Kamchatka. On a clear day a surface of the lake becomes a mirror that reflects volcanoes, creating landscapes of unimaginable beauty. It is a land of tens bears. AirPano – the world's largest resource with highest quality 360º panoramas taken with a bird's-eye view. There are nearly 2000 aerial panoramas on our website www.airpano.com showing over 200 famous locations of our planet, including North Pole, Antarctica, Mariana Trench, and even the Earth's view from the stratosphere.
Talking Statues
Discover historical figures brought to life through your phone. Walk up to statues in various cities and receive calls from them, engaging in conversations and learning their stories. Explore background information, videos, and interactive assignments, perfect for tourists and history enthusiasts.
- GPS-activated statue calls
- Background stories and videos
- Interactive student assignments
- Selfie camera with sharing
- Discover local attractions
- Google Maps navigation
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Hear statues talk to you in your city! Pass a Talking Statue: Imagine your phone ringing—and it’s Christopher Columbus, Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, or even Shakespeare himself on the line.Just download the app, walk up to a talking statue, and it will call you to start a chat! The app uses GPS to find nearby statues and bring them to life—no QR codes needed.Explore Talking Statues in cities like New York, Miami, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Boston, Washington, Amsterdam, Tbilisi, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Rome, London, Vilnius, and many more.Dive deeper with background stories, videos, and interactive assignments perfect for tourists, students, and anyone interested in history. And don’t forget to snap selfies with your new historic friends to share with your crew. • Navigate with Google Map and find the Talking Statues • GPS activation of Talking Statues • QR scanner for activation of Talking Statues with QR codes • Background information about statues with text and video • Selfie camera with share options • Student assignments • Discover local restaurants, museums, and activities that matter to you
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bears 360° at 5.0 against Talking Statues's 4.2. Bears 360° also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). Talking Statues's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bears 360° holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talking Statues has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bears 360° ships an update every 19 months, Talking Statues fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bears 360° | Talking Statues |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 177 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Rumyantsev | David Fox |
Customer experience
Bears 360°
Talking Statues
In-app purchases
Bears 360°
No in-app purchases
Talking Statues
No in-app purchases
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