Comparison

Spherualizer vs Touchgram for iMessage

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

Head to head
About

Spherualizer

Edit and share immersive 360° photos and videos. This app allows you to view, capture, and reframe spherical media from various cameras and devices. Create dynamic stories and animations with advanced editing tools.

Highlights
  • 360° spherical viewer with gyro and touch controls
  • Capture snapshots and full-frame video clips
  • Record video in infinite or timed modes
  • Gyro stabiliser for smooth video recording
  • Organise media into albums
  • Advanced spherical editor for framing and animations
  • Cross-device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV)
Features
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Transform any 360° photo or video into a story you can play, edit, and share. Spherualizer natively opens 2 : 1 equirectangular files from any 360 camera—including GoPro, Insta360, DJI, Ricoh Theta, and beyond—and panoramas stitched from multiple DSLR shots or even iPhone panos for a creative twist. Create on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and enjoy your full 360 library on Apple TV. Spherualizer is the viewer‑editor that makes spherical moments shine on every screen. 360 SPHERICAL VIEWER - Gyroscope and touch — tilt, rotate, or swipe to look around any spherical photo or video - Gamepad support — move smoothly with PlayStation or Xbox controllers, or use the on‑screen joystick - Full‑screen — view your 360 photos and videos in full‑screen INFO SHEET - View details such as resolution, frame rate, codec, and more - Photos also show EXIF data CAPTURE AND REFRAME - Quick snapshots — tap the shutter button to capture a frame from any angle - Full‑frame save — pause a 360 video and archive the complete spherical frame in the Gallery VIDEO RECORDING TOOLS - Press and hold the shutter button to enter recording mode from the spherical viewer - Pick your favourite mode: - Infinite — record for as long as you like; the video loops, so you can film the same moment from different angles in one take - Timed — choose 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, or 60 seconds - You can also select a segment of the video to record - Gyro stabiliser — three levels to balance smoothness and responsiveness while you move ORGANISE YOUR LIBRARY - Photos live in the Gallery and can be organised into albums - Videos stay on a separate tab SMART ICLOUD SYNC - Optimise storage by keeping originals only in iCloud, or download photos at full resolution and keep them on‑device at all times - Videos are always on‑device and are never synced — saving your iCloud space SIMPLE IMPORT - Open media without adding it to the Library - Import to the Library from the Photos or Files apps, even from a NAS or external drives - Drag and drop files into the Library to import, or drop a file into the spherical viewer to open it SPHERUALIZE ACTION - Thanks to the Spherualize action in the Activity View — often called the share sheet — you can preview 360 media from apps like Photos and Files REVIEW AND SHARE YOUR CREATIONS - Every snapshot, clip, or animation opens in a preview screen where you can share it or saved it to Photos ADVANCED SPHERICAL EDITOR - Start editing from the spherical viewer or the last saved draft - Precision sliders — rotate, zoom, move, and tilt for perfect framing, Tiny Planet, rabbit‑hole, or any perspective - One‑tap animations — transform 360 photos into video animations ACROSS YOUR APPLE DEVICES - Native everywhere — optimised for iPhone, iPad (compatible with Split View), Mac (Apple Silicon), and Apple TV - Big‑screen immersion — play photos and videos on Apple TV by sending them from the iPhone app LIVE IN VR - Ready for Meta Quest — a free companion app syncs your Spherualizer Gallery photos with Quest for head‑tracked viewing - Search for "Spherualizer" in the Meta Store TRANSFORM YOUR 360 MOMENTS. Download Spherualizer today and start telling 360‑degree stories.

About

Touchgram for iMessage

Create interactive messages that react to touch, allowing for unique and engaging communication. Design animated greetings, puzzles, or stories with custom sound and visual effects. Share your creations easily with friends, even if they don't have the app installed.

Highlights
  • Create touch-reactive messages
  • Record custom sounds and images
  • Build multi-page interactive stories
  • Design puzzles and greetings
  • Save and edit messages
  • Share via iMessage with download link
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Touchies are for everyone! Who do you want to connect with, impress or delight with a message that actually reacts to them touching? Memes you can touch, interactive greeting cards - what else can you imagine creating? Put more fun into a message with an experience that reacts to touch. Touchgram lets you create truly interactive messages. Touchgrams respond differently depending on where and how you touch them. Each message is as unique as you want to make them. Within a single message, make one or many pages that respond to taps, swipes, tickles or stroking the screen. Record sounds and images to react with different visual effects. Build an entire story, dazzle friends with your creativity or fiendish puzzles. If friends don't already have Touchgram installed, just send them one. iMessage makes things easy: the first message they receive will include a download link right within the message bubble. Save touchgrams to Favorites and “Edit" to see how they work, to remix.

Screenshots

Spherualizer4 screens
Touchgram for iMessage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Touchgram for iMessage at Free against Spherualizer's $9.99. Touchgram for iMessage also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (12.5 vs 15.6). Spherualizer's advantage is chart position (#183 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Touchgram for iMessage is free to download; Spherualizer costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spherualizer ships an update monthly, Touchgram for iMessage every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Spherualizer versus Touchgram for iMessage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpherualizerTouchgram for iMessage
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (100 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings100 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#183 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB36 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGiovanni MurruTouchgram Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Spherualizer

All ratings100 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative26.7%

Touchgram for iMessage

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spherualizer

No in-app purchases

None

Touchgram for iMessage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spherualizer free?
Spherualizer costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Touchgram for iMessage free?
Touchgram for iMessage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spherualizer or Touchgram for iMessage have ads?
Neither Spherualizer nor Touchgram for iMessage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spherualizer or Touchgram for iMessage?
Spherualizer ships an update monthly, and Touchgram for iMessage every 4 weeks. Most recently, Spherualizer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Touchgram for iMessage on October 15, 2026.

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