Comparison

Spherualizer vs ScanQuik Photo Scanner

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

ScanQuik Photo Scanner

Digitize old printed photos and negatives, preserving them with accurate time and location metadata. Easily scan entire albums and edit metadata for existing photos and videos using an intuitive app extension.

Highlights
  • Digitize printed photos and negatives
  • Automatic edge detection
  • Quick adjustment gestures
  • Scan entire albums
  • Save to Photos library
  • Edit photo/video time and location
  • App extension for metadata editing
Features
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Bring your printed photographs and photo negatives into the digital world and keep them organized alongside your new photos in one place - your existing photo library. With accurate time and location metadata, your old photos will appear as though they were taken with your iPhone or iPad in the past. The app offers automatic edge detection, quick adjustment gestures, and a variety of features to help you efficiently scan whole albums, with scanned photos saved in highest quality directly to your Photos library. Additionally, you can change the time and location of existing photos or videos from within the Photos app using the app extension. Just select desired items and use "Edit time" or "Edit location". By using faviourite locations and map, this offers more advanced way of editing your photo metadata compared to the native feature. Tips for scanning: - Sort your photos first by event (location), then by time to minimize changing location or time back and forth - Use on-screen gestures to adjust time and location more quickly - Place your photos on a flat and uniform background - To avoid glare, try to shoot under ambient light (cloudy weather) - When shooting under a strong light, turn yourself 90 degrees from the light source to avoid glare. Scan the photo, then rotate it back 90 degrees in the app Technical info: - Supports HEIC and P3 color space - Timezone is based on location to ensure correct real time

Screenshots

Spherualizer4 screens
ScanQuik Photo Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ScanQuik Photo Scanner at Free against Spherualizer's $9.99. ScanQuik Photo Scanner also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Spherualizer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On rating, review sentiment, 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

ScanQuik Photo Scanner is free to download; Spherualizer costs $9.99 up front. ScanQuik Photo Scanner sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Spherualizer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Spherualizer against 4.7 for ScanQuik Photo Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spherualizer has 100 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Spherualizer's written reviews are positive against 71% of ScanQuik Photo Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spherualizer ships an update monthly, ScanQuik Photo Scanner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spherualizer versus ScanQuik Photo Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpherualizerScanQuik Photo Scanner
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (100 ratings)4.7 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings100 — better18
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGiovanni MurruPavel Holec

Customer experience

Spherualizer

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

ScanQuik Photo Scanner

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spherualizer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ScanQuik Photo Scanner

One-time2
  • 3-day TrialFree
  • Full Version$8.99

Questions

Is Spherualizer free?
Spherualizer costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScanQuik Photo Scanner free?
ScanQuik Photo Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spherualizer or ScanQuik Photo Scanner?
ScanQuik Photo Scanner is rated higher. Spherualizer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while ScanQuik Photo Scanner averages 4.7 from 18 ratings.
Do Spherualizer or ScanQuik Photo Scanner have ads?
Neither Spherualizer nor ScanQuik Photo Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spherualizer or ScanQuik Photo Scanner?
Spherualizer ships an update monthly, and ScanQuik Photo Scanner every 3 months. Most recently, Spherualizer was updated on October 26, 2026 and ScanQuik Photo Scanner on October 24, 2026.

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