Spherualizer vs SpherePlayer 360
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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.
SpherePlayer 360
This app allows you to play immersive 360-degree videos from your own 360 camera. Explore the entire scene by tilting your device or swiping. It offers private playback of local files without requiring an account or subscription.
- Plays local .360 video files
- Explore by tilting device
- Explore by swiping and pinching
- Hardware-accelerated playback
- Private, on-device playback
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SpherePlayer 360 plays the immersive .360 videos from your 360 camera. Open a clip and look anywhere — tilt your device or swipe to explore the whole scene. No subscription. No account. No ads. • Plays your local .360 files, straight from the Files app or the in-app picker • Look around by tilting your device, or swipe, pinch, and rotate • Live map shows where the video was shot and which way you're looking • Tap the route on the map to jump to that moment • Street names and nearby landmarks appear right on the video as you go • On-screen speed, distance, altitude and climb • Smooth, hardware-accelerated playback with rock-steady stabilization • Private — your videos never leave your device Just open a file and start watching. Map, street names, landmarks and telemetry appear for videos recorded with GPS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SpherePlayer 360 at Free against Spherualizer's $9.99. SpherePlayer 360 also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Spherualizer's advantage is ratings volume (100 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
SpherePlayer 360 is free to download; Spherualizer costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SpherePlayer 360 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spherualizer has 100 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spherualizer ships an update monthly, SpherePlayer 360 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spherualizer | SpherePlayer 360 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (100 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 100 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giovanni Murru | Tuomas Ekholm |
Customer experience
Spherualizer
SpherePlayer 360
In-app purchases
Spherualizer
No in-app purchases
SpherePlayer 360
No in-app purchases
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