Circular Tiny Planet Editor vs 360° Spherical Video
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circular Tiny Planet Editor
Transform your photos into unique circular images with advanced editing tools. Add professional effects like lens flares, celestial bodies, and customizable center objects to create miniature worlds. Supports 360-degree photos for immersive edits.
- Circular image creation
- 360-degree photo support
- Adjustable zoom, rotation, and invert-mode
- Professional effects (lens flares, sky objects, centers)
- Filters and lens textures
- Center object placement
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Now supports 360 degree photos! - A new twist on photo editing. Turn your photos into amazing circular images with Circular+. Circular+ is a fun app with powerful new features never seen before in this type of app. You can easily zoom in and out of your circular image to get it just right. Once you're happy with your image, add professional effects such as lens flares and sky objects like the sun, moon, planets, and birds. REVIEWS "My favorite iPhone app for this purpose is Circular+" - Joanna Stern, Wall Street Journal "I've tried them all and Circular is by far the best "tiny planet" app. You get more controls and fun effects like lens flares and moons. Having a blast with this app!" - Customer Review "I tried different Tiny planet apps, but this is really the best. Love that I can put different things inside the picture ... Thanks for the great work." - Customer Review This app does so much more than just turn your image into a tiny planet. It has all kinds of effects you can add and you have a lot of control over how it twists your image. - Customer Review VIDEO: http://vimeo.com/brainfevermedia/circular Another really cool feature is a collection of "center" objects. These include spheres, planets, and geometric shapes to place at the center of your image circle. This turns your image into a mini world. FEATURES - Super fast and responsive editing - Adjust image zoom, rotation, invert-mode, and repeats - Professional effects: lens flares, sky objects, and centers. The lens flares are the same as the pro desktop app, LensFlare Studio - Filters and Lens Textures - Fun sample images to get your started Tag your photos with #CircularApp for a chance to be featured!
360° Spherical Video
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● Use 360-degree photos or panoramic photos to create a rotating animated video by pasting them into a 3D sphere. ● Supports VR360° photos taken with 360-degree cameras such as Insta360 and THETA ● Enjoy "3D celestial animation" by pasting your favorite photos on planet and universe ● Swipe or flick to rotate planets and the universe and tilt the axis as you like. ● You can change the size of the planet, and freely change the color, position, brightness, direction, and speed of the lighting. ● The length of the video can be synchronized with the rotation period of the planet in one shot, and loop playback is smooth. ● Output unique "3D celestial animation" to videos and photos and upload it to SNS ● Settings such as planets and lighting during video output are also reflected in the video. Enjoy your own photo celestial show on your smartphone screen. Why don't you enjoy the mystery of celestial bodies floating in outer space on a quiet night? [Source] - Camera shooting: Photograph - Camera roll: Photo - Paste image: Copy and paste a web image - File sharing: Can be sent from AirDrop, SNS, other apps [Settings】 - Edit mode switching: Forground(Planet) / Background(Universe) / Lighting - Brightness - Crop shape of the photo - Overlapping width of photo (gradation processing) - Number of tiles in the photo (1 to 3) - Lighting color (RGB color value) - Video length: 1 - 120 seconds (Can be set to the rotation period) [Touch Operation] - Pinch-in / pinch-out: Zooming of planet, universe, and lighting - Horizontal swipe (center of screen): Rotation speed for Planet, universe, and lighting - Horizontal swipe (top of screen): Rotation X-axis angle of planet and universe - Vertical swipe (both ends of the screen): Rotation Z-axis angle of planet, universe, and lighting - Fixed position tap: Stop rotation of planet, universe, and lighting - Press and hold (3 seconds): Reset touch operation [Output] - Video Output Format (60fps) - Save to camera roll: videos, photos - Video / Photo sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram,
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 360° Spherical Video at monthly against Circular Tiny Planet Editor's every 3 months. 360° Spherical Video also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Circular Tiny Planet Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Circular Tiny Planet Editor costs $4.99 and 360° Spherical Video $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Circular Tiny Planet Editor ships an update every 3 months, 360° Spherical Video monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circular Tiny Planet Editor | 360° Spherical Video |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (660 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 660 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Grote | Masanori Katsuta |
In-app purchases
Circular Tiny Planet Editor
No in-app purchases
360° Spherical Video
No in-app purchases
Questions
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