Comparison

Tapsnap Sharing vs RICOH THETA

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

Head to head
About

Tapsnap Sharing

This companion app allows users to easily share photos taken at Tapsnap kiosks to social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, or via email. It serves as a digital bridge between the kiosk experience and personal online sharing.

Highlights
  • Share photos from Tapsnap kiosks
  • Post to Facebook
  • Post to Twitter
  • Email photo sharing
  • iPad compatible
Features
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Tapsnap iPad sharing app is a companion application for Tapsnap kiosks. This app will allow you to share your photo taken with a Tapsnap kiosk to Facebook, Twitter and email.

About

RICOH THETA

Capture, view, and share immersive 360° photos and videos with a compatible camera. Control your camera remotely, preview shots in live view, and experience your spherical images by spinning, enlarging, or shrinking them. Easily share your creations on social media.

Highlights
  • Remote camera control
  • Live view preview
  • 360° image and video viewing
  • Spherical image sharing
  • Switch between photo and video modes
Features
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Make life fun and work convenient with the 360° camera RICOH THETA The 360° camera RICOH THETA greatly surpasses your field of view to capture the entire surroundings with a single shutter click. You can view and share on a computer or smartphone the images and videos you shoot. This app enables you to do every task, specifically taking images and videos, viewing them and also sharing them, on your smartphone. * A separately sold RICOH THETA series camera is required to shoot spherical images. ◊ RICOH THETA and Wi-Fi connection Be sure to install this app onto your smartphone and connect it to a RICOH THETA series camera. Using this app will enable you to capture images remotely and view spherical images. - Remote shooting In still image mode, you can shoot while checking images in live view. You can also switch between still image mode and video mode by the app. - Viewing Captured images and videos can be viewed using this app. Spin around, enlarge, or shrink... Experience the fun of seeing the entire space around you in a spherical image. ◊ Sharing on Social Networking Services You can share on Twitter, Facebook, and other social network services the spherical images you shoot. Show the world a new way of enjoying photos by 360° images that provide a feeling of being where the image was taken. ◊ Note * Not compatible with iPod Touch devices. * Please visit www.theta360.com for additional compatibility information. * Compatibility is not guaranteed for all devices. * Compatibility is not guaranteed for devices without GPS capabilities. * Compatibility information may be changed at any time.

Screenshots

RICOH THETA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tapsnap Sharing at 5.0 against RICOH THETA's 4.6. Tapsnap Sharing also leads on iOS requirement (9.1 vs 15.0). RICOH THETA's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tapsnap Sharing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RICOH THETA has 1.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tapsnap Sharing ships an update every 4 months, RICOH THETA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tapsnap Sharing versus RICOH THETA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTapsnap SharingRICOH THETA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews—23.5% of reviews
Number of ratings21.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer0740246 B.C. LtdRicoh Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Tapsnap Sharing

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RICOH THETA

All ratings1,876 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative69.7%

Bugs and requests

Tapsnap Sharing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

RICOH THETA

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch after recent updates
  • Unable to connect to camera after firmware updates
  • Interval shooting not working on iOS
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to batch select and share images
  • Option to store photos within the app without cluttering device gallery
  • Offline viewing of 360 photos with 3D effects
  • Timer and interval shooting functionality

In-app purchases

None

Tapsnap Sharing

No in-app purchases

None

RICOH THETA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tapsnap Sharing free?
Tapsnap Sharing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RICOH THETA free?
RICOH THETA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tapsnap Sharing or RICOH THETA?
Tapsnap Sharing is rated higher. Tapsnap Sharing averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while RICOH THETA averages 4.6 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Tapsnap Sharing or RICOH THETA have ads?
Neither Tapsnap Sharing nor RICOH THETA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tapsnap Sharing or RICOH THETA?
Tapsnap Sharing ships an update every 4 months, and RICOH THETA every 2 months. Most recently, Tapsnap Sharing was updated on November 1, 2026 and RICOH THETA on November 6, 2026.

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