Weave for Messenger vs Insta360Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weave for Messenger
Create unique, hand-drawn, self-dissolving video animations to share with friends. Watch your drawings come to life in a time-lapse video format. Express your creativity and connect with others in a fun, visual way.
- Hand-drawn video animations
- Self-dissolving effect
- Time-lapse video playback
- Shareable across platforms
- Creative expression tool
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* Featured on ANTYapps.pl with 5/5 stars rating (Jun 2015) Explore your creativity in a whole new way with Weave for Messenger! Create beautiful hand-drawn self-dissolving video animations and share with people you care about. Your friends, colleagues or relatives will be amused watching how exactly you've been drawing it. Your animations will be sent as videos, meaning that they could be viewed on any platform supported by Messenger. No need to install the app to view a message! Become closer by revealing your imagination expression techniques! Download the app and have fun! Weave for Messenger is free, simple to use and extremely assistive! Please support us by downloading the app, more awesome features are coming up in updates! Video preview soundtrack: 'Change' by My Monthly Date
Insta360Player
This app allows you to view 360° panoramic photos and videos on your iOS device. Easily transfer your content via iTunes and explore immersive visuals.
- 360° panoramic content playback
- 180° 3D content support
- 360° 3D content support
- iTunes file sharing integration
- Supports insp, insv, mp4, mov, jpg, png
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How do you add content with iTunes？ 1.Connect your iOS device to your computer, open iTunes, and select “Your Devices” from the tool bar at the top. 2.Select “Applications” from the menu on the left. Chose Insta360Player from the list of applications under “File Sharing” at the bottom right. 3.Click “add” in the bottom right corner or simply drag the content over the application folder. 4.Currently supports insp, insv, and mp4, mov, jpg, and png files with a screen ratio of 2:1；Also supports 180° 3D contents with a left-right screen ratio of 1:1 and 360° 3D contents with a up-down panoramic screen ratio of 2:1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weave for Messenger at 88% against Insta360Player's 7%. Weave for Messenger also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Insta360Player's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Weave for Messenger holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Insta360Player has 44 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Weave for Messenger's written reviews are positive against 7% of Insta360Player's.
Weave for Messenger ships an update every 9 days, Insta360Player monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weave for Messenger | Insta360Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 1.8 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 7.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Shevtsov | Shenzhen Arashi Vision Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Weave for Messenger
Insta360Player
In-app purchases
Weave for Messenger
No in-app purchases
Insta360Player
No in-app purchases
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