Features & Capabilities

Google Cardboard brings virtual reality to your iPhone. The app helps you set up a Cardboard viewer and provides a few starter VR experiences to explore.

To enjoy VR fully, you’ll need a Cardboard viewer (learn more at g.co/cardboard). A safety reminder: do not use this app while driving, walking, or in any situation that requires your full attention.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Google
Rating:
2.70
(638)
0.10
Version:
3.6 Last updated: 2025-12-18
Version code:
880822502
Creation date:
2015-05-29
Compatible devices:
Size:
59.61MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-05
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Developed by:
Google
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-cardboard/id987962261
Website:
http://g.co/cardboard

User Reviews

Users like the concept and demo/360 content but encounter frequent connectivity and setup problems, limited interactive content, and hardware-fit issues on iPhone. The app offers an affordable Cardboard VR experience with some movement and enjoyable demos, but content depth and reliability are inconsistent.
Pros
  • Demos and 360-degree photos provide engaging VR content to explore.
  • The app simulates a real Cardboard VR headset experience and supports movement in some demos.
  • Compatible with Cardboard viewers and DIY setups, making it an affordable entry into VR.
  • Fun for quick, introductory VR experiences when it works.
Cons
  • Connectivity issues: frequent 'cannot connect to internet/server' errors prevent use.
  • Content is limited to demos or static photos with little interactive gameplay.
  • Interactivity is inconsistent; many experiences don’t allow movement or exploration.
  • Setup problems like QR code scanning failures and non-responsive start buttons.
  • Hardware fit issues on iPhones; many devices don't fit into the cardboard headset.
Recent reviews
The remote that came with vr set is so cheap buttons don’t do what they should and the app is so bad that I never got to play any game complete waste of money
by ja*****, 2026-05-21

Dirty selfish spies!
by Mo*****, 2026-05-04

It wouldn’t connect to my phone at all.
by jf*****, 2026-03-22
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