Comparison

Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player vs AR

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

Head to head
About

Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player

Experience 360°, 180°, and 3D photos and videos immersively. Explore content by moving your device, and step into your memories with VR mode using a Cardboard-style headset. Capture your own panoramas with guided shooting.

Highlights
  • View 360°, 180°, and 3D media
  • Immersive VR mode with head tracking
  • Guided panorama capture
  • Intuitive gesture controls
  • Multiple viewing modes
  • On-device processing
Features
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Simple360 is a clean and intuitive way to experience 360°, 180° and 3D photos and videos on iPhone. Open immersive content from your Photo Library and explore it naturally. Move your iPhone to look around, swipe to adjust your view, and pinch to change perspective. Switch seamlessly between standard view, panoramic mode, full 360°, 180°, or VR. Place your iPhone into a Cardboard-style headset and step inside your memories. Head tracking feels smooth and responsive. VR mode removes on-screen controls for a focused, distraction-free experience. Capture your own panoramas with guided shooting built into the app. Follow simple visual cues, take each shot, and save a beautifully stitched panorama directly to Photos. Browse your media in a minimal gallery, adjust how content is displayed, import from other apps, and share effortlessly. Simple360 works entirely on your device. No accounts. No uploads. Just your photos, reimagined in immersive space. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AR

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Discover a new level of immersive exploration with AR-Player, the Augmented Reality player that breathes life into real-world locations using Matterport scans! Enhance your surroundings with captivating content through our MPskin software, creating unique and customizable AR experiences. AR-Player opens the door to a world where digital content seamlessly blends with reality, offering a new and interactive way to see the world through your mobile device. Key Features: - Indoor Navigation: navigate through scanned spaces with our AR wayfinder - Marketing Experiences: Engage your audience with immersive and interactive marketing campaigns - Gamification: Transform ordinary spaces into thrilling game environments - Facility Management: Streamline facility oversight through augmented reality insights - Real Estate Virtual Staging: Virtually visualize real estate by adding furniture to properties - Shopping and Promotions How It Works: - Scan Your Space: Use the Matterport capture app (or other 3D scanners) to capture your environment - Create and Edit with MPskin: Craft and adjust your AR experience effortlessly with MPskin - Export the automatically generated QR code from your MPskin backend - Scan and Experience: Scan the QR code on-site using your mobile device, triggering the installation of AR-Player and get ready to start to your AR adventure

Screenshots

Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player4 screens
AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AR at none against Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player's 17. Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player ships an update every 5 days, AR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player versus AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple 360 Cardboard VR PlayerAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (150 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings150 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleksandr KazakovAR-player

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player

Subscriptions13
  • 50GB$1.991 Month
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • 200GB$4.991 Month
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  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Weekly$8.997 Days
  • 500GB$11.991 Month
  • Monthly2 variants$17.991 Month
  • 1TB$22.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Yearly1 Year trial$34.991 Year
  • Yearly$34.991 Year
  • 2TB$39.991 Month
One-time3
  • Custom Brand$24.99
  • Lifetime Core$44.99
  • Lifetime Core$49.99
None

AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player free?
Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AR free?
AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player or AR have ads?
Neither Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player nor AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player or AR?
Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player ships an update every 5 days, and AR every 3 weeks. Most recently, Simple 360 Cardboard VR Player was updated on October 24, 2026 and AR on October 4, 2026.

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