Google Cardboard vs 11
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Google Cardboard
Experience virtual reality on your iPhone. This app guides you through setting up a compatible viewer and offers initial immersive experiences to explore.
- VR viewer setup
- Introductory VR experiences
- iPhone compatibility
- Cardboard viewer integration
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Cardboard puts virtual reality on your iPhone. The Google Cardboard app helps you set up a Cardboard viewer and includes a few experiences to get you started. To fully enjoy this app you'll need a Cardboard viewer. Learn more and get your own Cardboard viewer at http://g.co/cardboard. Do not use this app while driving, walking, or otherwise by being distracted or disoriented from real world situations that prevent you from obeying traffic or safety laws.
11
Experience immersive 360-degree nightmares where you are the protagonist. This app places you at the center of the action, making the film revolve around you. Recommended for a truly engaging and terrifying experience.
- 360-degree immersive nightmares
- Spectator becomes the main character
- Action revolves around the user
- Binaural audio for enhanced experience
- Mobile VR solution
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As the first of its kind, 11:57 sets out to offer a 360-degree nightmare by making the spectator the main character of the film. This means that rather than just watching the film, you become part of the actual set making the action revolve around you. We highly recommended to use headphones to enjoy the binaural audio. 11:57 is produced by Sid Lee Collective. More info http://1157.pm Audio was produced and provided by Audentity. This mobile VR app is built & powered by Wemersive Inc. Wemersive specialises in 360° video VR solutions for mobile, web & developing the future of immersive technologies. contact: info@wemersive.com website: http://wemersive.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 11 at 79% against Google Cardboard's 27%. 11 also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Google Cardboard's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (679 vs 17). 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.
11 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cardboard has 679 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Google Cardboard's written reviews are positive against 79% of 11's.
Google Cardboard ships an update every 3 months, 11 every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cardboard | 11 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (679 ratings) | 4.6 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.6% of reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 679 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wemersive Inc | |
Customer experience
Google Cardboard
11
Bugs and requests
Google Cardboard
Reported bugs
3 issues- Constant spinning/shaking on some devices
- Crashes and freezes on launch
- Incompatibility with certain VR headsets
Requested features
4 requests- More VR games and interactive experiences
- Ability to view own photos/videos in VR
- Support for newer iOS versions
- Improved navigation and controls
11
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cardboard
No in-app purchases
11
No in-app purchases
