Google Cardboard vs VivoRemote
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.
VivoRemote
Transform your mobile device into a wireless keyboard and mouse for your VivoStick PC. Control media playback, access hot keys, and launch applications with customizable shortcuts.
- Wireless keyboard and mouse control
- Hot keys for quick access
- Media playback controls
- Voice controls
- ASUS Launcher shortcut customization
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The ASUS VivoRemote app lets you use your mobile device as a keyboard remote for your VivoStick PC. This intuitive app lets you control VivoStick PC via Wi-Fi and features the following: 1. Remote Keyboard & Mouse: Use your smartphone as a wireless keyboard and mouse. 2. Hot keys: Home/Windows start menu/Tab/Enter. 3. Media control Local media playback and voice controls 4. ASUS Launcher Shortcut Customize your experience with categorized folders and shortcuts to open files or execute commands Note: 1. Ensure to install VivoRemote Center software on ASUS VivoStick PC. 2. Ensure to install VivoRemote on your smart devices. 3. Ensure to set up the Wi-Fi connection for your PC and smart devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Google Cardboard at 2.8 against VivoRemote's 1.0. Google Cardboard also leads on ratings volume (598 vs 2) and review sentiment (24% vs 0%). VivoRemote's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Google Cardboard holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cardboard has 598 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Google Cardboard's written reviews are positive against 0% of VivoRemote's.
Google Cardboard ships an update every 3 months, VivoRemote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cardboard | VivoRemote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (598 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 598 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| 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 | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASUSTek | |
Customer experience
Google Cardboard
VivoRemote
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
VivoRemote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cardboard
No in-app purchases
VivoRemote
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Google Cardboard free?
Is VivoRemote free?
Which has better reviews, Google Cardboard or VivoRemote?
Do Google Cardboard or VivoRemote have ads?
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