Google Cardboard vs Unpacked 360 View
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.
Unpacked 360 View
Experience a global launch event with a full 360-degree view. Choose from multiple live camera angles or immerse yourself in virtual reality with a compatible headset. Traditional broadcast coverage is also available.
- 360-degree event viewing
- Multiple live camera options
- Virtual reality support
- Traditional broadcast option
- Live global launch event
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Watch Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2016 live from Barcelona, Spain, Immerse yourself at the global launch event with a full 360-degree experience. Features * Choose from 4 live cameras and pick your own point-of-view * Follow the event in virtual reality (requires VR headset) * Access the traditional broadcast coverage Requirements * Internet connection
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Unpacked 360 View at 71% against Google Cardboard's 27%. Unpacked 360 View also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Google Cardboard's advantage is ratings volume (683 vs 10). 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.
Unpacked 360 View holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cardboard has 683 ratings behind it against 10, 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 71% of Unpacked 360 View's.
Google Cardboard ships an update every 3 months, Unpacked 360 View weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cardboard | Unpacked 360 View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (683 ratings) | 3.3 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.6% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 683 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 247 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | |
Customer experience
Google Cardboard
Unpacked 360 View
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
Unpacked 360 View
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cardboard
No in-app purchases
Unpacked 360 View
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Google Cardboard free?
Is Unpacked 360 View free?
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