Google Cardboard vs CloudRover IV
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.
CloudRover IV
This app allows you to remotely control a camera-equipped car to patrol your home, monitor real-time situations, and interact with family members. It functions as an intelligent home appliance, a safety guard, and a portable IP camera accessible from any internet-connected smart device.
- Remote control camera car
- Real-time video and picture capture
- Home monitoring and safety guard
- Family interaction and companionship
- Accessible via smart devices
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CloudRover Remote Control Camera Car is a new crossover product. It's an intelligent home appliance which can accompany babies for parents, serve as a safety guard, and monitor real-time situation at home. Technically, it's a portable IP Camera that can be remotely controlled via the Internet. When CloudRover is connected to the Internet by a router, at any place with Internet coverage, you can use a smart device to control it to patrol in your houses and take real-time pictures or videos. Be with you families, anytime, anywhere! 云伴远程视频车是个跨界新品。它既是父母陪小孩互动玩耍的新世代智能玩具，又是守护家居安全、能随时随地得悉家人状况的智能家居新品。从功能角度讲，它是一个能遥控巡航，会移动的IP Camera。云伴远程视频车通过您的Wi-Fi路由器连接互联网，所以您的智能设备能够在任何有互联网的地方远程遥控小车在您的家里巡航，实时看到您家里的情况。无论何时，家中牵挂，尽在掌心！
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Verdict
Google Cardboard and CloudRover IV both sit at 2.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 24% of Google Cardboard's written reviews are positive against 0% of CloudRover IV's. Google Cardboard also leads on ratings volume (598 vs 10). CloudRover IV's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.8 for Google Cardboard against 2.9 for CloudRover IV. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cardboard has 598 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of Google Cardboard's written reviews are positive against 0% of CloudRover IV's.
Google Cardboard ships an update every 3 months, CloudRover IV every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cardboard | CloudRover IV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (598 ratings) | 2.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 598 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志刚 陈 | |
Customer experience
Google Cardboard
CloudRover IV
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
CloudRover IV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cardboard
No in-app purchases
CloudRover IV
No in-app purchases
