Google Cardboard vs Ask for Google Assistant App
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.
Ask for Google Assistant App
Discover and create custom commands for Google Assistant. Explore a library of pre-made questions and sayings, and share your creations with friends. Interact with your Google Home device hands-free.
- Create custom commands
- Explore 470+ questions
- Share sayings with friends
- Hands-free Google Home control
- Favorites list for commands
- Fun for the whole family
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No1 Google Assistant App Ask Google Assistant App will now show you how to unlock the potential of Google's Virtual Assistant with powerful Commands and funny sayings hidden away within Google Assistant and Google Now. Use our app to create your own sayings for Google Assistant and Now, and then share them with your friends! You can also use our "Ask for Google Assistant App" to talk directly to your Google Home device, without you saying a word ! Alternatively, pick from over 470 different questions that you can ask your Google Assistant, and you'll be rolling in the aisles with some of the answers ! .... and for the ultimate in convenience, use the app to create a favourites list, so that all of your cool questions and sayings are stored neatly in one place. Invite your Google Assistant to a party, and get your friends to guess Google Homes' response to your questions ! Great fun for all the family ! ** NOTE: This App is NOT sponsored, authorised or affiliated with Google ** RTA
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ask for Google Assistant App at 69% against Google Cardboard's 24%. Ask for Google Assistant App also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.8). Google Cardboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Ask for Google Assistant App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Google Cardboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ask for Google Assistant App holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cardboard has 598 ratings behind it against 13, 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 69% of Ask for Google Assistant App's.
Google Cardboard ships an update every 3 months, Ask for Google Assistant App every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cardboard | Ask for Google Assistant App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (598 ratings) | 3.3 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.2% of reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 598 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RTA Apps Ltd | |
Customer experience
Google Cardboard
Ask for Google Assistant App
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
Ask for Google Assistant App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cardboard
No in-app purchases
Ask for Google Assistant App
- Remove Adverts$0.99
Questions
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