Google Cardboard vs AVIER Elite Drone
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.
AVIER Elite Drone
Control a four-axis aircraft remotely using your iPhone or iPad. View real-time video from the drone's camera and capture photos and videos directly to your mobile device.
- Remote aircraft control
- Real-time video streaming
- Photo capture
- Video recording
- WiFi data transmission
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This APP function: 1.Remote control the four axis aircraft( Model airplane) by the IOS machine(iPhone/iPad). 2.Display the real-time video which taken by the camera on the aircraft, video data transmitted via 2.4G WiFi protocol. 3.Take the photo and video record on the mobile phone side.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AVIER Elite Drone at every 5 days against Google Cardboard's every 3 months. AVIER Elite Drone also leads on iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). Google Cardboard's advantage is ratings volume (682 vs 12) and rating (2.7 vs 2.5). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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, 2.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cardboard has 682 ratings behind it against 12, 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 20% of AVIER Elite Drone's.
Google Cardboard ships an update every 3 months, AVIER Elite Drone every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cardboard | AVIER Elite Drone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (682 ratings) — better | 2.5 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.6% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 682 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 5.1.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Top Sunshine Technology Co.,Ltd. | |
Customer experience
Google Cardboard
AVIER Elite Drone
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
AVIER Elite Drone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cardboard
No in-app purchases
AVIER Elite Drone
No in-app purchases
Questions
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