Google Cardboard vs Walter's Cube
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.
Walter's Cube
Explore virtual art exhibitions from around the world. Immerse yourself in gallery spaces as if you were there, and access shows anytime, anywhere, regardless of your location or if the exhibition has ended.
- Virtual exhibition tours
- Immersive gallery exploration
- Access global art shows
- View past exhibitions
- Multiplatform support
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Visit exhibitions Immerse yourself in the experience of art with our innovative technology. Visit exhibitions and walk through them as if you were actually there in the space. Real galleries, real exhibitions Experience actual exhibitions from around the world and move around the gallery spaces exactly as you can when you're actually there. Never miss a show again In Tokyo but want to walk through a show in New York? Or really wanted to see one but it has ended already? No problem. Access exhibitions online anytime, anywhere. Multiplatform Works on any platform, on any device, so you can enjoy an exhibition anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Walter's Cube at 100% against Google Cardboard's 27%. Walter's Cube also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Google Cardboard's advantage is ratings volume (678 vs 12). 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.
Walter's Cube holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cardboard has 678 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 100% of Walter's Cube's.
Google Cardboard ships an update every 3 months, Walter's Cube monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cardboard | Walter's Cube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (678 ratings) | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 678 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 339 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | VR Space Holdings Inc. | |
Customer experience
Google Cardboard
Walter's Cube
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
Walter's Cube
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cardboard
No in-app purchases
Walter's Cube
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Google Cardboard free?
Is Walter's Cube free?
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