Google Cardboard vs JJRC DRONES
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.
JJRC DRONES
Stream live video from your drone's camera directly to your device. Capture photos and videos in real-time, and experience immersive first-person view with VR goggles.
- Live drone camera streaming
- Record photos and videos
- Store media in app album
- VR mode for FPV experience
- Wi-Fi real-time transmission
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This streaming drone gives you a birds-eye view of the world using its onboard video camera. Capture video and pictures in real time transmitted via 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. App functions: 1. Displays a live streaming feed taken by the drone's onboard camera. 2. Records and stores photos and videos directly to the app's album. 3.Use VR mode in conjunction with VR goggles to experience a FPV(frist person view) experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Google Cardboard at 2.7 against JJRC DRONES's 2.4. Google Cardboard also leads on ratings volume (678 vs 29) and review sentiment (27% vs 14%). JJRC DRONES's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cardboard has 678 ratings behind it against 29, 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 14% of JJRC DRONES's.
Google Cardboard ships an update every 3 months, JJRC DRONES every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cardboard | JJRC DRONES |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (678 ratings) — better | 2.4 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.6% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 678 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunuo Network Technology Co. Ltd. | |
Customer experience
Google Cardboard
JJRC DRONES
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
JJRC DRONES
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cardboard
No in-app purchases
JJRC DRONES
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Google Cardboard free?
Is JJRC DRONES free?
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