Comparison

Google Cardboard vs Contraverse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Contraverse

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Contraverse is the premier destination for cinematic story-based virtual reality. Break through the screen and enter further inside the movie than ever before. Contraverse brings together the best immersive cinematic experiences that will put you in the center of the action, standing shoulder to shoulder with the characters in the movies. Watch new original content: Pawn, Broken Mirror, and Contravision, which put you into the body of the main character and make you feel what it’s like to experience the stories from the character’s perspective. See and hear it all • Immerse yourself in full 360-degree videos that put you at the center of the action • Experience spatial audio, where depth and distance play a role depending on where you look Works with Google Cardboard and Google Cardboard–certified viewers • Just download the Contraverse app, then download individual videos and insert your phone into the VR viewer to watch Also works on your phone without a viewer • your device becomes a “magic window” into the VR experience as you move your device around you to see the scene in 360°. Be sure to use headphones or earbuds for realistic 3D spatial audio For more info visit www.contraverse.co

Screenshots

Google Cardboard4 screens
Contraverse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Google Cardboard at 2 against Contraverse's —. Contraverse's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Google Cardboard versus Contraverse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle CardboardContraverse
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (680 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings680 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB97 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGoogleContraverse Inc.

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

Contraverse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Google Cardboard

No in-app purchases

None

Contraverse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Google Cardboard free?
Google Cardboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Contraverse free?
Contraverse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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