Google Cardboard vs XS VISUAL
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.
XS VISUAL
This application connects to unmanned aerial vehicles, allowing users to view real-time video feeds. It features an innovative zoom function for enhanced visual detail during flight.
- Connect to drone
- View real-time video feed
- Innovative zoom feature
- Live streaming
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XS VISUAL是一款无人飞行器配套APP；其功能包括： 1、连接无人飞行器； 2、查看实时图传等； 3、创新性的聚焦放大属性；
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XS VISUAL at 3.6 against Google Cardboard's 2.8. XS VISUAL also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Google Cardboard's advantage is ratings volume (598 vs 18). 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.
XS VISUAL holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cardboard has 598 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Google Cardboard's written reviews are positive against 25% of XS VISUAL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Google Cardboard ships an update every 3 months, XS VISUAL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cardboard | XS VISUAL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (598 ratings) | 3.6 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.6% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 598 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| 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 | 377 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 元明 苏 | |
Customer experience
Google Cardboard
XS VISUAL
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
XS VISUAL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cardboard
No in-app purchases
XS VISUAL
No in-app purchases
