Google Cardboard vs 杰游VR
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.
杰游VR
Immerse yourself in a vast collection of VR panoramic videos. Experience 360° views of extreme sports, haunted house adventures, and underwater wonders.
- Massive VR panoramic video library
- Immersive 360° viewing
- Extreme sports experiences
- Haunted house adventures
- Underwater world exploration
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海量VR全景视频，身临其境体验360°全景视频、带你体验 极限运动、鬼屋探险、海底奇观！
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Google Cardboard at 2.8 against 杰游VR's 1.0. Google Cardboard also leads on ratings volume (598 vs 1). 杰游VR's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 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, 2.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cardboard has 598 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cardboard | 杰游VR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (598 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 598 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Jieyou Technology Development Co., Ltd. | |
Customer experience
Google Cardboard
杰游VR
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
杰游VR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cardboard
No in-app purchases
杰游VR
No in-app purchases
