Comparison

Google Cardboard vs AllAboutMe

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

AllAboutMe

Features
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Important Note: This app requires IOS 18+ and an iPhone and iPad that can support Apple Intelligence. All About Me is your personal daily dashboard — a premium, all-in-one iOS app that brings together everything you need to start your day with clarity and confidence. Stop jumping between five different apps to piece together your morning. All About Me pulls your news, calendar, reminders, health data, commute times, and weather into a single, beautifully designed interface that feels as good as it looks. YOUR DAILY BRIEFING, INTELLIGENTLY SUMMARISED Every morning, All About Me's AI-powered Daily Briefing gives you a crisp summary of what matters — today's calendar events, outstanding reminders, and the top headlines — in a single glance. Powered by Apple Intelligence, the briefing refreshes automatically in the background every three hours so you're always up to date, without lifting a finger. BEAUTIFUL BY DESIGN All About Me isn't another list-based productivity app. Inspired by premium editorial publications, it features a fully customisable bento-grid home screen where every card earns its place. Add, remove, and rearrange widgets to build the dashboard that fits your life. Rich gradients, rounded cards, and subtle depth make every session a pleasure. STAY INFORMED, YOUR WAY The News tab aggregates RSS feeds from your favourite sources across World, Business, Technology, Health, Lifestyle, Entertainment, and Sport. The Deep Dive tab lets you follow curated knowledge topics — AI, Climate, Space, Economy, Geopolitics, Cybersecurity, and more — drawing from your feeds and grouping stories intelligently. And with World Pulse, explore today's headlines on an interactive map, seeing exactly where in the world events are unfolding. HEALTH AT A GLANCE All About Me integrates with HealthKit to surface your daily Readiness Score — a 0–100 rating based on sleep quality, resting heart rate, and step progress. Know instantly whether today is a day to push hard or to take it easy. COMMUTE SMARTER Save your frequent destinations and All About Me will show live travel times so you always know when to leave. Whether it's the office, the gym, or the school run, your commute intelligence is always one tap away. YOUR DAY, SPOKEN ALOUD Using Apple Intelligence, All About Me can generate a personalised daily briefing podcast — narrated on-device in your chosen voice, covering your news, calendar, and reminders. A premium audio experience with zero cloud dependency. ON-DEVICE AI CHAT Ask All About Me anything with the built-in AI Chat, powered by Apple's on-device language model. Fully private. No data ever leaves your device. FULLY PRIVATE. COMPLETELY LOCAL. All About Me stores everything on your device using SwiftData. There's no account to create, no cloud sync, and no data shared with third-party servers. Your personal information stays personal. WHAT'S INSIDE: • Customisable bento-grid dashboard • AI Daily Briefing with background refresh • Multi-source RSS news aggregator • Deep Dive topic knowledge graph • World Pulse interactive news map • HealthKit Readiness Score • WeatherKit detailed forecasts • Live commute times via MapKit • Calendar and Reminders via EventKit • Voice and text memos • AI-generated daily briefing podcast • On-device AI Chat (requires Apple Intelligence) • Fully private — all data stored locally on device All About Me is designed for people who value their time, love beautifully crafted software, and want one place to understand their day. Welcome to your daily briefing. Privacy Policy: https://keepingupwithtechnology.com/all-about-me/privacy Terms of Service: https://keepingupwithtechnology.com/all-about-me/terms

Screenshots

Google Cardboard4 screens
AllAboutMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Google Cardboard at none against AllAboutMe's 3. Google Cardboard also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. AllAboutMe sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Google Cardboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Cardboard ships an update every 3 months, AllAboutMe every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Google Cardboard versus AllAboutMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle CardboardAllAboutMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (684 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings684 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB24 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGoogleKeeping up with technology Pty ltd

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

AllAboutMe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Google Cardboard

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

AllAboutMe

One-time3
  • Support the Developer$0.99
  • Support the Developer$2.99
  • Support the Developer$4.99

Questions

Is Google Cardboard free?
Google Cardboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AllAboutMe free?
AllAboutMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Google Cardboard or AllAboutMe have ads?
Neither Google Cardboard nor AllAboutMe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Cardboard or AllAboutMe?
Google Cardboard ships an update every 3 months, and AllAboutMe every 5 months. Most recently, Google Cardboard was updated on November 12, 2026 and AllAboutMe on November 9, 2026.

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