Google Cardboard vs CyberTD
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.
CyberTD
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Pure tower defense experience. Build tower that shoot arrows, shoot lasers, shoot big ice blocks that slows enemy down. Build tower that shoot energy waves that can life steal. Pick various upgrades that enhance your arrows, your lasers, your ice blocks, And stop endless waves of cyber enemies across challenging levels!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Google Cardboard at none against CyberTD's 3. CyberTD's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. CyberTD sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Google Cardboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
Google Cardboard ships an update every 3 months, CyberTD every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cardboard | CyberTD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (684 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 684 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 雨恒 蔡 | |
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
CyberTD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cardboard
No in-app purchases
CyberTD
- small gem pack$0.99
- medium gem pack$2.99
- large gem pack$6.99
