Google Cardboard vs NoonGil
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.
NoonGil
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NoonGil turns your iPhone camera into a voice-first guide to the world around you. Point your camera and hear: • Scene: objects and which way to look • Read text: signs, labels, menus and pages • Colour: the colour in front of you • Identify: what an object is Everything in these four modes runs on your device, without an account or network connection. Tap anywhere to hear an answer, swipe to change modes, and use the accessibility-friendly controls with VoiceOver. Optional Describe mode sends a photo to Anthropic for a spoken description when you add your own API key. You choose when to use it. NoonGil is designed for people who cannot rely on a screen, but anyone can use it hands-free.
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Verdict
Google Cardboard and NoonGil are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Google Cardboard | NoonGil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (678 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 678 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Google LLC | Yusuf Suhair |
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
NoonGil
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cardboard
No in-app purchases
NoonGil
No in-app purchases
