Google Cardboard vs Offshore 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.
Offshore VR
Experience a 3D virtual simulation of flying to and exploring an offshore oil platform. Discover hidden projects and immerse yourself in a realistic environment. Requires a Cardboard device for the full experience.
- Helicopter flight simulation
- Offshore oil platform exploration
- 3D virtual reality experience
- Hidden project discovery
- Cardboard VR device compatible
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Did you ever fly on a helicopter to an offshore oil platform? In this 3D Virtual Simulation for Cardboard devices you will! You will start the journey aboard on an helicopter flying to an oil platform in the middle of the sea. Once landed, you will have the chance to explore the whole platform. There are 10 key projects hidden, can you find all of them? You need a Cardboard device or similar to enjoy this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Offshore VR at 3.6 against Google Cardboard's 2.8. Offshore VR also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (43% vs 27%). Google Cardboard's advantage is ratings volume (680 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Offshore VR holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cardboard has 680 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Google Cardboard's written reviews are positive against 43% of Offshore VR's.
Google Cardboard ships an update every 3 months, Offshore VR every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cardboard | Offshore VR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (680 ratings) | 3.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.6% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 680 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 501 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | REPSOL SA | |
Customer experience
Google Cardboard
Offshore 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
Offshore VR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cardboard
No in-app purchases
Offshore VR
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Google Cardboard free?
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