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24 alternatives to Google Cardboard for iOS

Virtual reality on your iPhone.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Google Cardboard for iOS launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Google Cardboard for iOS▲5

   VR for your iPhone

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Google Cardboard▲165

   Cardboard + Smartphone = Virtual Reality Headset!

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Cardboard Camera by Google▲172

   Capture and share moments with virtual reality (VR) photos

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4SA
   Swift and VR – Google Cardboard Ported to Swift and iOS▲64

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   DODOcase Google VR▲93

   $20 Google Cardboard Android Virtual Reality headset

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Google Cardboard now available in France▲6

   Bring virtual reality to life with your smartphone

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Figment VR▲148

   A virtual reality viewer built into an iPhone case

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   DIY Virtual Reality 2.0▲70

   Dodocase adapts Cardboard VR for iOS/Android (Kickstarter)

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Cardboard SDK for iOS▲1

   A native iOS SDK for Google Cardboard VR

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bridge▲251

    Mixed reality & positionally-tracked VR headset for iPhone

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Google Cardboard Plastic▲10

    Google's take on cheap augmented reality.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    XO▲282

    Augmented reality cards

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    CoSpaces▲95

    Explore numerous virtual reality worlds on your iPhone

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    HoloKit▲191

    Open source mixed reality. Like Google Cardboard for MR.

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Google Cardboard Plastic▲3

    Experience actual reality

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Simpsons Cardboard▲132

    The Simpsons and Google have come together to create VR

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Public Speaking for Google Cardboard▲20

    Master the art of Public Speaking with VR

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    WebVR Experiments by Google▲304

    Easily build and share VR experiences on the web!

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    NYT VR▲175

    With NYT VR, we bring our readers to the world.

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Vrideo apps▲81

    Explore immersive VR from your phone

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Daydream.VR▲77

    Virtualize Your Reality!

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Xavier▲5

    Augmented Reality for Google Cardboard w/ gestural controls

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Golf VR▲76

    Step on the first immersive 3D Golf course!

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Google Daydream▲264

    Google's virtual reality SDK

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →