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24 alternatives to Google Cardboard Plastic

Google's take on cheap augmented reality.

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 Plastic launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Google Cardboard▲165

   Cardboard + Smartphone = Virtual Reality Headset!

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Google Cardboard Plastic▲3

   Experience actual reality

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Cardboard Camera by Google▲172

   Capture and share moments with virtual reality (VR) photos

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   DODOcase Google VR▲93

   $20 Google Cardboard Android Virtual Reality headset

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   XO▲282

   Augmented reality cards

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HoloKit▲191

   Open source mixed reality. Like Google Cardboard for MR.

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Simpsons Cardboard▲132

   The Simpsons and Google have come together to create VR

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Google Cardboard for iOS▲5

   VR for your iPhone

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Atheer One▲62

   Google Glass meets 3D

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Public Speaking for Google Cardboard▲20

    Master the art of Public Speaking with VR

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Google Daydream▲264

    Google's virtual reality SDK

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Xavier▲5

    Augmented Reality for Google Cardboard w/ gestural controls

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13SA
    Swift and VR – Google Cardboard Ported to Swift and iOS▲64

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Google Material Design▲77

    Google's new visual look

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    to.be Camera▲152

    The Augmented Reality Camera

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    XO▲44

    Augmented reality cards

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SwapBots▲77

    Augmented reality toys for creative play

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Metaverse▲197

    Democratized augmented reality platform: AR for everyone!

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Project Tango by Google ▲80

    Mobile device + 3D

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Pixelcasts▲77

    Become a Better Designer

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Android Things Lantern▲113

    Real-world AR with Google's new IoT platform

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ORA-X▲79

    World's first augmented reality headphones

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Going Deep 175 - Robert Scoble on AR & VR▲82

    Tech blogger talks Apple, AR/VR and HoloLens.

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Google Cardboard for iOS▲1

    Virtual reality on your iPhone.

    2015 · 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 →