Cardboard is popular, with 40 million installs. Users are divided: 3.3 stars from 158,507 ratings. Its best ranking is #8 in Top Free, Libraries & Demo in United States.

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About Cardboard

Cardboard is a libraries & demo app developed by Google LLC.

How many times has Cardboard been installed?

Cardboard has been installed 40 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 37 thousand times. It is ranked #8 in libraries & demo.

What is the rating of Cardboard?

Cardboard is rated 3.26 out of 5 stars, based on 160 thousand ratings.

Is Cardboard free?

Cardboard is free. The last update was on June 12, 2024.

What are the requirements for Cardboard?

Cardboard requires Android 10+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since June 2014.

Description by Google LLC (from Google Play)

Cardboard puts virtual reality on your smartphone. The Cardboard app helps you to launch your favourite VR experiences, discover new apps and set up a viewer.

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Installs over time

Cardboard has been installed 40 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 1.2 thousand installs per day.

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Comments on Cardboard for Android

★★★★★ Hello Kitty Gang · Mar 7, 2026

Still remember when this first came out. Got it for the Simpsons experience. The cardboard viewers were given out free through alot of different websites. Either google them or google the DIY. Other option is an actual VR headset.

★★★★★ Brittany Danielle · Jul 4, 2026

It is so freaking cool that I built it a box out of janga box, and I put the phone in, and it was the goodest experience ever. And I never had a v r heads that, so I got to use this

★★☆☆☆ Nicole Sarac · Jul 28, 2026

I couldn't get the app to work because you have to get an official Google cardboard viewer, and then scan the QR code it comes with. It won't work at all without a QR code. Uninstalled.

★☆☆☆☆ Екатерина Микушина · Feb 26, 2026

Trash as hell, every time I want to go to videos viewer I need to remove the phone from the headset enter the video viewer and then put it back on! And when I try to go back to the headset, BOOM! IT PUTTED ME TO THE MAIN MENU AND THE BRIGHTNESS WAS LIKE VERY HIGH. I'M UNINSTALLING

Google Play Rankings for Cardboard

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
8	United States	Libraries & Demo	Top Free
13	France	Libraries & Demo	Top Free
9	Brazil	Libraries & Demo	Top Free
12	Spain	Libraries & Demo	Top Free
14	Italy	Libraries & Demo	Top Free
20	Poland	Libraries & Demo	Top Free
20	Portugal	Libraries & Demo	Top Free
22	Austria	Libraries & Demo	Top Free
22	Belgium	Libraries & Demo	Top Free
22	Switzerland	Libraries & Demo	Top Free

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Technologies used by Cardboard

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