VR programs for iOS. The best virtual reality apps for Android and iOS

Choosing the best game that allows you to enjoy virtual reality through the iPhone is now very difficult, because many famous games are not the best and vice versa. It doesn't matter how much you love Team Fortress 2, but slight slowdowns in the VR (virtual reality) version of the game are unlikely to please you. Considering that the virtual reality industry in gaming is just in its infancy, there are not many truly high-quality games yet; many truly worthy VR games will be released towards the end of 2016. In the meantime, we will present to your attention the five best virtual reality games on the iPhone at the moment, in our opinion.

End Space VR

End Space VR is a first-person space shooter game that was specially designed for virtual reality lovers. Wearing special virtual reality glasses, you go into space, where you control a small space fighter and destroy enemies, which become more and more numerous with each level. The controls are very simple: by turning your head you direct your spaceship, and using the button on the headset you activate a powerful laser.

This virtual reality game for iPhone is an absolute leader, thanks to its high-quality graphics and 3D sound. The game process itself is very realistic: there are three different space worlds, quite different from each other, and all spaceships are drawn in very detail and all damage is simulated, and parts of the ship are even destroyed, as if this were happening in reality. As in other games of this type, you can upgrade your ammunition and buy more powerful ships. The End Space VR game itself has practically no end, since it is almost impossible to complete all levels due to the constantly increasing difficulty levels.

A short video review of the game End Space VR:

Hidden Temple - VR Adventure

The hunt for the treasure of the mythical temple has now become a reality, well almost a reality, only virtual, thanks to the Hidden Temple - VR Adventure application. If you like action games, then you will definitely like this one. The goal of the game is to escape from the ancient temple, which can turn into your tomb if you do not have time to solve tricky riddles and open a secret room in the allotted time.

The advantage of this game is 360-degree visibility, well-rendered graphics and a large number of different difficulty levels. It’s really interesting to play, since Hidden Temple - VR Adventure combines the genres of quests and adventure adventures, while everything happens in virtual reality. Can you find chests of gold in the mystical temple? Find out by downloading the game on the AppStore for $1.99.

Fastrack VR Game

For fans of racing simulators, we have a separate game in store - Fastrack VR Game. Probably the best game of this genre available for your iPhone. You will have to get used to the controls, because wherever you turn your head, the car will go there, and very often you want to lower your head down to brake, but then the racing car simply disappears from sight. The graphics themselves could be a lot better, but this is the best iPhone racing simulator adapted for virtual reality that we could find at the moment. There is also Mad Race VR, but in it you can’t even drive a car, but simply watch everything that happens as a passenger.

Most likely, Fastrack VR Game needs to wait for an update, and then all the cars and race tracks will look more realistic. This particular racing simulator is considered the first in this genre to offer immersion in virtual reality. The app is completely free, so head over to iTunes and download Fastrack VR Game, then tell us what you think!

Zombie Shooter VR

Zombie Shooter VR is both exciting and terrifying at the same time. You have a weapon and you need to kill zombies - it's simple! The graphics are very impressive and the immersion in virtual reality looks very believable. The controls are completely simple, because the game itself walks for you, and you just have to look around, look for zombies and kill them (to reload the clip you need to look down, it’s just not said in the instructions).

In Zombie Shooter VR there are several types of weapons to choose from, and a large number of different game locations (subway, dungeon, mine, abandoned laboratory, etc.). By the way, the game developer is the Russian company FIBRUM, so you should especially try this game, it’s also completely free!

Roller Coaster VR

The popularity of American racing in virtual reality continues to surprise; apparently, not everyone has yet experienced what it’s like to ride the rides using special glasses with a 360-degree view. We don’t know what’s more interesting, riding a roller coaster yourself or watching your friends or family members scream in fear of the roller coaster, although it all happens virtually!

The quality of the game is at a high level, almost all the slides are made in a tropical style, that is, they take place somewhere on a desert island with a lot of palm trees and water obstacles. It's worth a try, but whether this can be attributed to a game, we have doubts, but judging by the number of downloads and comments, it doesn't matter, since Roller Coaster VR is very popular in the AppStore. The game is again free.

While using virtual reality you cannot enjoy gambling, including playing poker for money, but the first casino that, using virtual reality, will immerse you in the real atmosphere of Las Vegas is already on the way. What do you think about virtual reality?

In this review, we will talk about the 10 best current VR apps for iPhone that can be downloaded from iTunes. Ideal for those who have just bought VR glasses.

Virtual reality technologies are just entering the lives of users and are still far from perfect, but now you can be surprised, learn something new and just have a good time by installing VR applications on your iPhone.

Google Street View

Using the mobile version of the cartographic map, you can arrange a virtual tour of other cities and countries, studying the sights, features of architecture and life.

Users add visual data created by their own efforts to the application, so here you can find truly exotic places that even experienced guides are unaware of.

Star Chart VR

If you feel bored on planet Earth, you can take a trip to space by installing the application. The developers called the program the first VR planetarium, and we have no reason not to trust them.

Select a constellation, planet or other space object, examine it from all sides and find out the main information about it and the Universe as a whole. The application is not localized into Russian, but this is not so important if you just want to look at the stars up close.

If you are not interested in the whole Universe, but only in the Moon, install the free application.

Orbulus Special Edition

Continuing the theme of traveling on Earth and other planets, let’s remember about the application. Here, panoramas are uploaded by users and equipped with sound, which makes the immersion even deeper.

Relax VR

If you don't want to travel through urban areas, but want to relax in serene photorealistic locations, download the app.

VR Stories by USA TODAY

The application allows you to view current news in virtual reality format. The videos vary in length and tell about a variety of events and places.

NYT VR

The New York Times also did not stay away from VR and launched its own 360 degrees. Short films, recordings of summits, virtual travel into space - just put on a headset to see another world.

YouTube

Great and comprehensive was one of the first to adopt VR technology. There is a video hosting site that contains VR content, from recordings from concerts to videos from travel.

More VR videos can be found by searching with the keywords “VR” and “360”. In principle, you can watch any video through VR glasses; the only question is whether it will look interesting in virtual reality.

Layar

The world is multi-layered - you will understand this after installation. The program reveals hidden digital information about the world around you, showing useful data directly on the device screen. You look around and see addresses of houses, organizations and other important information.

One of the most popular and best-selling phones in many countries is the iPhone. Since the appearance of Apple products on the world market, its products have only improved every year and are becoming increasingly popular, not to say that all the changes went with a bang, but current iPhones are only branded smartphones. Since virtual reality technology is now hard at work improving, many would like to know what the best virtual reality glasses for iPhone can be found now.

Since these versions of the iPhone are practically the same in size and screen diagonal, the same glasses are suitable for them.

If you're not sure if you need virtual reality glasses, or you think you'll try them a couple of times and throw them in the junk drawer, these are the ones for you cardboard glasses from Google. You can buy it at a low price in various online stores. There is an improved version of them, the same glasses, with an elastic band for attaching them to the head. .

Homido mini

If for some reason you don't like cardboard glasses, there is another option. Homido mini- a unique thing of its kind, competitors are in no hurry to release copies of these glasses. They look like ordinary glasses, except that missing bow. They are attached to the phone with a special mount. But there is no question of any complete immersion in virtual reality, since the glasses do not have a box.

Homido Grab

If you are sure that you will enjoy virtual reality seriously and for a long time, then you should take care of buying good VR glasses. According to customer reviews, glasses are most suitable for these iPhone models Homido Grab.

Advantages of this device over others:

• Thanks to the light material from which the case is made, the weight of the glasses is only 240 grams;
• A viewing angle of 100 degrees will provide a good picture;
• High-quality assembly and beautiful shape of VR glasses;
• Customization for each user individually: interpupillary distance, the distance between the screen and lenses- all this changes within wide limits, for the convenience of the user.
• Long dive thanks to the weight and adjustment of the glasses.
• Durability thanks to quality materials and workmanship

VR glasses for iPhone 6

Google cardboard glasses, like Homido mini, are suitable for the sixth iPhone, but Homido Grab no longer fits the maximum screen diagonal. iPhone 6 diagonal is 4.7 inches.

In addition to the glasses described above, a good option for the sixth iPhone would be glasses in the mid-price segment 3D VR Glasses. The glasses are a budget copy of the rather expensive Google Cardboard glasses. Combining a design that is pleasing to the eye, good characteristics, and the best price/quality ratio, they are one of the best sellers in their category.

Advantages:

• Screen diagonal from 3.5 to 6 inches;
• The maximum viewing angle is 90 degrees, less than that of the same Homido, but this is enough, for example, the top glasses from Samsung have the same viewing angle of 90 degrees;
• High-quality materials, the strap for attaching the glasses to the head is made of nylon;
• Ability to customize distances.

The diagonal of the iPhone 7 is the same 4.7 inches, so all previous glasses, excluding Homido Grab, will also fit the seventh iPhone. However, I would like to consider another example of wonderful VR glasses in the mid-price segment.

3D VR glasses

I can’t say that this model is a sales leader, but it has quite a lot of fans who are sure that these glasses are the best of all those on the market. In fact, the glasses are unremarkable, 90 degrees of view, screen diagonal from 3.5 to 5.5 inches. The build is good, but not great. Custom settings in a wide range.

Perhaps the only thing that sets these glasses apart from the rest is the fact that the glasses always come with Bluetooth remote control, to perform various actions in applications when it is attached to the glasses.

For the eighth iPhone, both cardboard from Google or Homido mini, and 3D VR are suitable.

BOBOVR Z4

Let us consider the BOBOVR Z4 as more suitable for the iPhone 8. With its 4.7-inch screen diagonal, this is the minimum for which the BOBOVR Z4 glasses were created. The diagonal for these glasses should be from 4.7 to 6.2 inches. The viewing angle of the glasses is more than 120 degrees. Distance adjustment, high-quality assembly, high-quality materials for manufacturing and a low price, what else do top-end VR glasses need.

We will tell you about the 4 most interesting and beautiful Vr games for iPhone, which will show you the maximum depth of complete immersion in virtual reality.

End Space VR

The essence of the game is simple, you are a spaceship pilot and are now at war with aliens. The game is controlled both using a special gamepad and with your eyes (new developments). Very clear and drawn objects, and overall the graphics are quite good.

In the games you are the same pilot, but not of a spaceship, but of a fighter plane. Control by joystick or gaze, control can be configured in the game settings. Many options for improving the aircraft.

Virtual reality glasses for iPhone are beginning to gain more and more popularity, and therefore many VR games for Apple smartphones are appearing in the App Store. But which ones are really worthy of attention? In this collection, we have collected the most interesting VR games for iPhone that you simply must try.

InCell VR

Price: free.
Playing without points: yes.

Inspired by the Oscar-winning science fiction film Innerspace, InCell VR takes players on the most original virtual journey of their lives. Journey inside the human cell.

Players will have to explore and defend it while racing against invaders. The gameplay of InCell VR can be characterized as fast, vibrant, and most importantly, non-boring. This is confirmed by numerous reviews from players who call InCell VR the best mobile VR game.

Lamper VR: Firefly Rescue

Price: 75 rub.
Play without points: no.

At the moment when it seemed that the world was finally tired of runners, VR glasses for mobile devices began to be popularized. They saved the runners. The brightest representative of VR runners, Lamper VR: Firefly Rescue, is simply amazing in its fascination.

The developers didn’t have to come up with anything radically new. The gameplay is classic - run, collect, dodge, but all in virtual space, which breathes new life into the basic mechanics. The character in Lamper VR: Firefly Rescue is controlled by turning your head.

End Space VR

Price: 75 rub.
Playing without points: yes.

End Space VR is an arcade first-person shooter set in space. For regular games, this definition sounds ordinary, but for VR games it sounds intriguing. And for good reason.

Players in End Space VR take control of a spaceship with impressive cannons, with which they must destroy enemy fighters. A 360-degree viewing angle, excellent AAA graphics and 3D sound help you plunge headlong into the space meat grinder. There is no plot as such, but End Space VR is not about story, but about experience. There are many of them here.

Romans From Mars 360

Price: free.
Play without points: yes

And in the virtual space we cannot hide from games in the Tower Defense genre. Which is actually a good thing, since the most popular VR-enabled TD game, Romans From Mars 360, has extremely fun gameplay.

The goal of Romans From Mars 360 is to defend the castle from the Martians, who are advancing in countless waves to destroy the player's refuge. By earning points for killing enemies, players can upgrade their ballista with new skills, as well as use the powers of fire, ice, earth and lightning. Adding to the excitement of Romans From Mars 360 is a 360-degree viewing angle.

Fractal Combat X

Price: free.
Playing without points: yes.

Fractal Combat X is a beautiful flight simulator with incredibly intense gameplay and, attention, plot! The presence of a plot in FCX ​​is explained by the fact that the game was present in the App Store for a long time as a very ordinary game, only recently receiving support for virtual reality glasses.

Adapted for Fractal Combat X VR glasses beyond all praise. You are immersed in the game from the very first mission, which is largely due to the epic musical accompaniment. As far as game length is concerned, there is no need to worry about it. New missions in FCX ​​are added daily.

FastHit VR

Price: 75 rub.
Playing without points: yes.

The developers of FastHit VR did not bother at all with the plot, epic musical score and other “little things”. Instead, they created a simple but terribly fun target shooting simulator.

In FastHit VR, players will find 17 scenarios, 45 levels and more than 250 targets to hit. A game controller, as in previous games, is not needed to shoot at targets - control is performed with the head.

Final Kick VR

Price: free (Premium version: 229 RUR).
Play without points: no.

Football fans are also not left without attention from VR game developers. An example of this is Final Kick VR - a simulator of taking free kicks. Circle the walls, deceive the goalkeeper, make non-standard decisions in order to complete the game.

We warn you right away - the blows seem light only at the beginning of the game. By the middle you will have to sweat.

When it comes to mobile VR devices, the iPhone is still rarely mentioned. Google's Cardboard and Daydream, Samsung's Gear VR - you're welcome. What about Apple? They say that the situation is unlikely to change until the next WWDC, which is scheduled for June. Moreover, you can’t count on any grandiose VR breakthroughs from Apple either, since Tim Cook himself is of the opinion that AR (augmented reality, that is) is cooler than VR for the iPhone.

On the other hand, this does not mean at all that if you want to join the world of virtual reality, then you need to buy an Android smartphone for this. VR for iPhone these days is not such an extra-complicated task, and it is solved in the usual way, that is, choosing a suitable VR headset and installing VR applications.

With a headset it’s simple: go to a familiar online store or just use a search engine and write something like “ virtual reality glasses«, « vr helmet", etc., and choose a model that is compatible not only with Android smartphones, but also with iPhone. Prices? Well, it’s not expensive: for $30-$40 in equivalent, you’ll definitely find suitable sized VR “glasses” for iPhone.

But as for VR content for iPhone, it will be a little more complicated. Need to search. You can still find a lot of toys in the App Store (read about them in one of our next publications), but among them there are already very smart VR applications with non-game content. True, you will need some knowledge of English, but that’s the only way for now.

In general, to make it clearer to you what kind of applications these are and what level you should focus on, we have made a small selection of the most interesting, in our opinion, VR software products for the Apple smartphone.

So, let's look:

• VR apps for iPhone - Google Street View

Virtual tour to Stonehenge or ? A tour of downtown New York? Or just a walk through the streets of your hometown? Easily. " Google Street View "is actually a mobile version of one of the options of a service that is well known to all of us. We change the monitor screen to a VR headset and get Maps in virtual reality mode. And taking into account the fact that almost the entire world has been packaged in Street View for a long time, watching it is not worth reconsidering. And when you get bored, you can start creating personal 360-degree “photo spheres” and enrich the collection with your own VR masterpieces.

• VR apps for iPhone – Jаunt VR

Music, sports, travel, cinema in any quantity. Jaunt VR is a mobile aggregator of 360-degree and VR clips with a convenient and easy-to-use interface. By the way, if you want to show something very bright and memorable to your child, then start with the famous short film “ The Invasion«.

• VR apps for iPhone - NYT VR

This is the official mobile app of the New York Times newspaper and at the same time - access to exclusive VR content from one of the most interesting and insightful VR libraries in the world. Climbing to the top of the World Trade Center, a virtual trip to Pluto, and a lot of fascinating VR documentaries on a variety of topics.

• VR apps for iPhone - Orbulus Special Edition

Orbulus is a large catalog of 360-degree panoramic videos with sound and music. It is filled by the service users themselves, because something new and interesting appears constantly. We go to Orbulus, select the “sphere” we like (or just look at it for a couple of seconds, and it will open on its own) from the gallery. Once inside the sphere, you can zoom in and out of the “picture” by tilting your head left or right. Quite a fun (and inexpensive) way to see the world.

• VR applications for iPhone – Relax VR

When you are tired and really want to relax, then with the help of your iPhone it is quite possible, let’s say, to move away from real reality and immerse yourself for a while in completely serene, but very realistic VR locations. And meditate a little, admiring the splendor of the landscapes and listening to calm and relaxing music (by the way,). Relax VR costs 2 bucks.

• VR applications for iPhone - Star Chart VR

This is a stand-alone mobile version of the AR application of the same name, which is extremely popular and interesting. In Star Chart VR, you also explore using your iPhone. You can look at the stars, learn the constellations, you can study any of the planets and its satellites. In addition to bright graphics, the application also displays detailed information about. Super content, both educationally and purely aesthetically. Star Chart VR costs $5.

• VR apps for iPhone - virtual stories USA Today (USA Today VR Stories)

News and all sorts of stories and stories. Videos lasting from 1 to 9 minutes. You can watch them in streaming mode, or you can pre-download them to your iPhone. At the moment, the publication is just beginning to build its VR library (there are about 30 videos in the section so far), but, nevertheless, why not “drive” a whole lap on the Indy Car track with Mario Andretti himself, or “ride” on mule ride through the Grand Canyon? For free.

• VR apps for iPhone - VR-Moon (Virtual Reality Moon)

Most of us, most likely, will not be able to fly to the real Moon in this life. But a “real” VR tour of the lunar surface is possible now! You will need some kind of basic joystick or gamepad, with which you can set the direction of movement. And a good mood. Believe me, there will be something to be surprised there.

• VR apps for iPhone - YouTube

Mega catalog of 360-degree and VR videos. And you already have it. Just enter “360” or “VR” in the search bar, or open the “ Video in VR format » ( 360 Channel ) in the YouTube mobile app. In addition, now you can watch any clip on YouTube in VR mode. The impressions, as a rule, are not all that great, but there are also a lot of interesting things.