Best VR (Virtual Reality) apps for smartphone viewers (Android and iPhone)

Virtual reality applications allow you to immerse yourself in completely 3D scenarios, incredible 360-degree images. While to have a full experience it would be necessary to have a 3D PC viewer such as Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, it is still possible to enjoy a decent virtual experience using the smartphone and some fantastic very engaging applications.
To use virtual reality on your smartphone (both any Android phone and even iPhone), you need to buy a device that works as a 3D viewer to be worn as a pair of glasses, inside which you can insert the smartphone. The effect of VR applications is to immerse yourself in a scenario as if you were inside it and then see different things when you turn your head to the right, left, up or down.
There are different types of smartphone viewers, from the super cheap one from 10 Euros to the more advanced one from 100 Euros and there are all brands. Among the best known virtual reality viewers for smartphones we can mention:

• Google Cardboard, the 10 Euro cardboard box that I had already talked about in the past.
• Google DayDream View, the evolution of the Cardboard, which however costs 110 Euros.
• Samsung Gear VR, with different versions, compatible with Samsung Galaxy smartphones and the only one of this type of viewer that is also compatible with apps made for Oculuft Rift.
• 3D viewers for generic smartphones, which cost from 10 Euros upwards, are fine to support the apps listed in this article, to have a complete virtual reality experience.

These are the best virtual reality apps for Android smartphones and iPhones

1. Google Cardboard, (for Android and iPhone) is the Google app to test the Cardboard viewer, so you can configure the viewer and try 360 degrees Google Earth or some virtual games and travel.
2. Google DayDream, (for Android) is Google's second official VR app, designed as a high-level replacement for the Cardboard experiment. To use this app you will need a Daydream compatible smartphone and a Daydream View. The Daydream app serves as a portal for other supported VR content such as VR video and other apps.
3. Google Arts and Culture, for Android and iPhone, allows you to immerse yourself in art and virtually visit museums around the world with virtual tours that really seem to be inside. The app can be used with Google's Cardboard or other VR devices to explore galleries around the world or to visit famous places of interest through the 360-degree viewer.
4. Within VR (for Android and iPhone) is a 3D video app that allows you to watch music videos, concerts and documentaries shot at 360 degrees (so if you turn your head you will see different scenes) as if you were really in the place where they have been shot. Within VR can also be tested without a viewer and on its website //www.with.in so you can get an idea of ​​how this incredible free virtual reality movie app works.
5. YouTube VR is the official app (Only for Android) to view Youtube videos in 3D with Cardboard, DayDream viewers and any other supported viewer.
6. Netflix VR, for Android, allows subscribers to watch movies through VR viewers such as Oculus, Daydream and Cardboard. There are two viewing modes with this app, from the living room or inside the movie by moving the image to match the movement of the eyes.
7. FullDive VR is an app for Android and iPhone that includes many virtual reality applications and tools. You can therefore view Youtube videos in 3D, you can browse 360 ​​degrees photos and also browse the internet from the 3D viewer.
8. Veer VR, for Android and iPhone is another application to view exclusive 360-degree videos with virtual reality viewers for smartphones.
9. The Google Street View app for Android and iPhone was updated not long ago to support VR content and view the various streets of the world at 360 degrees as if you were really there.
10. VR GirlFriend is an experimental game where you can take care of the relationship with a virtual girlfriend. You can also play on the smartphone screen, even if the experience is clearly more engaging and true with a viewer.
11. Sites in VR, for Android and for iPhone is an app for exploring various 360-degree scenarios, including space and some monuments from all over the world.
12. Facebook 360 is the application that Mark Zuckerberg used during his conference to demonstrate the potential of a Facebook as a virtual world. The app is only available for Oculus Rift and Samsung VR headsets, and allows users to explore 360-degree videos and photos.
13. Cinema AAA VR, for Android, is a VR video player and a cinema application for Cardboard.
14. VR Video Player by VaR is a 3D video player that supports almost all popular formats.
15. Google explorations for Android and for iPhone is an educational tool that ranks among the best VR apps, which allows you to participate or conduct virtual trips around the world. You can explore historical monuments, dive underwater with sharks or immerse yourself in exotic nature. There are over 200 expeditions, each curated with VR images and integrated descriptions.
16. Titans of Space for Android is one of the best virtual reality apps with a tour of the solar system to explore the planets in 3D virtual reality.
17. Virtual Speech for Android and for iPhone allows you to simulate a speech in public, in front of an audience of people.
18. Cardboard Camera, for Android and for iPhone, is used to transform photos into 360-degree panoramic photos.
19. Coastality for Android and iPhone offers roller coaster recordings and other playground attractions that make it seem like you're really at the center of the action.
20. Trinus VR for Android and iPhone connects your Android phone to your PC to play your favorite games like GTA, Elite Dangerous and Minecraft in virtual reality.
21. InCell VR for Android and iPhone is an educational game for children who want to learn the human body. The player takes on the role of a fighter who has shrunk to enter the human body, travel inside and fight against the flu virus. You can also play without VR.
22. Minos Starfighter VR for Android is a visual show that transforms us into space fighter pilots, fighting alien enemies in different space environments in virtual reality. The quality of the graphics and sound make it one of the best immersive VR Cardboard apps on the Play Store today.
23. VR Thrills: Roller Coaster 360 for Android and for iPhone are the roller coaster, which seen in virtual reality with a viewer such as the Cardboard, are scary as in real reality. This is one of the most popular VR games in the Play Store, with over 10 million installations.
24. VR Crazy Swing for Android and iPhone is a scary swing experience, with first-person views, which rocks hundreds of meters above the ground.
25. Orbulus for Android and iPhone is an app to explore the planets of the solar system in 360 degrees, in virtual reality.
26. Cosmic Roller Coaster for Android is still a 3D roller coaster game, set in space.
27. Sisters for Android and for iPhone is a 3D horror game, to be experienced firsthand in virtual reality.

Finally, you can still try many virtual reality applications for 3D viewers by looking for the word VR in the Google Play Store or in the Apple store.