The four popular VR headsets for iPhone to play games

Virtual reality or VR in short is the revolution that is underway even in pokies games. To get the virtual reality you need a headset that is a mounted on your head to play games and used as simulators and for medical surgery traning. The VR headset comprise of a stereoscopic head-mounted display that provides separate images for each eye, stereo sound, and head motion tracking sensors like gyroscopes, accelerometers, structured light systems, eye tracking sensors and gaming controllers.

VR Headset on iPhone

While Apple is on its way to have their flagship VR Headsets right now there are other on the limelight when it comes to iPhone virtual reality. Mobile VR may not be quite the premium experience that expensive virtual reality headsets provide, but it offers a way for mobile users to experience VR on a budget. Instead of featuring high-resolution displays, sensors and powerful internals in the virtual reality headset, mobile VR relies on your iPhone to provide the display, sensors and brains of the VR, while the job of the headset is to provide special VR lenses and a way to hold your iPhone.

To use the VR on iPhone you’ll load up a VR-enabled app on your iPhone, then slot it into the headset and put it on your head. The app then uses the myriad of sensors already available on the iPhone to replicate your head movements, allowing you to look around a virtual environment. Note that only using smartphone sensors means that it won’t be quite as responsive as premium VR and you may experience a slight lag when turning your head, but it shouldn’t be enough to induce motion sickness an issue that VR manufacturers had to overcome in early development.

Also not all mobile VR headsets are cheaper; Samsung famously manufactured the Gear VR, which is powered by Oculus, the company behind the hugely popular Oculus Rift. The company uses Oculus technology to provide a more premium VR experience and coupled with the QHD displays of its flagship Galaxy series and a generally well-built, comfortable headset, it provides a great mobile VR experience. The only issue is that the Gear VR is only compatible with Galaxy S6/S6 Edge or newer devices, so iOS users are out of luck here. But there are others that work well with iPhone.

If you’re stuck for VR app ideas, there’s a variety VR-enabled apps already on the App Store, including the likes of Sisters, a relatively short but scary VR experience and Vangard V, a single level space-shooter. Most VR apps are free, but you may come across a handful of paid, premium experiences too

Here find the popular  four VR headsets that support iPhone from the old iPhone 5s to the more recent iPhone 8 and X.

1. Google Cardboard

Google CardBoard is one of the popular VR headset  that can be used on an iPhone. Also being the cheapest one as Google Cardboard is primarily made from cardboard, and the instructions on how to build it yourself can be found on the Google website. It requires you to source parts like lenses yourself, but these can be easily found online or in high street shops. The creative can buit her or her own Google cardboard.

As being made from cardboard the this VR headset isn’t the most comfortable to wear, especially over long periods of time. But for newbies to VR show this is  good starting point but if you find yourself still wanting to use VR and enjoy more of it for longer period of times, you can have other expensive options too.  Buy Google Cardboard from Google or get one from here.

2. Homido VR

The Homido VR headset is a better option for iPhone users to get a more premium mobile VR experience. The Homido VR headset is designed with comfort in mind, with soft padding to stop your skin becoming irritated when wearing the VR headset, while also doubling up as a comfortable way to combat light leakage. It also boasts a 100-degree field of view because of specially designed lenses, which help provide a more immersive VR experience. It also offers controls that let you adjust the distance between the lenses, as everybody has a slightly different facial shape.

Even the Homido VR is ideal for glasses wearers too, and you can adjust the distance between your eyes and the smartphone. It comes with three options to toggle between – far sighted, near sighted and normal vision. The Homido Center app for iOS and Android features a catalogue of VR-enabled apps available at your fingertips including games and experiences. You can buy the Homido VR headset from Ebay or shop bot.

3. Merge VR

The Merge VR headset is also good as it fits in the vast majority of iPhones and other smartphones on the market. The Merge VR is a funky looking purple VR headset that offers a sturdier and comfortable experience with ventilation ports and a flexible and extremely comfortable foam body. The interesting feature of the Merge VR headset is that it includes two buttons on the top of the headset, allowing you to interact with compatible VR apps – this may be used to fire a weapon, toggle different viewing modes, etc. It also features camera access, allowing the Merge VR headset to be used with augmented reality apps too.

You can buy the Merge VR headset directly from the company or EBay.

4. Carl Zeiss VR One Plus

The Carl Zeiss VR One Plus headset is a rather expensive VR viewer, but one that provides a comfortable, enjoyable mobile VR experience with a 100-degree field of view. The headset comes with two adjustable, stretchy straps that comfortably keep the headset in place and in a comfortable position. The headset itself also has a foam outline on the back of the headset so when you position it on your head it doesn’t hurt, and feels fairly light and comfortable.

Great design means this headset has a very stylish and modern look. Unlike the first-generation VR One, the VR One Plus comes with a single tray that’ll accommodate any smartphone between 4.7in and 5.5in, meaning any phone beyond the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are compatible.

Also the VR One Plus features a transparent front shield, which allows the smartphone camera to be used for augmented reality (AR) purposes. While the viewer features high quality lenses that’ll provide great visual quality, the performance and graphics of the VR experience itself varies, depending on the resolution of your smartphone and the quality of the app or game that you’re downloading.

Buy from Mobile Zap online store or directly from the company.

Besides these four popular ones there are various others that you can buy like BlitzWolf BR VR 3, View Master DLX VR, Xiaozhai BoboVRZ4 or Freefly VR Beyond.