# heiCOLLECTIONS — Heidelberg Uni Collections

> Heidelberg Uni Collections (iPhone/iPad app by Playersjourney GmbH.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heicollections/id6781296628 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Playersjourney GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/1461683218)
- Category: Education, Games, Adventure
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 596 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-29
- Data updated: 2026-07-25
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heicollections/id6781296628/reviews.md

## What is heiCOLLECTIONS?

heiCOLLECTIONS is Heidelberg University's initiative to digitise, connect and open up its more than 40 museums and collections – from art and antiquity to natural history objects, historical instruments and archival records. This app is your mobile gateway to the heiCOLLECTIONS portal.

Use it to browse the digitised holdings of the Heidelberg collections, search for specific objects and filter by theme. Every object comes with images and well-researched background information drawn from scholarly documentation.

What you'll find:
– Over 40 university museums and collections in one place
– Search objects and filter by theme
– Detailed views with high-resolution images
– Scholarly background on every item
– A bridge between the digital portal and the collections on site

Whether for study, research or pure curiosity: heiCOLLECTIONS opens up the collections of Heidelberg University to everyone.

heiCOLLECTIONS is an initiative of Heidelberg University, run by the University Library as part of the Flagship Initiative Transforming Cultural Heritage.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2026-07-17

What’s New

- Improved POI spawning and positioning.
- Added more reliable walking-route data using OSM and ORS.
- Improved fallback handling when map data is temporarily unavailable.
- Improved loading of 3D models and CCD content.
- Fixed iOS build and linker compatibility issues.
- General stability and performance improvements.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-07-16

What’s New

- Improved map loading and POI spawning, especially on slow or mobile connections.
- Added a fallback to prevent empty maps when OSM data is unavailable.
- Improved dialogue scrolling, audio seeking and playback stability.
- Updated tutorial audio and localization.
- Improved collection descriptions, hyperlinks and overall app stability.
- Refreshed several object models and Addressables configuration.

### 1.1 — 2026-07-13

What's new:

• New onboarding tutorial: a mysterious object greets you on the map and guides you through your first encounter — from listening to its story to meeting it in AR and browsing your collections.
• Exhibitions on the map: selected collections now appear as pins at their real locations, with opening hours, a short introduction and directions.
• New AR recenter button: bring the object right back in front of your camera at any time.
• Dialogs improved: the conversation now scrolls along as it is narrated, and your own replies appear highlighted in the transcript.
• Smarter start: a loading indicator on the splash screen — the map opens fully ready, with all objects in place.
• Rare objects can now also be encountered outside Heidelberg.
• Fixed: objects no longer disappear when you get too close in AR; more reliable object loading and smaller download sizes.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-29

No release notes.

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