Technik und Design vs GTC Showcase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Technik und Design
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Die Lernapp «Technik und Design» ist der ideale Begleiter im Technischen und Textilen Gestalten. Sie bietet Anleitungen mit Fotos und Videos zu vielen Verfahren (wie Kalt- und Warmbiegen, Blindnieten, Absteppen oder Stricken) und Informationen zu Arbeitsmitteln und zur Sicherheit. Mit dem Projektjournal kannst du eigene Arbeiten mit Text, Bild und Video dokumentieren und anderen zugänglich machen. Der Ideenkatalog mit Fotos von Arbeiten aus dem Technischen und Textilen Gestalten liefert Inspiration für eigene Projekte. Mit den zahlreichen Fragen der Lernkontrolle kannst du dein Wissen überprüfen. Weitere Informationen zur Lehrmittelreihe «Technik und Design»: www.tud.ch/lehrmittelreihe
GTC Showcase
Explore interactive augmented reality experiences showcasing cutting-edge research in gaming and creativity. Discover AR games, scavenger hunts, and tools that blend digital content with the real world.
- Augmented reality games
- AR scavenger hunt
- AR coloring book
- AR musical arrangement
- Interactive museum experiences
- Research project showcases
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The GTC Showcase App by the Game Technology Center of ETH Zurich (Switzerland) provides news and demos of our research projects to the public. Currently, the app contains an augmented reality game “Franz Carl Weber”, an augmented reality scavenger hunt “Expedition Solar System”, and our research prototype called “Augmented Creativity”. Franz Carl Weber: This project was developed as part of a collaboration between Franz Carl Weber and the ETH Game Technology Center. In this game, you can experience the Franz Carl Weber Christmas catalogue 2018 in augmented reality. On the title page, you meet Franzki, the cute bear and mascot of Franz Carl Weber. Help Franzki find his favorite toys in the catalogue and play with them. From cookie baking to bike racing, the four magic toys all come with a specific augmented reality mini-game to interact with Franzki. Expedition Solar System: This augmented reality scavenger hunt accompanies the special exhibition "Expedition Solar System" by focusTerra at ETH Zurich. The game lets you collect four objects for your space mission. Find them on the comic pages in the exhibition or in the accompanying book. Once you’ve found them all, take a photo with Marsty, the friendly Martian! Augmented Creativity: With Augmented Creativity, we aim to enhance creative and playful activities using augmented reality (AR). This app contains three modules. The AR coloring book module lets you color a character with regular paper and pens and then transfers the colors onto a 3D character shown on the display. The AR Band module allows you to playfully combine musical instruments and musical styles in AR to make your own arrangement of a song. Finally, the AR Museum module shows how AR technology can improve the interactivity of a museum experience. Through AR, you can interact with a painting, changing colors and shapes and hence create your own masterpiece!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GTC Showcase at every 3 months against Technik und Design's every 15 months. GTC Showcase also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Technik und Design ships an update every 15 months, GTC Showcase every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Technik und Design | GTC Showcase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 338 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hep verlag ag | ETH Zurich |
In-app purchases
Technik und Design
No in-app purchases
GTC Showcase
No in-app purchases
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