Comparison

Luigi vs Pocket Pathologist

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Luigi

Features
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This is the client app of Luigi web application which allows you to submit an image of your case easily without special equipment and view the retrieved results on the smartphone. ----------------- Luigi: Large Scale HistoPathological Image Retrieval System - https://luigi-pathology.com/ Luigi web application has the following features. - Use a deep texture representation to calculate relevance metrics between pathological images, which enables the proposed system to find relevant images that do not depend on spatial information, such as the location of cells. - Not require extra learning; thus, any tissues, cells, and even artifacts can be searched without training. ----------------- Users can search their own histopathology image in two different databases. Luigi-Genome This database contains more than 7,000 cases from 32 cancer types with genomic features and clinical information included in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Additionally, registered users can use a function for somatic mutation prediction. - TCGA: The histopathological images of Luigi are in whole or part based upon data generated by the TCGA Research Network: http://cancergenome.nih.gov/. - cBioPortal: Cerami et al. The cBio Cancer Genomics Portal: An Open Platform for Exploring Multidimensional Cancer Genomics Data. Cancer Discovery. May 2012 2; 401. Gao et al. Integrative analysis of complex cancer genomics and clinical profiles using the cBioPortal. Sci. Signal. 6, pl1 (2013). Luigi-oral This database contains 605 cases across 85 oral tumor categories, including salivary gland, odontogenic, and maxillofacial bone tumors.

About

Pocket Pathologist

This app enables veterinarians to get expert opinions on cytology cases by uploading microscopic photos and case details. It facilitates efficient telecytology consultations, allowing for easy submission and retrieval of diagnostic reports directly through a smartphone.

Highlights
  • Telecytology consultations
  • Smartphone digital image capture
  • Upload microscopic photos
  • Submit case information
  • Receive expert pathologist opinions
  • Download diagnostic reports
Features
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Pocket Pathologist provides efficient and affordable telecytology consultations through smartphone digital image capture. The app serves as a diagnostic tool for veterinarians to share microscopic photos and case information with a pathologist in order to obtain an expert opinion on in-house cytology cases. The Pocket Pathologist app allows the veterinarian to easily upload case information and cytology photos for a pathologist to review. Once the report is completed by the pathologist, the veterinarian can view and download it straight from the app.

Screenshots

Luigi3 screens
Pocket Pathologist3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Luigi at 12.0 against Pocket Pathologist's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luigi ships an update monthly, Pocket Pathologist every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Luigi versus Pocket Pathologist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuigiPocket Pathologist
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB43 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDaisuke KomuraPocket Consults, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Luigi

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Pathologist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Luigi free?
Luigi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Pathologist free?
Pocket Pathologist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Luigi or Pocket Pathologist have ads?
Neither Luigi nor Pocket Pathologist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luigi or Pocket Pathologist?
Luigi ships an update monthly, and Pocket Pathologist every 2 months. Most recently, Luigi was updated on October 16, 2026 and Pocket Pathologist on October 6, 2026.

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