Comparison

Avkin vs HoloPatient

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

Head to head
About

Avkin

This application serves as a control interface for advanced wearable medical simulators designed for nursing students. It enables users to manage various simulated patient conditions and physiological sounds, enhancing hands-on learning experiences.

Highlights
  • Control Bluetooth-enabled Avkin products
  • Simulate lung sounds
  • Simulate heart sounds
  • Manage Avtrach, Avline, Avtone, Avthor, Avwound, Avband, Avbirth
  • Enhance nursing education
Features
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Avkin is a leader in the field of wearable medical simulators for nursing education. Use this app to control Bluetooth-enabled Avkin products: Avtrach, Avline, Avtone, Avthor, Avwound, Avband, and Avbirth. Lung sounds provided by the Rale Repository and Thinklabs. Heart sounds provided by eMurmur. Icons and images from: Pixel perfect at www.flaticon.com Clker-Free-Images at www.pixabay.com OpenClipart-Vectors at www.pixabay.com Freepik at www.flaticon.com IconBaandar at www.flaticon.com CDZ at www.pixabay.com User data (name, address, email, etc.) is only collected when the user explicitly enters the information into a form on the 'Help' page for tech support or product inquiry. The data goes to the Avkin Hubspot database and can be removed by contacting info@avkin.com.

About

HoloPatient

This app enables remote, immersive learning experiences using augmented reality on phones and tablets. Students can view and interact with holographic content shared by instructors in real-time, fostering collaborative educational outcomes.

Highlights
  • Remote AR learning sessions
  • Holographic content projection
  • Interactive 3D examination
  • Live content updates
  • Collaborative instructor-led learning
  • VoIP communication
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GIG Mobile is an extension to the GIG Immersive Learning System that allows users to join sessions using AR-enabled phones and tablets. Through extended reality (XR), it allows for the transportation of holographic content to remote student locations where they can be viewed and examined by students during collaborative instructor-led sessions. The app is free to download and use for anyone with a GIGXR Immersive Learning System account. Key features: Remote and/or socially distanced student groups connect with their instructor, who is wearing Microsoft HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset, using their AR-enabled iPhone. High quality holographic session content is transported to the student location during the session and updated live as the instructor makes changes. Students use the augmented reality features of their Apple device to select a location in their room for the holographic content to be placed. Students can independently walk around, examine and interact with the holographic content while communicating with their instructor through VoIP Collaborative learning among the group facilitates highly effective learning outcomes GIG Mobile interacts with the GIG Immersive Learning System, an XR teaching system designed to enhance, not replace, existing curriculum and teaching methods. For more information on the GIG Immersive Learning System, please email sales@gigxr.com to request a demo today.

Screenshots

Avkin4 screens
HoloPatient4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HoloPatient at 5.0 against Avkin's 4.7. HoloPatient also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Avkin's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HoloPatient holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avkin has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Avkin ships an update monthly, HoloPatient every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Avkin versus HoloPatient: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvkinHoloPatient
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB643 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAvkin, IncGIGXR, Inc.

Customer experience

Avkin

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HoloPatient

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Avkin

No in-app purchases

None

HoloPatient

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Avkin free?
Avkin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HoloPatient free?
HoloPatient is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Avkin or HoloPatient?
HoloPatient is rated higher. Avkin averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while HoloPatient averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Avkin or HoloPatient have ads?
Neither Avkin nor HoloPatient shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Avkin or HoloPatient?
Avkin ships an update monthly, and HoloPatient every 3 months. Most recently, Avkin was updated on August 8, 2026 and HoloPatient on September 8, 2026.

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