ZAP Showcase vs HoloPatient
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZAP Showcase
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This app showcases the Larry Sautter Awards that are given out as IT innovation awards across the University of California. It features the winners from the last year, but also shares the history of the award and the previous award winners. Each year at the system wide technology conference, a new set of awards are given out and celebrated. In addition, there is some basic background information about the award under a Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQ) button and also some information on how to apply for an award. Finally there is the ability for the app to receive push messages, regarding the award announcements.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
ZAP Showcase and HoloPatient are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
ZAP Showcase ships an update every 5 months, HoloPatient every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZAP Showcase | HoloPatient |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 643 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of California, Los Angeles | GIGXR, Inc. |
In-app purchases
ZAP Showcase
No in-app purchases
HoloPatient
No in-app purchases
Questions
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