Comparison

Art Swipe vs HoloKit

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

Head to head
About

Art Swipe

Create unique collages by combining public domain art from a museum collection with your own photos. Inspired by surrealist "exquisite corpse" art, this app lets you build collective images through chance and creativity.

Highlights
  • Create collages
  • Use public domain art
  • Incorporate personal photos
  • Inspired by surrealist art
  • Build collective images
Features
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Art Swipe was developed by artist Jody Zellen and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) to coincide with the exhibition "In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States" on view at LACMA from January 29 - May 6, 2012. The app allows users to make collages from images that are in the public domain from LACMA's collection, images from the "In Wonderland" exhibition, as well as photographs from their camera and camera roll. Art Swipe is loosely based on the "exquisite corpses" created by early 20th century surrealist artists who would write or draw on a folded sheet of paper. Each participant would then pass the folded paper to the next participant for a further contribution. The result is a collective collage, an image made up of parts connected by chance.

About

HoloKit

Experience stereoscopic AR with an affordable accessory and app. Explore immersive art, battle dragons, and play with friends in shared realities. Control your experience with an Apple Watch and track fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Stereoscopic AR experiences
  • Face-to-face multiplayer battles
  • Spectator mode for real-time viewing
  • Apple Watch motion controls
  • Health app integration for fitness tracking
  • Switch between realities with simple controls
Features
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HoloKit X is a simple, affordable accessory for iPhone that unlocks the world of stereoscopic AR and allows people to Dream Together in new realities. Download the HoloKit X app, follow the simple instructions to pair iPhone, try out a few of the included realities, and then get ready to transport into a new reality to become a wizard or dragon hunter and play with friends. The HoloKit X app includes all content, a series of realities, to demonstrate the capabilities and wonder of stereoscopic AR, experience immersive art dreams created by world-renewed digital artists, and battles with wizards and dragons by casting spells. HoloKit X’s killer feature is face-to-face multiplayer, which allows friends to battle together or against each other as wizards, by casting spells, and hunt down and battle dragons together. This has never been done before with AR and is now available for anybody to use. The HoloKit X app also enables others, with their own iPhone or iPad, to Dream Together with their friends using a unique spectator mode feature where battles, dragon hunts, and immersive art experiences can be viewed in real-time from a second screen. Simply download the app and await a pair request from a friend or friends with HoloKit X (using AirDrop). The HoloKit X app, once iPhone is docked and paired, includes simple controls to switch between realities. The included Apple Watch app enables motion control within HoloKit X realities with any object and using the built-in gyroscope. Now any object you want can be your wand to cast spells in these new worlds and shared experiences. The app also integrates with the Health app on iPhone and Apple Watch, allowing dreamers to track their activity and achieve fitness goals through individual battles and with their friends.

Screenshots

Art Swipe3 screens
HoloKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

Art Swipe and HoloKit both sit at 3.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of HoloKit's written reviews are positive against 25% of Art Swipe's. HoloKit also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 71 months). Art Swipe's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HoloKit holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Art Swipe's written reviews are positive against 67% of HoloKit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Swipe ships an update every 71 months, HoloKit every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Art Swipe versus HoloKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt SwipeHoloKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (8 ratings)3.8 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings89 — better
Update frequencyEvery 71 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB884 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerjody zellenHolo Interactive

Customer experience

Art Swipe

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

HoloKit

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Art Swipe

No in-app purchases

None

HoloKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Art Swipe free?
Art Swipe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HoloKit free?
HoloKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Art Swipe or HoloKit?
HoloKit is rated higher. Art Swipe averages 3.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while HoloKit averages 3.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Art Swipe or HoloKit have ads?
HoloKit shows ads; Art Swipe does not.
Which is updated more often, Art Swipe or HoloKit?
Art Swipe ships an update every 71 months, and HoloKit every 7 months. Most recently, Art Swipe was updated on October 23, 2026 and HoloKit on October 24, 2026.

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