Hololink Player vs Explore ZEISS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hololink Player
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Access interactive surface tracking WebAR content created in the Hololink Editor, merging digital experiences with your real physical surroundings. The Hololink Player serves your WebAR creations as an App Clip, giving you entertainment and education in your space, letting you place virtual content in your surroundings to engage and interact with it.
Explore ZEISS
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Discover ZEISS! Dive into the past, present, and future and experience ZEISS through fascinating stories and Augmented Reality scenes!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hololink Player at fortnightly against Explore ZEISS's every 4 months. Explore ZEISS's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hololink Player ships an update fortnightly, Explore ZEISS every 4 months. Both last shipped on September 18, 2026.
| Parameter | Hololink Player | Explore ZEISS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 258 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hololink | Carl Zeiss AG |
In-app purchases
Hololink Player
No in-app purchases
Explore ZEISS
No in-app purchases
