PadBot Stand vs HoloKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PadBot Stand
This application transforms your iPad or iPhone into the control center for a physical robot. It enables remote control of the robot's movements and allows for interactive communication through video and voice, enriching remote presence.
- Remote robot control
- Video and voice communication
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Peer-to-peer telepresence
- Interactive robot actions
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PadBot is a peer-to-peer telepresence application. PadBot app works together with the hardware robot, which is developed by Inbot Technology Ltd. It connects iPad/iPhone with the robot via Bluetooth, turning iPad/iPhone into the brain of robot. Via PadBot app, people can control the robot remotely, representing himself/herself with video, voice and robot actions like moving around, knocking heads etc. PadBot system enriches the way of human communications greatly, making it more interactive, vivid and joyful. The usage of PadBot is easy. By filling in e-mail, ID and password as you choose, the system creates your account. After logging in, you can search for robots nearby. Please make sure Bluetooth is turned on during this process. Once the robot is connected with Padbot app, you can search your friends' name or scan QR code. There's nicely designed docking clip on the top of robot hardware. Please put iPad into the clip, invite your friends for remote telepresence, and have fun. For more details, please visit http://www.padbot.cn
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HoloKit at 67% against PadBot Stand's 0%. HoloKit also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.5). PadBot Stand's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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.
HoloKit holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PadBot Stand's written reviews are positive against 67% of HoloKit's.
PadBot Stand ships an update every 2 months, HoloKit every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PadBot Stand | HoloKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (4 ratings) | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 884 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guangzhou Yingbo Intelligent Technology Co.Ltd. | Holo Interactive US, Inc. |
Customer experience
PadBot Stand
HoloKit
In-app purchases
PadBot Stand
No in-app purchases
HoloKit
No in-app purchases







