Smart Optometry vs polaHelp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Optometry
This app offers eye care professionals a suite of 15 interactive and precise digital eye exams for patient screening and testing. It simplifies the examination process with clear guidelines, fast execution, and automated calculations, supporting a more efficient and accurate diagnostic workflow.
- 15 interactive digital eye exams
- Automated calculation and diagnosis
- Multi-language support
- Vertex and visual acuity calculators
- Simple and fast user interface
- Precise and reliable results
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Smart Optometry is #1 choice for eye care professionals around the world! Give your patients’ best care with 15 FREE INTERACTIVE, PRECISE and SIMPLE eye exams in 9 languages. Join 100.000+ eye care specialists using Smart Optometry for eye examinations! Why should your customers undergo the same tests they always go through when they have their eyes tested? Why should this advanced industry stick with old and outdated practices? Smart Optometry includes 15 TESTS are available for FREE: – Colour Vision – Contrast – Visual Acuity – Worth Four Dot – Schober – OKN Stripes – Flourescin Light – Red Desaturation – Hirschberg – Accommodation – Duochrome – Aniseikonia – Amsler Grid – MEM Retinoscopy – Visual Acuity + To help you make your work simpler, we also included 2 CALCULATORS: – Vertex Conversion – Visual Acuity Conversion Because we know language barrier can be a problem, we localised our application to 11 LANGUAGES: English, Spanish, German, French, Russian, Italian, Polish, Norwegian, Czech, Croatian and Slovenian! Want your language added? Let us know at: info@smart-optometry.com. Still not convinced? Read what sets us apart! Our solution is SIMPLE to use! Eye screening and testing shouldn’t be difficult and inconvenient for neither practitioner or customer! Smart Optometry application is very simple to use: just select the test, read through short guidelines for performing the test, execute it and let our application give you the basic diagnosis – final result or point you in the direction of possible problems that need more thorough examinations! Tests are FAST! While you are filling out paperwork for a patient, he or she can already test his or her eyesight with basic tests provided by Smart Optometry application. There is no logistics involved in performing the tests: just pick up your iPad and test-away! Results provided are PRECISE and reliable! Eye testing and screening often requires eye-care professionals to make calculations – giving the room for error. Eliminate this risk with precise calculations and interpretations done by our Smart Optometry application. Our tests are as precise if not more than the currently used on-the-wall testing equipment. All tests are INTERACTIVE and fun! Wouldn’t it be easier to let patients do the things you ask them, rather than try to explain what they see to you? Smart Optometry application is uniquely interactive: user presses buttons, draws on the screen and this way provides precise results – while having fun! Interactive handling with the Smart Optometry application also enables it to give you result interpretations.
polaHelp
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**1.** As an optometrist or ophthalmologist, you often encounter situations where the patient cannot clearly express how they perceive the Polatest images. This application makes the examination easier: the patient can adjust on the screen what they see during the Polatest, while the app helps you calculate how many prism diopters may be required. **Polatest images:** * Cross * Cross with fusion stimulus * Horizontal/vertical clip * Horizontal/vertical clock * Double clock --- **2.** The near Maddox-cross feature presents the well-known examination in a modernized form. Place a Maddox lens in front of one of the patient’s eyes, and the central dot will turn into a line, allowing you to detect deviations at reading distance. --- **3.** When examining children, it can sometimes be difficult to keep their attention during the procedure. The app helps maintain their focus by showing random figures designed for children. --- **4.** For patients suffering from central visual field loss (e.g., AMD), you can teach them to use the extrafoveal areas of the retina for reading. Using the red circle, you can guide their fixation while they attempt to read the text. You may support this with yoked prisms, and you can adjust the size and position of both the circle and the text to help them find the most effective gaze positions. --- **5.** Once you have determined the necessary prism values, the built-in calculator helps you work out how to prescribe or order the glasses. You can use the commonly applied horizontal and vertical axes, but in special situations, you can also calculate with oblique prisms. --- **Note:** Under **Settings → Apps → polaHelp**, set the distance between the patient and the Polatest screen! Since any application may contain errors, always double-check the prism diopter values. I cannot take responsibility for incorrectly manufactured glasses based on the app’s results. The application is primarily designed for iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Smart Optometry at Free against polaHelp's $9.99. Smart Optometry also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 17.6). polaHelp's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, 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
Smart Optometry is free to download; polaHelp costs $9.99 up front. Smart Optometry sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and polaHelp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Smart Optometry ships an update every 4 months, polaHelp every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Optometry | polaHelp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (529 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 529 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hundred Vision d.o.o. | Andras Balint |
Bugs and requests
Smart Optometry
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on startup
- App closes automatically after login
- App stops working after update
- Tests demand payment for Pro version
- Visual acuity unit converter plus button not working
Requested features
5 requests- Update visual acuity unit converter plus button
- Add inches option for measurement
- Provide explanations for test procedures and expected results
- Make Arabic language available
- Allow calibration of acuity test for different distances
polaHelp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart Optometry
- PRO Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- PRO Yearly Subscription$22.991 Year
- Visual Acuity + Test$1.99
- Red Desaturation Test$1.99
- Generous Tip$4.99
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- Generous Tip!$4.99
- Smart Optometry PRO$9.99
- PRO Bundle$9.99
- Massive Tip!$9.99
- Amazing Tip!$14.99
polaHelp
- polaHelpPro$9.99
Questions
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