InitialView vs Polygence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
InitialView
This platform provides live, unscripted interviews for academic program admissions. It helps assess applicants' English ability and interpersonal skills for boarding schools, undergraduate, and graduate programs worldwide. The service offers admission officers assurance through its proprietary interview technology.
- Live, unscripted interviews
- English ability assessment
- Interpersonal skills evaluation
- Proprietary interview platform
- Global admissions support
- Admission officer assurance
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For InitialView Students and Schools' Admission Officers' Use. InitialView was founded in Beijing, China in 2009, and in a short time it has become a world leader in interview services, having provided interviews to thousands of applicants to top academic programs. We provide live, unscripted interviews which are then uploaded to our proprietary interview platform. Our proprietary platform allows viewers to, within seconds, determine the interviewee’s English ability and interpersonal skills. Our technology is currently patent-pending in both the U.S. and China. Our interviews have been a part of more than 40,000 applications reviewed by over 200 boarding school, undergraduate, and graduate programs. We have interviewed applicants in over 50 countries. We are able to provide admission officers a level of assurance about our interviews, processes and operations in China in a way that is unmatched by others in international education.
Polygence
This app connects students with top academics and industry experts for guided research projects. It allows users to explore college majors, work on capstone projects, and track their academic progress on their mobile device.
- Guided research projects
- Explore college majors
- Senior capstone project support
- Hands-on project learning
- Progress tracking
- Mentor communication
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Polygence is a selective online academy giving a unique edge to students in their academic endeavors through research projects guided by top academics and industry experts. Why Polygence (https://www.polygence.org)? Test drive your college major Put your senior capstone project into high gear Learn what you want to learn Do a hands-on project of your choice! We’re always excited to hear from you! If you have feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at info@polygence.org This new version of the FREE messaging app is available for iPhones and other smart phone devices. To use the app you must make an account at www.polygence.org/apply. Using the app, you can chat with program coordinators and with your mentor if accepted in the program. You can also keep track of your progress all from your mobile device. Why Polygence? • Test drive your college major • Put your senior capstone project into high gear • Learn what you want to learn • Do a hands-on project of your choice! We’re always excited to hear from you! If you have feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at info@polygence.org Follow us @Polygence www.instagram.com/polygence www.facebook.com/polygence www.linkedin.com/polygence www.twitter.com/polygence Note: Polygence is a phone app, so iPod and iPad are not supported devices. Website: https://www.polygence.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Polygence at 4.7 against InitialView's 3.2. Polygence also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). InitialView's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Polygence holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of InitialView's written reviews are positive against 88% of Polygence's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
InitialView ships an update monthly, Polygence every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | InitialView | Polygence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (11 ratings) | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 87.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Terry Crawford | Polygence Inc. |
Customer experience
InitialView
Polygence
In-app purchases
InitialView
No in-app purchases
Polygence
No in-app purchases
