eye vs Progressive Identifier for ECP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eye
This iPad application assists eye care professionals in taking precise fitting parameters for personalized lenses. It requires a specific kit from Essilor to function, enabling measurements like far PD, height, and vertex distance.
- Measure Far Pd
- Measure Height
- Measure Wrap Angle
- Measure Pantoscopic Angle
- Measure Vertex
- Measure Reading Distance
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The eye-ruler 2 app is a measuring stand-alone solution on iPad. This application is dedicated for Essilor Eye Care Professionals.With a specific kit, to be ordered to Essilor, your iPad tablet allows you to take the following fitting parameters: - Far Pd - Height - Wrap angle - Pantoscopic angle - Vertex - Reading distance IMPORTANT: This application is exclusively dedicated to Eye Care Professional with an expertise in measurement for personalised lenses. eye-ruler 2 needs to be combined with a specific kit and is compatible with iPad 3 or newer. The application can’t work without this kit. The optician is responsible for getting at his own expenses the eye-ruler kit to be ordered to Essilor.
Progressive Identifier for ECP
This app helps identify progressive lenses by their engravings or names. It provides detailed information on over 1200 lenses, including availability, materials, and fitting heights. Search visually or by text for engravings and lens details.
- Identify lenses by engraving or name
- Detailed lens information (materials, fitting height)
- Search engravings visually or by text
- Over 1200 lenses and engravings
- Data for USA, Canada, Germany, UK
- Includes digital, therapeutic, and anti-fatigue lenses
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Need to identify a progressive lens from its engravings? Or want to know what engravings a particular lens has. Look no further as ours is the only app that does it both ways in a swift and easy manner. Each progressive lens has its availability, materials, filters, recommended minimum fitting height and lots of other information. Over 1200 lenses and over 1200 unique engravings. New lenses added on a regular basis. • Lenses data for USA, Canada, Germany and the UK • Search engravings an symbols visually or by typing text • Search within lenses names or see by Manufacturer name • Minimum Fitting Height, Fitting Cross Position and discontinuation indication. • Now includes Digital Single Vision, Therapeutic and Anti-Fatigue Lenses in additional to Standard and Custom Progressive and Near Variable Focus Lenses. _____________________________________________ About Subscription: • You may subscribe to our service for a free trial. This subscription auto-renews yearly at the specified price. • This subscription provides you full access to all our current and future lens listings. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • You may manage the subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase the subscription. • Our Privacy Policy is available at http://www.lens-shapers.com/privacy • Our Terms of Use are available at http://www.lens-shapers.com/terms _____________________________________________ Disclaimer: All lens names, trademarks, logos and engravings are registered and/or common law trademarks of their respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Progressive Identifier for ECP at 4.4 against eye's 2.0. Progressive Identifier for ECP also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 5). eye's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). On price, ads 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. Progressive Identifier for ECP sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. eye asks for nothing beyond the download.
Progressive Identifier for ECP holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Progressive Identifier for ECP has 36 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of eye's written reviews are positive against 0% of Progressive Identifier for ECP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
eye ships an update every 2 months, Progressive Identifier for ECP every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eye | Progressive Identifier for ECP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (5 ratings) | 4.4 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 387 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Activisu Solutions | Lens Shapers |
Customer experience
eye
Progressive Identifier for ECP
In-app purchases
eye
No in-app purchases
Progressive Identifier for ECP
- Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
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