Polis Inventory vs Grapheus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Polis Inventory
Explore ancient Greek settlements from the Archaic and Classical periods. This interactive map visualizes and filters historical data based on physical and historical parameters, offering a digital companion to a seminal scholarly work.
- Interactive map of ancient Greek poleis
- Search and filter by physical/historical parameters
- Data based on scholarly inventory
- View parameter definitions in-app
- Export data in GeoJSON format
- No user data tracking
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Polis-Inventory maps the ancient Greek settlements from the Archaic and Classical periods (c. 650–325 BCE) as identified in the pioneering work published by the Copenhagen Polis Centre, An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis by M. H. Hansen and T. Nielsen (Oxford, 2005; here referred to as the “HN Inventory”). The digital dataset in Polis-Inventory, based on the HN Inventory, comes primarily from the website polis.stanford.edu, managed by Stanford University’s Department of Classics. The dataset reflects ongoing digitization and enhancement of the original print work by the Stanford team and subsequent classical scholars. We continue to advance the data, improving locations and correcting errors as they are encountered. Polis-Inventory is an informative, interactive companion to the HN Inventory, allowing visualization, search, and filtering of the poleis using a set of physical and historical parameters. Parameter definitions are available in context as you browse. Further detail and attribution can be found at odysseymaps.io, polis.stanford.edu, and in the HN Inventory itself. If you would like a copy of the data in this app, you can copy it to your clipboard in GeoJSON format from the About page. Privacy: No user data is tracked or stored by Polis-Inventory. Support: An optional Tip Jar is available to support ongoing development (tips are voluntary and don’t unlock features). Independence: Polis-Inventory is an independent companion and is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by Stanford University or Oxford University Press.
Grapheus
Access a comprehensive Greek-English lexicon with over 116,000 entries. Search using Greek characters or Beta code, and perform full-text searches within definitions. Includes classical texts and a document reader for analyzing inflected forms.
- 116,000+ Greek-English entries
- Search by Greek characters or Beta code
- Full-text search in definitions
- Includes classical Greek texts
- Document reader for inflected forms
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The complete Greek-English Lexicon by Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott (more than 116 000 entries). Search using Greek characters or Beta code. Search for English words in the text of the definitions is also possible (full text search). A few classical texts, including Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and the 4 Gospels, in bilingual version. Document reader which allows to analyze inflected forms in the body of the text, and to search the corresponding entry in the database.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Polis Inventory at 100% against Grapheus's 40%. Polis Inventory also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.8). 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. Polis Inventory sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Grapheus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Polis Inventory holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Polis Inventory's written reviews are positive against 40% of Grapheus's.
Polis Inventory ships an update every 3 months, Grapheus every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Polis Inventory | Grapheus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jess Taylor | Dominique CADIET |
Customer experience
Polis Inventory
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In-app purchases
Polis Inventory
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
Grapheus
- full version$1.99
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