SMART Educator vs Vision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMART Educator
This educational tool helps eye care professionals explain advanced intraocular lens options to patients. It uses visual aids to illustrate potential outcomes of different lens choices and provides general information on cataract surgery, astigmatism, and presbyopia.
- Patient education on IOLs
- Visual comparison of visual outcomes
- Information on cataract surgery
- Explanation of astigmatism and presbyopia
- Illustrations of real-world scenarios
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The SMART Educator: IOL Vision Guide from Alcon is an educational tool, designed to assist Eye Care Professionals and Healthcare Professionals educate patients considering Alcon’s advanced technology intraocular lenses (IOLs). Using images representing real-world scenarios, the SMART Educator allows patients to compare illustrations of the potential visual outcomes of different IOL choices. In addition, the application contains general information about cataract surgery and the impact of Astigmatism and Presbyopia on vision. All content is for educational and illustrative purposes only; patients should always speak with their physician about their condition and treatment options; individual patient results may vary.
Vision
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This application, thanks to the iPad, works as an IOL simulator based on the type of IOL that is selected. The doctor will set the parameters of the patient’s pathology and, thanks to the iPad CAMERA, he will be able to see the surrounding environment through the IOL type that is selected by the patient/surgeon. This app requires LiDAR Scanner on iPad.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vision at every 5 weeks against SMART Educator's every 2 months. SMART Educator's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SMART Educator ships an update every 2 months, Vision every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMART Educator | Vision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 262 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alcon Laboratories, Inc | SBM Sistemi s.r.l. |
In-app purchases
SMART Educator
No in-app purchases
Vision
No in-app purchases
Questions
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