1 vs The Higher Path
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1
Easily renew your contact lens prescription with a quick in-app vision exam and order your lenses from the world's largest inventory. Get fast shipping and save with insurance benefits.
- Largest in-stock contact lens inventory
- In-app vision exam for prescription renewal
- Scan box or search for easy ordering
- Next business-day shipping
- Apply vision insurance benefits
- Free shipping, returns, and exchanges
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The 1-800 Contacts app is for people who want to check “renew my contact lens prescription” and “order contacts” off their list quickly! We see you. We’re here for you. Let’s do this. - Access the largest in-stock inventory of contact lenses anywhere. If your doctor prescribed it, we carry it (and sell it for less). - Simple ordering: scan your contact lens box or search for your brand - Get your contacts fast with next business-day shipping - Expired contact lens prescription? Renew it with our 10-minute in-app vision exam, ExpressExam. - Save even more with your vision insurance benefits. Look up your benefits and apply them at checkout. We carry the exact contact lenses your doctor prescribes, such as Acuvue Oasys, Biofinity, AirOptix, Precision1, but make it easier, faster, and cheaper to get them. Plus, if you just need to renew your existing contact lens prescription, you can skip the trip to the doctor's office for a full eye exam and instead take our vision exam from home. Same prescription. Better experience.™ Other perks of ordering from the 1-800 Contacts app: - Free shipping, returns, and exchanges - Tear a lens? We’ll replace it. - Really good 24/7 customer service from real, nice humans - Our adorable eyeball mascot - On vacation? Forget your contacts? We’ll ship to your hotel. - Pay with Apple Pay
The Higher Path
Access a medical provider's product menu, view past orders, and get exclusive updates. Sign up and manage your account directly through the app.
- Sign-up
- Browse product menu
- View order history
- Exclusive announcements
- Account management
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With The Higher Path's mobile app you can sign-up, browse their menu of products, view your order history, and receive exclusive app announcements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 1 at 49% against The Higher Path's 0%. 1 also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (143K vs 1). The Higher Path's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
1 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 1 has 143K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of 1's written reviews are positive against 0% of The Higher Path's.
1 ships an update weekly, The Higher Path fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1 | The Higher Path |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (143K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 143K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #73 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 1-800 CONTACTS, Inc. | The Higher Path Patients' Association |
Customer experience
1
The Higher Path
Bugs and requests
1
Reported bugs
2 issues- App not recognizing Canadian addresses
- Incorrect contact lens prescriptions being shipped
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to easily view prescription expiration date
- More color contact lens options
- Better integration between app and website
The Higher Path
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
1
No in-app purchases
The Higher Path
No in-app purchases
