Helium Mobile Builder vs Polanthos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helium Mobile Builder
Deploy and manage your Helium Mobile Hotspots with ease. This app allows you to set locations, transfer ownership, claim rewards, and access fleet management tools. It also provides builder-focused guidance for optimal Hotspot placement and coverage.
- Deploy and manage Hotspots
- Set Hotspot locations
- Transfer ownership
- Claim rewards
- Fleet management
- Mounting and location guidance
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Use the Helium Mobile Builder app to deploy and manage Helium Mobile Hotspots, set Hotspot locations, transfer ownership, claim rewards, and much more. It is the perfect companion app for Helium Mobile Hotspots. Fleet Management: - See all your Helium Mobile Hotspots in one place Flexibility - Choose between Multiple wallet types(custodial or non-custodial) Builder Focused tools - Mounting tips that help you figure out where to place in a selected location - Location guidance shows which locations are optimal for providing coverage
Polanthos
This app helps you pause before opening distracting applications, encouraging intentional social media use and reducing mindless scrolling. It offers a mindful moment to decide if you truly want to proceed, with features like focus schedules and reclaimed time tracking.
- Mindful pause before app launch
- Focus schedules
- Gentle reminders
- Reclaimed time tracking
- Simple redirects
- Calm design
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Polanthos helps you pause before opening distracting apps on your iPhone. It is for people who want to reduce automatic scrolling, use social media more intentionally, and spend less time getting pulled into apps like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, shopping, or entertainment apps. Instead of blocking everything completely, Polanthos adds a short mindful pause before selected apps open. In that moment, you can breathe, decide if you really want to continue, close the app, or redirect your attention to something better. Main features include app-based pauses, focus schedules, gentle reminders, reclaimed-time tracking, simple redirects, and a calm design with no ads, no social feed, and no shame-based dashboards. The app is free to use. A paid plan is optional and can be skipped. All features described in this listing are accessible without purchase. Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://polanthos.com/privacy.txt
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Polanthos at 100% against Helium Mobile Builder's 21%. Polanthos also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and ads (none vs shown). Helium Mobile Builder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (88 vs 3). On price 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. Polanthos sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Helium Mobile Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Polanthos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Helium Mobile Builder has 88 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Helium Mobile Builder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Polanthos's.
Helium Mobile Builder ships an update every 10 days, Polanthos every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helium Mobile Builder | Polanthos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (88 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nova Labs, Inc. | HAIYI NING |
Customer experience
Helium Mobile Builder
Polanthos
Bugs and requests
Helium Mobile Builder
Reported bugs
15 issues- App no longer works for checking WiFi antenna health
- Degrees don't update correctly when changing location
- Transaction fails when claiming rewards
- Hotspot performance and earnings take forever to load
- Account balance not showing
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- Online status is incorrect after updates
- Setup screens lock up
- App makes iPhone very hot
- App locks up during hotspot information updates
- App takes too long to register button clicks
- Takes minutes to get to location assertion screen
- App doesn't load for mobile hotspot setup
- Cannot claim rewards after last update
- Errors when making transfers or claiming rewards
- Tokens not transferring correctly
Requested features
7 requests- Add offline notification for hotspots
- Enable sync (login) with hardware wallets
- Fix location update degrees
- Allow more than one chance to update possessions before charging extra
- Improve app stability and performance
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- Provide clearer instructions on Solana requirements
- Offer better support channels
Polanthos
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Helium Mobile Builder
No in-app purchases
Polanthos
- Polanthos Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Polanthos Pro Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
