Strab Tables vs polaHelp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Strab Tables
Create, customize, and share surgical dosing tables for strabismus procedures. Supports esotropia, exotropia, vertical deviations, and other custom surgical types. Facilitates easy information sharing among medical professionals and trainees.
- Customizable surgical dosing tables
- Support for esotropia, exotropia, and vertical deviations
- Create tables for custom procedures
- Share tables with colleagues
- Information sharing for trainees
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Store and share fully customizable strabismus surgical dosing tables and more. Users are able to create and modify tables for surgery for esotropia, exotropia, and vertical deviations. There is also support for storing any other custom type of procedure as well. Tables can be shared with other users allowing easy access to information sharing amongst colleagues and trainees.
polaHelp
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**1.** As an optometrist or ophthalmologist, you often encounter situations where the patient cannot clearly express how they perceive the Polatest images. This application makes the examination easier: the patient can adjust on the screen what they see during the Polatest, while the app helps you calculate how many prism diopters may be required. **Polatest images:** * Cross * Cross with fusion stimulus * Horizontal/vertical clip * Horizontal/vertical clock * Double clock --- **2.** The near Maddox-cross feature presents the well-known examination in a modernized form. Place a Maddox lens in front of one of the patient’s eyes, and the central dot will turn into a line, allowing you to detect deviations at reading distance. --- **3.** When examining children, it can sometimes be difficult to keep their attention during the procedure. The app helps maintain their focus by showing random figures designed for children. --- **4.** For patients suffering from central visual field loss (e.g., AMD), you can teach them to use the extrafoveal areas of the retina for reading. Using the red circle, you can guide their fixation while they attempt to read the text. You may support this with yoked prisms, and you can adjust the size and position of both the circle and the text to help them find the most effective gaze positions. --- **5.** Once you have determined the necessary prism values, the built-in calculator helps you work out how to prescribe or order the glasses. You can use the commonly applied horizontal and vertical axes, but in special situations, you can also calculate with oblique prisms. --- **Note:** Under **Settings → Apps → polaHelp**, set the distance between the patient and the Polatest screen! Since any application may contain errors, always double-check the prism diopter values. I cannot take responsibility for incorrectly manufactured glasses based on the app’s results. The application is primarily designed for iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Strab Tables at Free against polaHelp's $9.99. Strab Tables also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). polaHelp's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Strab Tables is free to download; polaHelp costs $9.99 up front. polaHelp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Strab Tables asks for nothing beyond the download.
Strab Tables ships an update every 14 months, polaHelp every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Strab Tables | polaHelp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Patrick Burke | Andras Balint |
In-app purchases
Strab Tables
No in-app purchases
polaHelp
- polaHelpPro$9.99









