Comparison

Polym vs DopaPause | Refresh your mind

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Polym

Enhance your memory and recall with audio-first lessons and active learning techniques. Explore a wide range of subjects through engaging courses, flashcards, and integrated memory training. Learn effectively anytime, anywhere with this distraction-free educational tool.

Highlights
  • Audio-first lessons for on-the-go learning
  • Active audio learning with flashcards
  • Spaced repetition and interleaving techniques
  • Expansive course catalog across various subjects
  • Progress tracking and due date reminders
  • Distraction-free learning interface
Features
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Polym: Remember what you learn. Polym (pronounced: poly-m) is an audio app incorporating active learning for the improvement of retention and recall of foundational knowledge. Courses on essential subjects are medium-form, with abbreviated versions, and audio flashcards. Subjects include: statistics, probability, logic, economics, computer science, AI, philosophy, history, and more for self-study and lifelong learning. The app utilizes retrieval practice, spaced repetition, and interleaving to enhance long-term memory. Some content and features require a subscription to access. What you’ll immediately receive • Quality courses tailored for audio • Active learning in both audio and text • Spaced repetition scheduling • Catalog focused on foundational knowledge What you’ll ultimately receive • More reliable retention and recall • Greater verbal fluency under pressure • Clearer judgment; less influence by availability heuristic • Faster pattern recognition Start improving your memory today with Polym. Essential for aspiring polymaths. By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DopaPause | Refresh your mind

This app helps you escape brain fog and social media addiction with science-backed lessons and app-blocking. It uses neurosounds like binaural beats and therapeutic frequencies to retrain your mind for better focus and calm.

Highlights
  • App blocking technology
  • Neurosounds (binaural beats, solfeggio)
  • Guided lessons
  • Digital detox program
  • Progress tracking
  • Offline accessibility
Features
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Refresh your brain, find focus and relaxation, and break free from social media addiction with science-backed lessons, app-blocking, and neurosounds. Escape endless scrolling, reduce screen time, and transform digital distraction into laser focus and deep calm. Dopapause combines powerful neurosounds—including binaural beats, solfeggio frequencies, and therapeutic Hz tones—with intelligent app blocking to help you pause your brain and reclaim your real life. Our Proven 'Replace, Restrain, Retrain' Method: Replace addictive apps with scientifically-designed neurosounds, binaural beats, and healing frequencies Restrain compulsive app usage with best-in-class blocking technology Retrain your mind for enhanced focus, deep relaxation, and on-demand mental clarity Transform Your Digital Habits Through: Guided lessons paired with therapeutic soundscapes Heightened awareness of unconscious scrolling patterns Freedom from constant notification checking Improved concentration and mental performance Greater presence and grounding in daily life Extensive Neurosound Library Features: Binaural beats for focus, creativity, and deep sleep Solfeggio tones for healing and meditation Delta, theta, and alpha wave frequencies Nature sounds and ambient compositions Custom frequency combinations for specific mental states Key Features: Industry-Leading App Blocking: Unbreakable systems to enforce your digital boundaries Structured Recovery Program: Evidence-based, step-by-step digital detox guidance Neuroscience Audio Tools: Professionally crafted binaural beats and frequency therapy Offline Accessibility: Practice anywhere without needing connection Minimalist Interface: Clean, distraction-free design Progress Analytics: Track your journey to digital wellness Dopapause isn't just another app—it's your neuroscience-powered companion for lasting digital freedom and mental clarity. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Polym4 screens
DopaPause | Refresh your mind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DopaPause | Refresh your mind at none against Polym's shown. DopaPause | Refresh your mind also leads on ratings volume (853 vs 35). Polym's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 48%). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Polym sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and DopaPause | Refresh your mind sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Polym against 4.7 for DopaPause | Refresh your mind. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DopaPause | Refresh your mind has 853 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Polym's written reviews are positive against 48% of DopaPause | Refresh your mind's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polym ships an update every 11 days, DopaPause | Refresh your mind fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Polym versus DopaPause | Refresh your mind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolymDopaPause | Refresh your mind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (35 ratings)4.7 (853 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better48.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35853 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB218 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolym App LLCFocus Hero Ltd

Customer experience

Polym

All ratings35 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

DopaPause | Refresh your mind

All ratings853 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.0%

Bugs and requests

Polym

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DopaPause | Refresh your mind

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App doesn't block selected apps as intended
  • Subscription issues and inability to cancel

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to password protect app restrictions
  • Ability to customize app blocking settings

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Polym

Subscriptions7
  • Standard Access14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Standard Access14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Standard Access14 Days trial$11.991 Month
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  • Standard Access14 Days trial$14.993 Months
  • Standard Access14 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Standard Access14 Days trial$29.993 Months
  • Standard Access14 Days trial$79.991 Year
4 purchases

DopaPause | Refresh your mind

Subscriptions4
  • DopaPause Weekly$3.997 Days
  • DopaPause Monthly$14.991 Month
  • DopaPause Annual (Referral)$24.991 Year
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  • DopaPause Membership7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Polym free?
Polym is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DopaPause | Refresh your mind free?
DopaPause | Refresh your mind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Polym or DopaPause | Refresh your mind?
DopaPause | Refresh your mind is rated higher. Polym averages 4.6 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while DopaPause | Refresh your mind averages 4.7 from 853 ratings.
Do Polym or DopaPause | Refresh your mind have ads?
Polym shows ads; DopaPause | Refresh your mind does not.
Which is updated more often, Polym or DopaPause | Refresh your mind?
Polym ships an update every 11 days, and DopaPause | Refresh your mind fortnightly. Most recently, Polym was updated on September 19, 2026 and DopaPause | Refresh your mind on September 19, 2026.

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