POL Guide vs Nova Dispensing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
POL Guide
This app helps opticians visually demonstrate the distinctions between various lens materials, index types, and coatings to their clients. It serves as a professional tool for optical practices to enhance customer understanding and sales.
- Demonstrate lens material differences
- Explain index types
- Showcase lens coatings
- Professional tool for opticians
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POL Guide is an application created by Pol Optic to help opticians to demonstrate the differences between lens materials, index types and coatings.
Nova Dispensing
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Description Nova Dispensing is your complete dispensing assistant which offers you the following features: • EYEWEAR MEASUREMENTS WITH ONE IMAGE* The Nova Dispensing app allows you to capture all eyewear measurements using one single frontal image. This portable solution offers you precise, quick and complete measurements. Measurements captured: Monocular PDs, Seg. Heights, Pantoscopic Tilt, Rear Vertex Distance, Wrap, A, B, ED, DBL. • FRAME SELECTION PICTURE COMPARISON The Frame Selection module enables customers to see how they look like in different eyewear. The side-by-side image comparison exposes the customer to frames of different styles, resulting in an increase in multiple-frame sales. Email and Facebook features provide quick second opinions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: POL Guide at every 16 months against Nova Dispensing's every 44 months. POL Guide also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
POL Guide ships an update every 16 months, Nova Dispensing every 44 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POL Guide | Nova Dispensing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months — better | Every 44 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 213 MB | 317 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | POL DOO BEOGRAD | GKB Rx Lens Pvt. Ltd. |
In-app purchases
POL Guide
No in-app purchases
Nova Dispensing
No in-app purchases
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