Comparison

POL Guide vs Progressive Identifier for ECP

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Demonstrate lens material differences
  • Explain index types
  • Showcase lens coatings
  • Professional tool for opticians
Features
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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.

About

Progressive Identifier for ECP

This app helps identify progressive lenses by their engravings or names. It provides detailed information on over 1200 lenses, including availability, materials, and fitting heights. Search visually or by text for engravings and lens details.

Highlights
  • Identify lenses by engraving or name
  • Detailed lens information (materials, fitting height)
  • Search engravings visually or by text
  • Over 1200 lenses and engravings
  • Data for USA, Canada, Germany, UK
  • Includes digital, therapeutic, and anti-fatigue lenses
Features
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Need to identify a progressive lens from its engravings? Or want to know what engravings a particular lens has. Look no further as ours is the only app that does it both ways in a swift and easy manner. Each progressive lens has its availability, materials, filters, recommended minimum fitting height and lots of other information. Over 1200 lenses and over 1200 unique engravings. New lenses added on a regular basis. • Lenses data for USA, Canada, Germany and the UK • Search engravings an symbols visually or by typing text • Search within lenses names or see by Manufacturer name • Minimum Fitting Height, Fitting Cross Position and discontinuation indication. • Now includes Digital Single Vision, Therapeutic and Anti-Fatigue Lenses in additional to Standard and Custom Progressive and Near Variable Focus Lenses. _____________________________________________ About Subscription: • You may subscribe to our service for a free trial. This subscription auto-renews yearly at the specified price. • This subscription provides you full access to all our current and future lens listings. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • You may manage the subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase the subscription. • Our Privacy Policy is available at http://www.lens-shapers.com/privacy • Our Terms of Use are available at http://www.lens-shapers.com/terms _____________________________________________ Disclaimer: All lens names, trademarks, logos and engravings are registered and/or common law trademarks of their respective owners.

Screenshots

POL Guide4 screens
Progressive Identifier for ECP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: POL Guide at 5.0 against Progressive Identifier for ECP's 4.4. POL Guide also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Progressive Identifier for ECP's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Progressive Identifier for ECP sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. POL Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

POL Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Progressive Identifier for ECP has 36 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POL Guide ships an update every 16 months, Progressive Identifier for ECP every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
POL Guide versus Progressive Identifier for ECP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOL GuideProgressive Identifier for ECP
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.4 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings436 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 14 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPOL DOO BEOGRADLens Shapers

Customer experience

POL Guide

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Progressive Identifier for ECP

All ratings36 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

POL Guide

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Progressive Identifier for ECP

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is POL Guide free?
POL Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Progressive Identifier for ECP free?
Progressive Identifier for ECP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, POL Guide or Progressive Identifier for ECP?
POL Guide is rated higher. POL Guide averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Progressive Identifier for ECP averages 4.4 from 36 ratings.
Do POL Guide or Progressive Identifier for ECP have ads?
Neither POL Guide nor Progressive Identifier for ECP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POL Guide or Progressive Identifier for ECP?
POL Guide ships an update every 16 months, and Progressive Identifier for ECP every 14 months. Most recently, POL Guide was updated on September 9, 2026 and Progressive Identifier for ECP on September 13, 2026.

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