Comparison

POL Guide vs Rx Verification for ECPs

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

Rx Verification for ECPs

Features
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Eye Care Professionals can now verify the lens power quickly and easily. No more going through tolerance charts. Make sure your lab has made the lenses which are acceptable by tolerance standards in your area. Rx Verification for ECPs app can verify: • Sphere • Cylinder • Axis • Add • Prism • Base Curve • Lens Thickness • Vertical & Horizontal Imbalance • Segment Size • Segment Tilt • and more... Different lens types for specific attributes: • Single Vision • Multi-focal • Progressive App will quickly confirm if individual attribute passes or fails the standard. Overall lens pass/fail is also indicated separately. If your area uses another tolerance standard, please let us know and we will add it. The app is easy to use and to the point. ______________________________________________ About Subscription: • You may subscribe to our service for a free trial. This subscription auto-renews at the specified time and price. • This subscription provides you full access to all our current and future content. • 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 App Store 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. • Privacy policy: http://www.lens-shapers.com/privacy • Terms of use: http://www.lens-shapers.com/terms

Screenshots

POL Guide4 screens
Rx Verification for ECPs3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: POL Guide at none against Rx Verification for ECPs's 2. POL Guide also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 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. Rx Verification for ECPs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. POL Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POL Guide ships an update every 16 months, Rx Verification for ECPs every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
POL Guide versus Rx Verification for ECPs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOL GuideRx Verification for ECPs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPOL DOO BEOGRADLens Shapers

In-app purchases

None

POL Guide

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rx Verification for ECPs

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is POL Guide free?
POL Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rx Verification for ECPs free?
Rx Verification for ECPs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do POL Guide or Rx Verification for ECPs have ads?
Neither POL Guide nor Rx Verification for ECPs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POL Guide or Rx Verification for ECPs?
POL Guide ships an update every 16 months, and Rx Verification for ECPs every 11 months. Most recently, POL Guide was updated on September 9, 2026 and Rx Verification for ECPs on September 22, 2026.

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