BrailleNote Touch Plus versus Braille Sense Polaris, which is better for an iPhone user?

Check the support policies and capabilities of both companies very carefully, it doesn't matter which product works better if one can be fixed and one can't.

Hello:
I think you will get a lot of differing opinions on this as many people prefer one product over another. I've used both of these products and, while they are both good products, I personally prefer the BrailleSense Polaris. It is much lighter and more portable. The BrailleNote Touch has a large touch screen, which is great, but it makes the product weigh a lot and is rather fragile. I also believe the commands are a bit more intuitive on the BrailleSense. I have used the Polaris as a display with an iOS device and it works as expected.
Hope this is helpful, good luck with your decision making process.

Since they're both Android there's a lot of similarities. One thing I've experienced and heard that is currently better on the Polaris is handling math in documents. Although, both can, the Polaris is easier and handles larger equations. Additionally, Google Drive integration within the File Manager has been getting better on the Polaris.
Hims support has been tricky as of late where I hear HumanWares has gotten better.

I have used both of the notetakers you have mentioned. I have used HumanWare’s products for quite a while now, (I started on the Apex, then upgraded to the Touch and am currently using the Touch Plus). I find that the commands and operating system structure vary widely between the HIMS and HumanWare notetakers. If you use an Apex currently I think the Touch Plus would be a better option, as the commands and the various menus are the same. Additionally, the Touch Plus has a newer version of Android which means better long-term app support. Since both of these devices are Android-based, you can run Google apps on them as well as whatever apps are available on the Play Store, so long as they are accessible in nature. I have Twitter, Spotify, Google Classroom and various other apps from the Play Store on my Touch Plus and they work perfectly. The Touch Plus also has a USB C charging port which is the standard for most electronic devices these days and the speakers are much better than those of the Polaris. Hope this helps. :)

There is an issue where the Touch Plus gets disconnected from VoiceOver and you have to re-pair it. I don't know if this is an issue with VoiceOver or the Touch or if the Polaris experiences the same issues. You may want to join the Facebook groups and email lists for the BrailleNote and Braille Sense and ask other users. If you don't want to deal with the connectivity issues you could consider a separate display for your iPhone such as the Brailliant 14 or the Focus 14.

There used to be issues with Bluetooth lag and typing on Braille displays but they have been resolved. I find it easier to type on my Braille display in a pinch, as I don’t actually need to touch my iDevice’s screen to enter text. As for keyboards, the Focus Braille displays and the keyboard of the BrailleSense Polaris are much squishier than that of the Apex and Touch Plus (meaning they are not as clicky and quieter). If you are worried about noise levels when typing, the Focus and Polaris keyboards are not that loud, but they are harder to type with (longer key travel). You can also use the Touch’s touchscreen to enter commands even when connected to an iDevice which would be a convenient solution to typing quietly.

Hello As a user of HimsInC braille products for all my education years starting from highschool and now using one for college I can safely say that for my use case when conected to VoiceOver on my Mac and Iphone and bluetooth to NVDA on my windows partition it does what I need it to do.
A note to some users I'm talking about the 2018 model of the braille sense polaris.
I only was able to try the brailleNoteTouch Plus because before SSb which is the agency that provides citizens with disabilities living in the state of Minnisota with services.
With the brailleSense Polaris I use if I compared it to the brailleNote Touch Plus for me once I felt the brailleNote Touch plus I thought to myself this braille display is very fragile.
Both braille displays run on the android mobile operating systems when compared to the previous generations of notetakers manufactured by Hims.
I use my BrailleSense Polaris as a refreshable braille display sometimes other times I like using it as a standalone notetaker.
In fact I'm about to post this using my braillesense.
one feature that is similar is the fact that both of these devices do offer their users direct access to both brailleSense specific applications as well as mainstream android apps.
if I was in your position I would go with the polaris.
But I honestly I can only give you recommendations I can't help you decide.