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24 alternatives to BlindTool

Image recognition app for the visually impaired

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. BlindTool launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   TapTapSee▲73

   Helping visually impaired people identify objects

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Toolwiz Eyes▲75

   A tool for blind and visually impaired

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3VA
   Voice - An iOS App that lets blind people read▲57

   2014 · shalinshah.me · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Lenka▲78

   A black & white camera app for iOS and Android

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   OrCam▲99

   Artificial Vision Wearable for the Blind

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6SN
   Spectrum – Native iOS app for the colour blind▲16

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Seeing AI▲414

   Talking camera for the blind, by Microsoft

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Braille Cube▲96

   Rubiks Cube for the blind

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9AF
   API for detecting people, cars, and everyday objects in images▲179

   2013 · dextrorobotics.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    YOLO▲175

    Real-time object detection

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Blindly - Visual Assistant for Blinds▲4

    An app that can see the world for blind people

    2018 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SwiftBraille▲67

    Keyboard for blind and visually impaired - Connect the dots

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    CloudSight▲128

    Image Recognition API

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Supersense▲132

    Computer vision for the blind from an MIT-spinoff startup

    2020 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Camera FV-5▲97

    A camera app with DSLR-like manual controls for Android

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16AB
    Automated blind control via an Amazon Echo Dot and Raspberry Pi▲101

    2017 · jwahawis.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Attensee▲69

    An eye tracking alternative that actually works

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Wayfindr▲158

    Empowering blind people to navigate the world independently

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Google Lookout▲125

    An app that identifies objects for the visually impaired

    2019 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    tota11y▲102

    An accessibility visualization toolkit from Khan Academy

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pixel Winch▲92

    An osx screen measurement app

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22IC
    I created a PoC for live descriptions of the surroundings for the blind▲73

    The difference in cost between products that are developed as accessibility tools compared to consumer products is huge. One example is camera glasses where the accessibility product costs ~$3000 (Envision Glasses), and the consumer product costs ~$300 (Ray-Ban Meta). In this case the Ray-Ban Meta is getting accessibility features. The functionality is promising according to reviews, but requires the user to say "Hey meta what am I looking at" every time a scene is to be described. The battery life seem underwhelming as well. It would be nice to have an cheap and open source alternative to…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23PP
    Photo Picker+, New Library Improves Native Photo Picker (iOS+Android)▲121

    2012 · picture.io · its alternatives →

24. 24PA
    Pastec, an open source image recognition platform for your mobile apps▲13

    2014 · pastec.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →