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Apps for Vision Loss

Daily Living Apps

iOS & iPadOS Apps Developed Specifically for Blind or Low Vision Users from Apple Vis
Best Android Apps for People with Low Vision - a list from AFB AccessWorld Magazine.
Currency Identification Mobile Apps by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Seeing AI - a free app that narrates the world around you by harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence to describe people, text and objects
Envision - a free app that articulates everyday visual information--text, scenes, colors--into speech.
Be My Eyes - a free app that connects people with vision loss with sighted volunteers for visual assistance through a live video call.
Google LookOut - free app using the camera and sensors on an Android device to recognize objects and text
Tap Tap See - a free app that utilizes device’s camera and voice over functions to take a picture or video of anything and identify it out loud for you.
Aira - Using the camera and an app on your smartphone, a trained agent will assist by visually interpreting your surroundings, from describing to reading, from explaining to navigating
NaviLens - Using this app along with the camera on a smartphone, users can use NaviLens codes when they do not know precisely where the codes are placed. Can also be used for navigation in some areas.
- NaviLens: A Unique Wayfinding and Labeling Tool - review from AFB Access World
iOS Magnifier App
SuperVision App - From reading small print to seeing signs in the distance, this vision app can help see things better and clearer.

Text to Speech Apps

Free Text to Speech Apps
- Seeing AI
- Envision
For Fee Text to Speech Apps
- KNFB Reader (OneStep Reader)
- Speechify
Phone/Tablet Settings

Sensory Apps

Motivational Apps designed by Inclusive Technology to meet a range of needs including low vision, cerebral visual impairment, and switch access for those with physical disabilities. Some specifically designed for individuals with Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI)
Fireworks! Simply tap the screen to create your own fireworks display complete with light and sound against the black night sky background.

Navigation Apps

Microsoft Soundscape - a map delivered in 3D sound (iOS)
BlindSquare - accessible GPS-app developed for the blind, deafblind and partially sighted (iOS)
Clew - path retracing app designed for blind and visually impaired for indoor navigation (iOS)
- Overview of how to use App
Lazarillo - intelligent application for the blind and visually impaired which guides users through their city and building environments with real-time voice messages (iOS and Android)
GoodMaps - "Explore" and "Outdoors" help people who are visually impaired navigate safely and efficiently (iOS and Android)
OKO - Point the camera of a smartphone towards the intersection that you want to cross and the OKO application will instantly detect the pedestrian traffic light and inform the user through audio and haptic feedback.
InnoBuddy - An app for iPhone Pro (12, 13,14) that detects downward obstacles up to 4 meters, perceives objects in front of the camera and communicates via voice output.
Moovit - One app for all transit options (iOS and Android)
All Aboard - Helps visually impaired find MBTA bus stops. Developed by Mass Eye and Ear. (iOS)
Blindways from Perkins Solutions is a free iPhone app that helps people who are visually impaired locate bus stops in the Boston area using crowdsourced clues that describe permanent landmarks at each stop. (iOS)