Innovative, but flawed.
I really like this app when it works. The pedestrian notification signal is a fantastic innovation. However, in this may be user error, I do not always get a beep notification or feedback. That may just be the way I hold the phone. However, the directions do not work at all. Whenever a I hit start to get a route, the app crashes every single time. I am running this on an iPhone 15 Pro.
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Worth the Cost of I had to Pay
I got the app before it got the app purchase update and it has come a long way. Even before it had maps integrated it was amazing. It’s very accurate and simple to use. Very clear and has helped me safely cross streets at the right time. But if I had to buy it now, I definitely would and I highly recommend it. I will say, because of the maps, it eats battery life like nothing else and for some reason I think the directs are always for driving and not walking which needs to be fixed. I use Apple Maps instead, so if that can get fixed, I’d say it’s perfect then.
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Response from developer
Our Maps should be available across the whole US. Could you send a quick message to feedback@ayes.ai so we can solve your issue? Thank you so much for this wonderful review! Good that you gained confidence in crossing the street with Oko. If you update to the latest version you will get access to our new Maps feature. You can get turn by turn directions, intersection announcements and when in navigation mode you can raise the iPhone to start the camera to look for pedestrian signals. Feel free to reach out to feedback@ayes.ai All the best The Oko team
So incredibly helpful!
This is an awesome app! I love it! I was able to get it when it was originally free and in development, but I would definitely buy it if needed. I will say having the maps integration is a nice feature, however, it’s not set to walking directions as far as I can tell so I still find using Apple Maps is better. It also take a lot of power and overheats my iPhone quickly. But it’s very accurate! As the app says however, don’t rely on it solely, but it helps let you know, hey, you by signal have the right of way, instead of crossing when it’s red, like I do by accident when I don’t use Oko.
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Response from developer
Our Maps should be available across the whole US. Could you send a quick message to feedback@ayes.ai so we can solve your issue? Thank you so much for this wonderful review! Good that you gained confidence in crossing the street with Oko. If you update to the latest version you will get access to our new Maps feature. You can get turn by turn directions, intersection announcements and when in navigation mode you can raise the iPhone to start the camera to look for pedestrian signals. Feel free to reach out to feedback@ayes.ai All the best The Oko team
This app is so advanced
I find this app very amazing. I’m never going to delete it ever under any circumstances. however, I find it hard to sign in or create an account because I have never created an account before for this app. I’m unsure how and that is the only issue. I feel that all blind people should download this app because of the accessibility and it’s the most useful thing I have ever come across aside from another app that I use.
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Cannot sign into Apple on your application. One button is unlabelled in the search results/map part.
To whom it may concern, I'm having a significant issue with your application. After signing out of Apple to verify my password, I'm unable to sign back in. When I double tap the "Continue with Apple" button, nothing happens, and the only functional button is "Not Now." I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app, rebooting my phone, and submitting feedback, but the issue persists. Additionally, I found an unlabelled button when searching for places, which caused confusion. Please address these issues and consider labelling buttons for better accessibility.
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Hard to use in daylight
The app is really difficult to use outdoors in daylight conditions. Because of the daylight reflection on my iPhone screen, I am not able to read anything on the screen. This means I have to set my destination before I leave the house for the building, or before I leave any place where I am able to read the screen, select my destination, press, go and listen for the audio cues about where to turn and so on.
I have not found a way to initiate vocal input to the Oko app. It would be really nice to be able to say things like “change destination “, or “where am I?“
It is difficult to navigate the Oko app itself, even in the best of conditions. I have not found a obvious way to go to the home screen, for example.
The concept of Oko is really great, and I wish the development team had more resources to make significant improvements to the app.
It seems one must have fairly good useful vision to successfully use the Oko app.
I have not found a way to initiate vocal input to the Oko app. It would be really nice to be able to say things like “change destination “, or “where am I?“
It is difficult to navigate the Oko app itself, even in the best of conditions. I have not found a obvious way to go to the home screen, for example.
The concept of Oko is really great, and I wish the development team had more resources to make significant improvements to the app.
It seems one must have fairly good useful vision to successfully use the Oko app.
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it used to be good.
It's clearly made by sided people who think they know what blind people are going to find useful. The only reason I'm not giving this a 1 out of 5 is because if you get lucky and can even find the pedestrian signal alert button on screen amidst some sprawling map of all the roads in your entire town, then it might prove useful. But beyond that the app just keeps getting worse with every new bell and whistle added. Hopefully somebody else develops a pedestrian signal alert app that can "keep it simple stupid."
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Cette application est un véritable danger public!
Application totalement non fonctionnelle. testée à cinq intersection différentes, de différentes tailles. j'ai souvent obtenu le signal du compte à rebours, alors que le feu pouvait être vert ou rouge. J'ai réussi à obtenir le signal feu rouge, mais tellement fréquemment que la synthèse vocale n'avait même pas le temps de finir de prononcer feu rouge. si vous testez cette application, assurez-vous d'être accompagné d'une personne voyante, sans quoi, si vous vous y fiez, votre vie pourrait être en danger.
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Awesome
Love the Oko app it works really great for my needs especially at traffic lights. It’s awesome that it’s now here in Canada. Love it. Keep up the awesome work.
Response from developer
Hi there, Thanks so much for your kind feedback. Although you’re speaking highly about Oko, I noticed that you gave us 3 star rating. Is there anything wrong with the app? Thanks, The Oko team
Précision et détection des feux de circulation
Dans le cas des feux de circulation, je trouve que l’application est génial, à l’exception qu’il faut faire attention pour le décompte de s’assurer que ce n’est pas le feu perpendiculaire à nous que la caméra détecte, très apprécié après deux essais facile à utiliser. côté GPS vous êtes mieux de savoir l’adresse où vous allez. il n’y a pas de détection de ce qu’il y a aux alentours de nous.
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