# Soundscape Community — user reviews > 20 indexed App Store user reviews of Soundscape Community by Inclusion and Accessibility Labs, rated 4.70/5 from 73 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soundscape-community/id6449701760/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soundscape-community/id6449701760.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 60 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Amazing app resurrected but please introduce data migration *2023-09-01, version 1.0* I’ve come here principally to say that this is an amazing app which can be quite transformative in terms of the ability of visually impaired people (well, at least this visually impaired person) to explore new locations and navigate independently. So why, I hear you ask rather reasonably, have I only given it one star? Well, rather unfairly, I’m hoping it attracts the attention of the developers and will gladly move it up to 5 stars later. You see, the new “community“ version of this app, originally introduced by Microsoft, is actually slightly too alike to its predecessor, in that it has exactly the same name once loaded onto One‘s phone, and cannot be distinguished when asking Siri to open it. Not only that, but there appears to be no way to migrate saved locations from the original version to this one. I realise that fixing the latter issue depends not just on the developers of this version, but on Microsoft, who have already said that they have suspended development activity, but I wonder whether someone could at least look into it? I have to say, when this app first came out, I still preferred to use its main competitor, blind square. They both operate on a similar principle, That given audio beacons placed virtually around a person as they move around in the real world it is possible for them to navigate independently rather than having to follow turn by turn directions. Soundscape does this in a slightly different way however, by taking advantage of spatial audio (Where a sound can be made to sit in a specific location around a person’s head, making it seem as though it is attached to a physical place). This can make using it feel somewhat more intuitive. That said, switching from BlindSquare, it took me a little while to get used to it, and I still sometimes swap between the two apps depending on what I need on a particular day. I also like the manner in which Soundscape presents junctions as they are interacted with, placing the names of streets passed or in front of one in the appropriate locations in terms of spatial audio. For me, this is somewhat better than the way Blind Square presents similar information, but it will likely come down to personal preference for users. Of course, the major advantage of this app is that it is free to users, thanks to the generous support of a range of organisations which have picked up the baton after Microsoft decided that it no longer had a role in providing such support. There is therefore no cost for trying it, or indeed running with it (metaphorically perhaps) in every day life. I would thoroughly recommend it to others tired of being tied to specific roots and keen to explore for themselves. ### 2/5 — trop déçue ! *2023-09-01* pour une application qui a mis tellement de temps à sortir, c’est dommage que l’on ne puisse pas récupérer des marqueurD de SoundScape. De ce côté, Voice Vista fait beaucoup mieux.... Et évolue de façon excellente. Dommage que SoundScape community s'affiche exactement sous le même nom que SoundScape l'ancien, du coup lorsque l'on demande à Siri d'ouvrir SoundScape et que l,on a les deux, Siri est perdu... Ça n'est vraiment pas une bonne idée... Vive Voice Vista abat SoundScape le nouveau !!! 🤨😒🙃🙃 ### 3/5 — June 1 *2024-06-01, version 1.1* I enjoy Soundscape very much, the main reason I gave it a three star is as you are driving along. It waits till you pass the street before it tells you what cross street you have passed. I personally would like to know what’s coming up, not what I’ve just passed. I also don’t think there’s a driving and walking distinction setting in this program. If there is, I would like to know about it. Thank you. ### 3/5 — Lacunes *2023-10-10* Bonjour, serait-il possible d’indiquer dans l’application la ville et le code postal où on se trouve ? Cela rendrait beaucoup de service lorsqu’on utilise l’application en déplacement. Je l’utilise notamment à bord de Taxi et cela permet de savoir lorsqu’on change de ville ainsi que de mieux connaître l’itinéraire emprunté par le chauffeur. Merci par avance pour ce que vous pourrez faire. Bien cordialement. Manuel ### 4/5 — La previsualización de calles no me funciona bien *2023-11-12* La aplicación es buena pero el street preview falla, al menos donde yo vivo. he intentado ir, pre visualizando, desde mi casa hasta dos ubicaciones que conozco, y me he quedado encallada en el medio del camino. Estoy pensando que puede ser que no funcione dentro de áreas peatonales la previsualización, pero no entiendo por qué si es una app para caminar. ### 4/5 — Incluir apple watch *2023-10-28* Tb asociar con apple watch ### 4/5 — Don’t go out without it *2023-10-07, version 1.0* I would not go out without soundscape. It creates a visual map in my head. I just love soundscape. I am totally blind, and Soundscape helps me create a visual visual image in my brain. I would not go out without it. I put on my hat. I collect my white cane, and I take Soundscape out of the door with me every single day. Kiss kiss ### 4/5 — Une super application *2023-09-21* Une super idée d’avoir repris cette application. Il y a beaucoup d’améliorations à lui apporter, j’espère que vous y penserez. Merci à votre équipe. ### 4/5 — Muy buena *2023-09-07* Una gran ayuda para las personas ciegas. Agradecería si pudieran ampliar el uso de auriculares con sensores de movimiento, a las Bosé frames y a los Soni Lin buds, ya que estos dos modelos nos permiten escuchar mejor el entorno mientras tenemos los auriculares puestos. ### 4/5 — La plus merveilleuse *2023-08-31, version 1.0* Parfait pour nous qui est aveugle ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Extremely Helpful *2026-03-04, version 1.8.1* I’m so grateful that a volunteer can assist me when a walking alone on the street and reading my labels in the kitchen. They’re friendly people with full of compassion to guide you. It’s #1 service you can have to help visual impaired individuals that loss their eyesight. ### 5/5 — Soundscape community is wonderful. I love it. *2024-12-19, version 1.2* On a scale of one to five stars, I give it a six ### 5/5 — J’adore sound scape *2024-04-21* Avec cette application, on peut explorer le monde ### 5/5 — Awesome *2024-04-01, version 1.1* Very helpful app I haven’t used it much but I like it thank you ### 5/5 — Soundscape is back *2023-12-01, version 1.0.1* Amazing to have this back again! I love it, it's phenomenal because of how it works and the information it gives me. I can just switch it on and it's always there, quietly telling me where I am and what's around me. ### 5/5 — Super *2023-10-11* Elle est super me donne tous les arrêts dans le bus avant de descendre plus besoin de demander au chauffeur pour moi. Génial de plus donne tout l’environnement, les magasins, les intersections, les passages python les arrêts de bus super je recommande ### 5/5 — Genial *2023-09-04* Genial ### 5/5 — SoundScape *2023-09-01* Super, très accessible pour rechercher une destination mais certaines sont inconnues alors que l'adresse est exacte. Bonne continuation dans le développement de SoundScape.☺️ ### 5/5 — Soundscape is back *2023-09-01, version 1.0* Fantastic to have Soundscape available ### 5/5 — Amazing to have Soundscape back *2023-08-31, version 1.0* It's amazing to have Soundscape back again! I love the way you can set an audio beacon on a location and navigate to it, and I also really like the way you can mark your own places which you can then navigate back to later. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-06.*