# Sullivan+ — A visual-aid app based on AI > AI-powered visual assistance app for the blind and visually impaired. (iPhone/iPad app by TUAT Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sullivan-plus/id1475001234 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [TUAT Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1475001045) - Category: Utilities, Photo & Video - Price: Free - Rating: 4.40/5 from 22 App Store ratings · 28 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.6 · 136 MB - Languages: Korean, Belarusian, Greek, Dutch, German (Germany), Russian, Romanian, Lithuanian, Malay, Vietnamese and 23 more - Released: 2019-10-09 - Data updated: 2026-08-21 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sullivan-plus/id1475001234/reviews.md ## What is Sullivan+? Sullivan Plus is a visual assistance app provided by TUAT for information accessibility for the blind and low vision, and provides information recognized through the smartphone camera to users who need visual assistance. Sullivan Plus X SKtelecom Please support the warm collaboration between Sullivan Plus and SKtelecom! Experience Sullivan Plus with SKtelecom's diverse and powerful AI technologies! ■ AI Facecan that recognizes age, gender, and facial expressions Register your face The face registration function has been added to the face recognition mode. You can register the face of anyone you want, and find the face of the person you registered in a photo. Object Finder The object-finding feature has been added. Select the object you want to find from the list and scan your surroundings. The app will notify you with vibrations and voice prompts. PDF Quota Donation Donate your unused PDF Reader quota to help others who need it. By donating, users who have exhausted their PDF quota for the day will be able to read additional image-based PDF files based on the donated amount. If you’ve already used up your quota for the day, you can request donations. Other users can see your donation request message and choose to participate. :) Currency Recognition Sullivan Plus announces the denomination of bills via voice. (Supported currencies: Korean Won, US Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen) Q&A Board The Q&A Board has been added for users who couldn’t resolve questions or share tips due to the lack of a communication space. If someone comments on your post, you’ll receive a notification so you can check it instantly! [Key Features] 1. AI Mode 2. Automatic Image Description 3. Text Recognition 4. Face Recognition ■ Curious about your surroundings? AI Mode - Identifies objects around you and generates descriptive sentences for the scene. ■ Struggling to read letters on mail, magazines, or newspapers? Text Recognition - Detects text and announces it audibly. Point your camera at the area with the text you want to recognize. ■ Wondering about someone you just met? Face Recognition - Identifies the person captured on camera and provides their age and gender. ■ Automatically recognize your surroundings. Automatic Image Description - No need to press the shutter button. The app automatically detects the environment and provides voice guidance. ■ Looking for the location of objects around you? Object Finder - Select the object you’re looking for, and the app will guide you to its location using voice prompts. ■ Having trouble finding the right color for your outfit in the morning? Color Recognition - Supports single-color mode to identify the color at the center of the screen and full-screen mode to identify dominant colors across the entire view. ■ Manage Samsung Electronics home appliances more smartly! Consumer Electronics Mode - Connect the QR code of Samsung Electronics home appliances to the SmartThings app to easily control products, check their status, access manuals, and request services. ■ Assisting those with low vision, not just total blindness. Magnifier - The camera's zoom function lets you enlarge or reduce objects or text and supports color inversion. [Permissions Required] The camera is used to capture images so the app can describe objects, text, and surroundings aloud for users who are blind or have low vision. Camera - Controls the camera and captures photos using the camera API. Storage - Temporarily stores captured images and deletes them after the analysis is complete. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ## Key features - AI object and scene description - Text recognition and reading - Face recognition with age/gender - Object finder with voice guidance - Currency denomination announcement - Color recognition ## Recent user reviews (10 of 28) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sullivan-plus/id1475001234/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Qna 가 없다 *2024-08-20* 안드 로이드 폰 에서는 이고세 질문을 하거나 건이를 할수 있는 고시 있다 하지만 여기 아이 폰애는 그런게 없나 보다 설리 번 이라고 설치 한거시 설리번을 실행 하면 설리번 플러스 라고 하묜서 실행 된다 이거 이거 외 이러나 사용자를 우롱 하는개 왼말 인가 아이폰 사용 자는 신하 이며 안드 로이드 폰을 사용 자도 ㄸ또까치 대해야 할거시다 **Developer response:** 먼저 설리번 플러스 iOS 업데이트가 늦어지는것에 불편을 드려 죄송합니다. 다만 설리번 플러스 iOS 버전의 업데이트를 위해 개발팀이 다방면으로 노력 중이며 최대한 빠른 시일 내에 iOS 사용자분들도 업그레이드된 설리번 플러스를 이용하실 수 있도록 최선을 다하겠습니다. 추가로 설리번 앱의 정확한 명칭은 “설리번+” 또는 “설리번 플러스”가 맞습니다. 감사합니다. ### 5/5 — Love this app! Highly recommend it. *2024-05-21* I'm going completely blind from Glaucoma, and have used several apps for blind users, such as Seeing Ai, Tap Tap See, and more recently OOrion, but wow, I was amazed today how Sullivan+ was able to read my indoor digital thermostat accurately and consistently! No other blind user app could ever read my thermostat. I am so excited and grateful for this! Thank you so much. No more guessing how cold or hot it is in my house. And it gives accurate details of objects and text, which I also am loving. Please continue to keep this wonderful app available. **Developer response:** Thank you for using Sullivan Plus and complimenting it.😊 We are putting in a lot of thoughts and efforts to provide more useful and convenient services to our users. Please always be with Sullivan Plus, which will develop into a valuable compliment of each and every one! Thank you. ### 5/5 — Libra and and vinyl told me about Sullivan+ *2023-10-03* I’ve been blind on my life. My name is Chikodinaka I love Solomon plus it is truly changed my life Solomon plus it is changed my life a lot affect the color finder on the other stuff. It does everything I want in the app. I love Solomon plus I don’t know where I would be without it Sullivan plus you’ve changed my life plus I’m recommend you to my Nfb chapter and to anyone else who is blind check out plus Today® it now it’s free **Developer response:** Thank you for using Sullivan Plus and complimenting it.😊 We are putting in a lot of thoughts and efforts to provide more useful and convenient services to our users. Please always be with Sullivan Plus, which will develop into a valuable compliment of each and every one! Thank you. ### 5/5 — Fast and easy to use *2023-05-19, version 1.6.0* I love this App. It's really quick and accurate. For the reading a text, it detects multiple languages at the same time. It's highly recommended. ### 5/5 — ‏تطبيق جيد وممتاز للمكفوفين *2022-12-22* ‏هذا تطبيق رائع وجيد وأيضا لديه أدوات كثيرة تساعد المكفوفين وأيضا التطبيق راقي ولكن فيه بعض الأخطاء الصغيرة **Developer response:** Hello ‏أبو برهان. Thank you for using Sullivan Plus and complimenting it.😊 We are putting in a lot of thoughts and efforts to provide more useful and convenient services to our users. Please always be with Sullivan Plus, which will develop into a valuable compliment of each and every one! Thank you. ### 5/5 — 와이파이 네트워크 오류 *2022-12-17* 며칠 전부터 네트워크 오류가 발생됩니다. 설정은 모바일데이터도사용으로 되어있고 설정을 와이파이전용으로 바꿔도 마찬가지로 네트워크 오류가 발생됩니다. 아예 휴대폰 와이파이를 끄면 문자를 인식하고 읽어주는데 정상작동을 합니다. 무엇이 문제일까요? ### 4/5 — بدون انترنت *2022-08-29, version 1.6.0* اجعل ميزة التعرف على النص بدون انترنت فقط عشان هاي الميزة مهمة **Developer response:** Hello~بشار محمد براهما :) Unfortunately, we currently do not have the ability to recognize Arabic while offline. However, it can recognize English and Latin offline in Fast Text Scan mode. We will continue to research and develop so that you can use the more advanced Sullivan Plus. thank you ### 5/5 — 만들어주셔서 감사합니다. *2022-04-20* 도움이 많이 됩니다. 완벽하진 않지만, 기술이란 항상 발전하니까요. 세상을 인식할 수 있는 방법이 생겨 고맙습니다. 개발자 분들 복받으세요 🥰 **Developer response:** 안녕하세요~리즈피아님 :) 설리번 플러스를 이용해주시고 칭찬해주셔서 감사합니다.😊 😊 저희는 사용자들에게 더 유용하고 편리한 서비스를 제공하기 위해 많은 고민과 노력을 하고 있습니다. 한 분 한 분의 소중한 칭찬으로 발전할 설리번 플러스와 늘 함께 해주세요! 감사합니다 ### 5/5 — 정말 좋은 앱 감사합니다. *2021-05-11* 학교에서 학생들과 함께 시각장애인을 이해하는 활동을 하며 활용하였습니다. 많은 도움이 되었습니다. 학교에 있는 태블릿들이 잘 되지 않아 개인 핸드폰으로 진행했었는데요, 혹시 갤럭시 tab S5e(SM-T720)에서는 설치가 안되던데, 업데이트 가능할까요? **Developer response:** 안녕하세요. 후크선장후크 님 :) 설리번 플러스를 이용해 주셔서 감사드리며 도움을 드렸다니 영광입니다. 😊 문의 주신 기기를 확인해본 결과, 갤럭시 tab S5e(SM-T720)은 '설리번 플러스'가 아닌 '설리번 Lite'에서 이용가능합니다. 다만, 문의 주신 기기는 지원이 되는 기기와 되지 않는 기기가 있다고 하오니, 플레이스토어에서 '설리번 Lite'를 검색 후, 앱 설치를 해보시고 설치가 안 될 경우 tuat.inc@gmail.com으로 사용하신 기기의 정보와 오류 내용을 상세히 작성하여 문의해주시기 바랍니다. 또한, 설리번 플러스의 사용법 및 응용방법에 대해 알고 싶으시다면 https://blog.naver.com/mytuat (설리번 플러스 블로그) 및 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUspynV5qLOaOxOiuuRy0Aw (유튜브) 를 방문하셔서 더 쉽게 설리번 플러스를 사용해 보세요. 앞으로도 시각장애인 및 저시력자에게 필요한 어플이 되도록 꾸준히 연구하고 개발하겠습니다. 감사합니다. ### 5/5 — Best app ever *2021-02-13* I am not complaining just letting you know that this is the best app I’ve ever heard of in my whole entire life **Developer response:** Hi~ strange one666 :) Thank you for using Sullivan Plus and for your best praise. 😊 We will do our best every day to provide more reliable service and more satisfying features based on customer praise. We ask for your interest and support for Sullivan Plus as you do now. Thank you. ## Frequently asked questions about Sullivan+ ### What is Sullivan+? Sullivan+ is a visual assistance app designed to help blind and visually impaired users by using AI and the smartphone camera to identify objects, read text, and describe surroundings. ### Does Sullivan+ have ads? No, Sullivan+ is ad-free, allowing users to focus on the visual assistance features without interruption. ### What devices is Sullivan+ available on? Sullivan+ is available for iPhone and iPad devices. ### How does Sullivan+ help with reading text? The Text Recognition feature in Sullivan+ detects text from images captured by your camera and announces it audibly, making it easier to read mail, magazines, and newspapers. ### Can Sullivan+ identify people? Yes, the Face Recognition feature can identify people in photos and provide their approximate age and gender. ### What currencies can Sullivan+ recognize? Sullivan+ can announce the denomination of bills for Korean Won, US Dollar, Euro, and Japanese Yen. ### How often is Sullivan+ updated? The latest version of Sullivan+ is 2.0, and it was last updated on February 26, 2026. This indicates a recent update cycle. ### What is the age rating for Sullivan+? Sullivan+ has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.0.3 — 2026-08-21 In this update, we improved parts of the UI and user experience and added a new subscription service. Enjoy a more convenient experience. ### 2.0.2 — 2026-08-05 In this update, we improved parts of the UI and user experience and added a new subscription service. Enjoy a more convenient experience. ### 2.0 — 2026-02-26 Hello This is the SULLIVAN PLUS team Thank you sincerely for waiting so long for the iOS update Thanks to your patience, we were able to prepare this update in a more meaningful way This iOS update introduces a completely redesigned user interface The screen layout and overall user flow have been fully improved for easier and more comfortable use New features have also been added These include automatic image description and object finding Various improvements have also been made to enhance overall stability and accessibility For more details about each feature, please check the in app Help section Thank you for always using SULLIVAN PLUS ### 1.6.0 — 2022-04-27 - Splash and info screen updates - Fixed some minor bugs ### 1.5.5 — 2020-12-02 1. Fix screen brightness error - Fixed an issue where the screen brightness was changed to maximum when running the app. - Fixed an issue where app settings were not saved. 2. 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