# Talking Camera - for visually impaired/blind — user reviews > 48 indexed App Store user reviews of Talking Camera by Smart Mobile Software, rated 2.00/5 from 42 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talking-camera-for-visually-impairedblind/id547206362/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talking-camera-for-visually-impairedblind/id547206362.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 27 ## Newest reviews (12 of 48) ### 1/5 — Horrible *2014-09-26* I'm sorry, this app is horrible! They tell you to contact them before writing a review because they know they are horrible. It reads gibberish when it actually reads! Don't download! ### 1/5 — Annoyed *2014-09-02, version 1.0* I work with visually impaired people and I must say this is the absolute worst app in the whole store! Speaks absolute gibberish! No good for people who can't see and the worst bit is that the developers are willing to charge for it!! ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2014-07-02* This app doesn't work. ### 1/5 — Don't waste your time *2014-06-04, version 1.0* I have tried several different documents and each time it spoke complete nonsense. It didn't even say one complete word! Absolute rubbish ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2014-06-03, version 1.0* At all. It spouts random letters and punctuation. ### 1/5 — Stupid camera don't get the app *2014-04-30* When I try to take a picture it says it's unavailable and I try again and again and it doesn't work I hate this app I deleted it never get it. ### 1/5 — Is this a joke? *2014-03-30, version 1.0* I would give it a star lower if I could! It turned the phrase "and the countess sighed" into "cqxx+-£" It's complete and utter randomness. ### 1/5 — Never worked :( *2014-01-02, version 1.0* Useless ### 1/5 — Insta force close *2013-11-13* Downloaded the app, tried 3 times, and after every picture taken, force close. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2013-10-22* Wouldn't read anything. ### 1/5 — Not good *2013-09-10* It starts off pretty good, but if there are any special characters such as ',!/& or numbers it goes haywire... I would not recommend using this app.... :-( ### 1/5 — Rubish *2013-08-23, version 1.0* I show it text and it says it doesn't recognise it worst app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2017-08-16, version 1.0* Literally thought this was going to be a great app as I'm usually impaired and it doesn't work at all !! Disappointing ! ### 1/5 — Needs a lot of work *2016-04-08* Does not read text that is there. Just three letters and numbers on it a time makes absolutely no sense. Bummer. Hope they can improve it asked for those who are visually impaired. ### 1/5 — Not Useful *2016-02-28, version 1.0* Tried repeatedly to use this app. It absolutely does not work at all. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2016-01-06* This app is terrible. Whenever i take a picture of something, like an essay, it says it has failed. I would NOT recommend this app. ### 1/5 — Bad *2015-10-20, version 1.0* This app was totally useless not worth the download! Major waste of time!!!!!!! ### 1/5 — Totally useless *2015-09-12, version 1.0* Downloaded this for my Dad. Just read back a load of letters which were nothing like the text I photographed ### 1/5 — Does not work don't waste your time *2015-08-21, version 1.0* Does not work at all!!! ### 1/5 — It's not working *2015-05-31* It's always showing error and taking longtime to start i deleted it. ### 1/5 — Hilariously BAD *2015-03-28, version 1.0* The worst app I've used... So bad it's actually kind of funny. ### 1/5 — Das funktioniert nicht! *2014-11-10, version 1.0* Also echt diese App hat noch genau eine Chance bei mir bisher hat das Null funktioniert! Wenn das wieder nicht funktioniert folgt direkte Deinstalation! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — What *2017-05-23* I tried using this and instead of reading what was on the page I took a photo of, it started saying "SCCUJOCP2Q\CCOUA .5 ss or one SSHOS\. 5878..." and so on. I have no idea what was going on. Deleted. ### 5/5 — Works *2015-04-14* Worked well the first time but still trying to figure out if it's still working ### 5/5 — Better than the rest *2014-05-27* I love the app it is wonderful especially needed some reason apparent deliveries my mail another things to me I told a lot of my blind and visually good friends about it Visions services for the blind and they love it it's a great app number one ### 5/5 — Perfect *2013-10-06, version 1.0* Excellent!!! ### 5/5 — Talking camera *2013-09-27* Awesome app. ### 5/5 — Bloody good *2013-03-31, version 1.0* Haven't tested it fully, but it coped admirably with a page of text from a fairly large format book, maybe about 16pt text. Well done. I was very impressed. ### 5/5 — Pretty cool! *2013-01-17* This app works pretty well. There are a few mess ups here and there,but all and all pretty cool! I am low vision and I used this app to read my daughter a storybook. Thanks! ### 4/5 — Landscape Mode *2016-01-28* This app works fine if you hold the phone horizontally (landscape). It doesn't work well held vertically. ### 2/5 — englische Vorleserin *2014-10-14, version 1.0* Die Frau kann anscheinend nur in Englisch lesen. ### 2/5 — 👎👎👎 *2014-08-17, version 1.0* this app is so creepy it only reads the litters not the words /: you should work on that a little bit more , thanks --- *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 2026-09-02.*