# WayAround - Tag and Scan — Accessible Labels for Anything > Accessible NFC tag reader and writer for labeling items with custom information. (iPhone/iPad app by Blind InSites, LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wayaround-tag-and-scan/id1294361140 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Blind InSites, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1355368959) - Category: Productivity, Utilities - Price: Free - Rating: 4.10/5 from 33 App Store ratings · 26 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17 · 44 MB - Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), European Portuguese, European Spanish - Released: 2018-01-09 - Data updated: 2026-08-19 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wayaround-tag-and-scan/id1294361140/reviews.md ## What is WayAround? Tap your phone to a WayTag, and the shirt tells you it's the navy polo. The bottle tells you it's the antibiotic, twice daily, finish the course. The can tells you it's black beans, expires next March. WayAround turns everyday objects into things that can speak for themselves, giving blind and low-vision users a faster, more independent way to identify and organize the items around them. "Information is power, and WayAround takes it to the next level." Neva Fairchild, retired, American Foundation for the Blind HOW IT WORKS Stick, clip, or pin a WayTag (sold separately) onto anything: clothing, medication, pantry items, files, appliances, cables, plants. Use the app to write whatever info you want onto the tag. From then on, a quick tap of your phone reads it back instantly through VoiceOver or your preferred accessibility settings. No camera. No aiming. No barcode hunting. Just tap and know. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT Identify things in a second. Tap a tag and hear the description immediately. Swipe for more detail when you want it. Store real information, not just labels. Unlimited characters per tag allows for full washing instructions, dosage schedules, ingredient lists, or links to other resources like a user manual. Rewrite tags as often as you like. Work the way you already work. WayAround is built around VoiceOver, high-contrast visuals, large type, braille displays, and voice dictation. Whatever accessibility setup you use on your iPhone, the app fits into it. Stay organized offline. Your tags work without an internet connection, and your data backs up automatically to the cloud when you reconnect. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING "WayAround is a simple and cost-effective solution for labeling just about anything." J.J. Meddaugh, AT Guys "I love it. So much easier than a barcode reader or anything you have to focus with a camera." Melissa Wagner, user FOR BUSINESSES AND BRANDS WayAround's patented public-tag solution lets any business add accessible information that anyone can read with a tap, improving the experience for customers with disabilities and beyond. Learn more at wayaround.com/public. GETTING STARTED WayTags come as stickers, magnets, buttons, and clips. Buy them at wayaround.com/shop or through an assistive technology distributor. COMPATIBILITY WayAround works with the built-in NFC on iPhone 7 and later. For iPad users or older iPhones, the WayLink Scanner (sold separately) connects via Bluetooth and sends tag info to the app. ## Key features - Tap smartphone to read NFC tags - Write custom information up to 2K characters - Supports offline access to tag data - Works with VoiceOver and other accessibility settings - Add helpful links to tags - Edit or rewrite tag information anytime ## Recent user reviews (10 of 26) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wayaround-tag-and-scan/id1294361140/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Very nice, but needs important fixes *2026-05-23* I love using waytags—very fast and convenient. The app usually works pretty well, although I wish they would make the date pickers more accessibility friendly. Maybe with separate month, day, year selectors, instead of the large calendar view that doesn’t even open if you tap on a date. The biggest problem though, is the Waycloud syncing. When you first open the app, it takes between 20 45 seconds to connect to their cloud. The app doesn’t bother to beep or otherwise indicate that it is not connected, or let you know when it has connected, you just have to keep checking the graphical indicator Manually (if you are using the screen reader, as most people are, you can’t just glance at it until it changes). The issue with this, is that if you scan a tag, especially if you create a new tag, before it has connected, The contents of that tag may change after it reaches out to the cloud. So through trial and error, and having several tags that I know were correct originally, become incorrect later, I have learned that the only way for the app to be reliable is to wait until it has the cloud connection. So it would be much more useful if they would block out app usage until the cloud is connected, or at least give you some audible indicator that they are trying to connect to the cloud and you’ll just have to be patient until they do. Otherwise the app becomes unreliable and Even the opposite of useful, because tags get erroneous information. ### 5/5 — WayAround is the only labeling system I use and it makes my world completely accessible. Love it! *2025-01-07* Tanya ### 1/5 — Create waytag screen is blank for me! *2024-08-20* When I tap to create the screen is blank and there’s no where to type ### 5/5 — Way tags 1 *2024-06-16* way to go with the best & easiest way to label every thing ### 3/5 — Great accessibility tool at an unreasonable price *2024-06-04, version 4.5.1* I have used the WayAround app with way tags to test the technology and although I’ve been on the fence about buying some for myself, the hold back has always been the steep price of their tags. NFC technology is some of the simplest, and cheapest technology out there. All it needs is a basic app that is able to use the tech already within phones in order to read them. WayArounds app is decent, it has no bells or whistles though and still to this day there is no way for individuals to make tag information publicly accessible. The one thing that sets it apart is that it is fully accessible but the app hasn’t had any major updates and wouldn’t require a heck of a lot of maintenance. In my mind, there’s nothing that justifies to me why their tags are so outrageously overpriced. So I haven’t purchased them myself. What I did try and do though was to buy some cheap nfc tags to see if the app would read them. Although the tags did scan (of course they would because their nfc), the app was clearly programmed to only accept their tags and just produced an error. This is unfortunate considering most other nfc reading apps on the market are free and work with most all nfc tags. I’m quite sick of my quality of life and independence being held within the tight grasp of capitalist company’s who will only give it up at high high cost. I don’t see why this company couldn’t have created an option whereby If people wanted to use their own tags, than they buy the app instead, except that doesn’t fit within a capitalist mindset of continuing to make more and more money off of people. People who unfortunately have some of the lowest employment and income rates. If you use our lives, experiences and existence as your companies selling tactics but then fail to consider our needs and make your technology financially inaccessible to us, you are simply just using us for profit. Period. ### 5/5 — Useful App! *2023-05-31, version 4.3* I really like this app! Very useful and reliable - I’ve had no issue with the set up or it’s day to day functioning! I ordered the waytags and they arrived in just a few days! ### 4/5 — Good app *2023-05-30, version 4.3* I like it very much but it needs to be faster It is kind of slow compared to other labelling devices. Also, for convenience, it needs to work with the Apple watch. ### 1/5 — Blank screen *2023-03-18, version iOS App 4.2.0* This app use to be a good app but now this app doesn’t even work anymore. All I get now when I launch it is a blank screen. All the money I spent on the tags has been wasted. Until the developer fixes this app, I recommend staying away from this app. ### 5/5 — Love these tags *2022-10-28* I absolutely love these tags! I love to garden but trying to remember what where and when and also when to harvest is very difficult. I attach them to garden picks and put all info on the tags. I also love to use them on my clothes to tell me what that piece of clothing is and what to wear it with. With the newest update I just click read and all info is read to me without voiceover on. I love using them all over my house inside and out. ### 5/5 — WayAround tags are an ESSENTIAL tool in The Blind Kitchen! *2022-10-06* I use WayAround tags in several applications in both my personal and professional kitchens and they are the ONLY labels in my freezers. I also have more than 30 assorted color chef coats and WayAround buttons allow me to quickly and easily select the one I am looking for independently. I like the system of tagging so much that one is included in the first Blind Kitchen Collection. I want people to know how much easier their lives could be if they decided to use the WayAroundsystem. Debra Erickson Executive Chef and Founder The Blind Kitchen ## Frequently asked questions about WayAround ### What does the WayAround app do? The WayAround app allows you to attach NFC tags (sold separately) to various items like clothes or medications. You can then use your smartphone to quickly read or write detailed information to these tags, making your belongings more accessible. ### How do I use the WayAround app? First, download the app and get WayTag NFC tags. Attach a tag to an item, then use your smartphone's NFC reader to tap the tag. You can then read existing information or add your own custom details, including links and pre-defined options. ### Is the WayAround app free to use? The WayAround app itself is free to download and use. However, you will need to purchase WayTag NFC tags separately to utilize the app's functionality for labeling items. ### What devices is WayAround compatible with? The app is designed to work with modern smartphones that have NFC readers. It is optimized to seamlessly integrate with your phone's built-in accessibility features, including VoiceOver, and is compatible with braille displays. ### Who can benefit from using WayAround? Anyone who wants to easily label and access information about their items can benefit. It is particularly helpful for individuals who are blind, low vision, vision impaired, deafblind, colorblind, or sighted, as it works with various accessibility settings. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.6.3 — 2026-08-15 Fixed issue with links in public WayTags ### 4.6.2 — 2026-07-31 This update adds support for next-generation WayTags. ### 4.6.1 — 2026-06-13 Corrected an issue that prevented adding new images to public WayTags. ### 4.6.0 — 2026-04-24 New in this release: a Session block for public WayTags, designed with conferences in mind. Scan through the schedule at a glance, then tap to expand any session for full details. We've tuned the VoiceOver experience so you can swipe through sessions quickly and drill into the details only when you need them. ### 4.5.9 — 2026-02-04 User Interface support for Arabic language. 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