Very nice, but needs important fixes
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.
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.
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WayAround is the only labeling system I use and it makes my world completely accessible. Love it!
Tanya
Create waytag screen is blank for me!
When I tap to create the screen is blank and there’s no where to type
Way tags #1
way to go with the best & easiest way to label every thing
Great accessibility tool at an unreasonable price
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.
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.
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Useful App!
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!
Good app
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.
Blank screen
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.
Love these tags
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.
I love using them all over my house inside and out.
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WayAround tags are an ESSENTIAL tool in The Blind Kitchen!
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
Debra Erickson
Executive Chef and Founder
The Blind Kitchen
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Vos produits m'intéressent. Cependant, l'application en français serait très appréciée!
Great app!
As a blindperson, this app and the waytags have made my life easier.
Amazing product
I am not visually impaired and use it to label my houseplants with all of its specific care requirements. This is an amazing concept but it can use some updates to make it even more amazing. Customer service is fantastic. Darwin helped me through the process of using the product and provided exceptional service. Again, the app can use some changes to make it even better but I’m pleased for now. Highly recommend for any user.
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The Way Around system is THE BEST for blind/VI users
after trying several methods to label clothing, pantry, fridge/freezer and household items, I found the Way Around System to be THE BEST. it consists of your iPhone, the Way Around app, and a variety of adhesive labels, clips and buttons to choose from. simple and intuitive. There are Manny YouTube videos that explain Waze to use the products and step-by-step instruction on using the app. The Way Around Team (including sales, marketing/development and technical Support) get the highest marks for fantastic customer service, prompt, helpful and considerate. I suggest starting off by buying a "sample pack" which includes one of each of the tags/labels/clips/buttons, and you can test them out and decide what will work best for you. Personally, I use mostly the oval hole buttons, which I affix to my clothes using 1.5 inch safety pins; these buttons are machine washable, so it makes laundry sorting a breeze. I also use the oval hole buttons with a rubber band on foods in the fridge, freezer & pantry. I am also discovering many ways to use the adhesive labels and magnetic tags, too. I also purchased a Way Link Device, which helps scan through items a bit faster. The app is 100% accessible with voiceover. The app is easy to use; you can choose to just add a description of the item you are tagging, or drill down the layers to add detailed description of clothing care, purchase date,URL, etc.
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Excellent service & tech
I have been doing business with this company for 2 years and the people behind the products go above & beyond to get me using it correctly and has wonderful customer service. I've got discountz on tags & the way link which works so good! Thanks! 👍
Amazing tool for a visually impaired and blind :-)
I absolutely love these tags! I love to cook and have cooked for 40 years plus. I have organized my kitchen including my pantry, freezer and cupboards :-) these tags make it so simple to identify the products I need without having to ask someone else. I am a very independent person and very self-sufficient. With the way around life is so much simpler :-) thank you so much for your wonderful product you have been a godsend! I would highly recommend these to anyone who is visually impaired or blind to help
them organize their life!
them organize their life!
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Happy user
They keep making it easier to operate. Use it in so many ways from labeling leftovers in the freezer to labeling clothes items that can go in the washer and dryer. Even label your credit card for easy find at the store. Can even label the credit card so no one can hear your account number and expiration date. Very easy to edit.
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Very helpful app!!
Very user friendly, can be used all over the house for multiple items you need a label on, multiple different types of labels for cloths, food, personal files, music albums, dvds, can even be used outside to label my garden and that’s the best part.
Lynette
This is great. I like being able to label things that I have around the house.
A great labeling system.
I have used the Wayaround app and many Waytags from wayaround.com to organize my clothes, pantry and everything else around my home. After using this system for over a year I have found so many uses for it. Thanks for providing such a wonderful product.
