# Weyes: AI Visual Assistant — Leading the way for the blind.

> Leading the way for the blind. (iPhone/iPad app by Benedict Tan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weyes/id6504263606 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Benedict Tan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1751618162)
- Category: Lifestyle, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.1 · 19 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2024-06-12
- Data updated: 2025-12-13
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weyes/id6504263606/reviews.md

## What is Weyes?

People with visual impairments face challenges with seemingly trivial tasks. Tasks such as telling buses apart, telling the status of traffic lights, and reading signs for directions makes commuting a challenge. 

Introducing Weyes, an app to empower you to navigate the world independently and confidently. It segments and zooms in on what you are trying to see. Designed to assist visually impaired users, Weyes ensures you never miss a thing.

How it works:
1. Open the app.
2. Aim your phone's camera at a subject and adjust the zoom slider as needed.

Supported Subjects:
- Buses
- Traffic Lights (Coming Soon)
- Signs (Coming Soon)


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.31 — 2025-12-12

Update age rating

### 1.30 — 2025-03-30

Features:
- Added ultra sharpness focus mode to improve visibility of buses in certain conditions.

Improvements:
- Changed zoom bar to be smaller to make it easier to use with a single hand.

### 1.21 — 2025-03-06

Improvements:
- Improved model performance

### 1.2 — 2025-03-04

Features
- Added full height camera view (Old only shows a box for the camera).
- Added zoom camera controls.- Added haptic feedback when zooming into detections.
Others
- Improved Onboarding flow (Clearer camera permissions use).
- Improved Detections.
- Removed largely unused features including tap on detection to read.
- Removed support for macos and ipad (Originally intended as an IOS app).
- Upgraded App Icon.

### 1.1 — 2024-06-16

New Features:
- Added Read Detection support.
- Added Read Detection Settings support.

General Improvements:
- Improved Text Detection performance.
- Improved general performance.
- Added tap function to zoom slider for easier use.
- Improved Contrast to zoom control area, to make it easier to distinguish slider and text from background.

Fixes:
- Fixed zoom control zone border issue.

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