Comparison

EyeText vs Hawkeye Sidekick

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

EyeText

This app enables communication for individuals with severe motor impairments using eye and blink gestures. It recognizes faces and eyes to control a simple text board, allowing users to select characters and form messages.

Highlights
  • Gaze and blink control
  • Face and eye recognition
  • Simple text board interface
  • Assists with communication loss
  • Blue frame cursor movement
Features
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Gaze(blink) control simple text board to help communicating with people who lost body movement and voice because of ALS,Stroke,etc. Put the device in front of a face so that a face is recognized by a red square and eyes by a green circle. Blue frame around a button is moving and blinking (close both eyes slightly longer) works as pushing that button.

About

Hawkeye Sidekick

Control your Mac hands-free using head movements and facial expressions from your iPhone or iPad. This app utilizes the TrueDepth camera for intuitive cursor control, clicks, drags, and scrolls, making Mac usage accessible for everyone.

Highlights
  • Head movement mouse control
  • Facial expression clicks and drags
  • Hands-free Mac operation
  • TrueDepth camera integration
  • Customizable expression assignments
  • Works with all Mac apps
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Hawkeye Sidekick lets you control your Mac using head movements. Rotate your head to move the mouse and make facial expressions to click, drag, and scroll. Powered by your iPhone or iPad's TrueDepth camera. NOTE: Hawkeye Sidekick requires an iPhone or iPad with a TrueDepth camera. This includes iPhone X, XS, XR, 11, 11 Pro, and the new iPad Pro. Using your iPhone or iPad's TrueDepth camera, Hawkeye Sidekick lets you control your Mac hands-free using head movements. Intuitive controls let you perform common actions using facial expressions. Best of all, Hawkeye Sidekick works with every app on your Mac so you can browse the web, play games, edit videos, and much more. For people with motor impairments, this makes using a Mac far easier. How it Works: - Open the Hawkeye Access app on your Mac - Open the Hawkeye Sidekick app on your iPhone or iPad - The apps will instantly connect using Bluetooth, no setup required. - Rotate your head to move the cursor - Smile, pucker your lips, raise your eyebrows, or stick out your tongue to perform clicks, drags, and scrolls. Customizable: - Pick the expressions that work best for you - Assign expressions to actions - Adjust cursor and expression sensitivity - Or, use your Mac's built-in Dwell Control And much more... - Shake your head to undo - Open with "Hey Siri..." - No external hardware needed To get started, download Hawkeye Access on your Mac and Hawkeye Sidekick on your iPhone or iPad. We'd love to hear what you think of Hawkeye Sidekick! Email us at access@usehawkeye.com or tweet us @HawkeyeAccess.

Screenshots

EyeText1 screens
Hawkeye Sidekick1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hawkeye Sidekick at 50% against EyeText's 0%. Hawkeye Sidekick also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.3 vs 1.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hawkeye Sidekick is free to download; EyeText costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hawkeye Sidekick holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of EyeText's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hawkeye Sidekick's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EyeText versus Hawkeye Sidekick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEyeTextHawkeye Sidekick
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.3 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakuya KawakamiHawkeye Labs, Inc.

Customer experience

EyeText

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Hawkeye Sidekick

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

EyeText

No in-app purchases

None

Hawkeye Sidekick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EyeText free?
EyeText costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hawkeye Sidekick free?
Hawkeye Sidekick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EyeText or Hawkeye Sidekick?
Hawkeye Sidekick is rated higher. EyeText averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Hawkeye Sidekick averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do EyeText or Hawkeye Sidekick have ads?
Neither EyeText nor Hawkeye Sidekick shows ads.

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