EyeText vs BlinkTalker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Gaze and blink control
- Face and eye recognition
- Simple text board interface
- Assists with communication loss
- Blue frame cursor movement
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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.
BlinkTalker
Communicate by blinking with this app. It uses your device's Face ID to detect blinks, allowing you to form sentences by combining eye blinks and winks. You can also input custom words and have them read aloud.
- Communicate via blinking
- Use eye blinks and winks
- Enter custom words and sentences
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Face ID integration
- Immediate use after download
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BlinkTalker is an app that allows you to talk by blinking. No complicated calibration or settings are required. You can start using it immediately after downloading. With the combination of blinking with both eyes and blinking with one eye (wink), you can enter characters to create a sentence. You can also enter the customized words and sentences. The text you enter can be read aloud by a synthetic voice. BlinkTalker only works on hardware with Face ID. Since the built-in camera is used to detect blinks, it may not operate as expected depending on the environment and conditions of use. * Important notes Please do not use BlinkTalker continuously for a long time, and use it with appropriate breaks. If you feel tired or uncomfortable while using BlinkTalker, stop using it immediately.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlinkTalker at 60% against EyeText's 0%. BlinkTalker also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.7 vs 1.0). EyeText's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads 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
BlinkTalker is free to download; EyeText costs $1.99 up front. BlinkTalker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EyeText asks for nothing beyond the download.
BlinkTalker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of EyeText's written reviews are positive against 60% of BlinkTalker's.
EyeText ships an update every 22 months, BlinkTalker every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | EyeText | BlinkTalker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takuya Kawakami | Legal Prompt Inc. |
Customer experience
EyeText
BlinkTalker
In-app purchases
EyeText
No in-app purchases
BlinkTalker
- Remove restrictions$12.99
