RightHear vs Gondol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RightHear
This virtual assistant helps blind and visually impaired individuals navigate their surroundings. It provides real-time information about locations and objects, promoting independent and confident exploration.
- Virtual accessibility assistant
- Location awareness
- Object identification
- Independent navigation
- Orientation assistance
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RightHear is a virtual accessibility assistant that helps people understand where they are and what’s around them – in both new and familiar places. We’re here to empower individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or face orientation challenges to navigate independently, confidently, and on their own terms – anytime, anywhere.
Gondol
This app translates text into various code formats including Morse, Braille, ASCII, and Hexadecimal. It also provides access to a periodic table for quick reference.
- Morse code translation
- Braille translation
- ASCII translation
- Hexadecimal conversion
- Periodic table lookup
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Translate your words into Morse! Translate your words into Braille! Translate your words into Ascii! Translate your number into binary, Hex! Search About Periodic Table!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gondol at 67% against RightHear's 0%. Gondol also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). RightHear's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gondol holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RightHear has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of RightHear's written reviews are positive against 67% of Gondol's.
RightHear ships an update every 6 weeks, Gondol every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RightHear | Gondol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZIKITAPP LTD | Yongjun Lee |
Customer experience
RightHear
Gondol
In-app purchases
RightHear
No in-app purchases
Gondol
No in-app purchases
