Cards That Talk vs Space Chunks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cards That Talk
This app allows visually impaired individuals to play card games by reading cards aloud when placed under a device's camera. It features continuous scanning and adjustable voice speed for an accessible gaming experience.
- Reads cards aloud via device camera
- Continuous scanning mode
- Adjustable voice speed
- Large start button for ease of use
- Requires special playing cards
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**** This app requires Special Playing Cards that can be purchased at https://www.qrspeak.com If you have recently lost your eyesight, have been blind since birth, or have limited vision, enjoying playing cards can be hard to do. There is the option of braille cards but they are bulky to shuffle and if recently vison impaired you need to learn how to read the braille on the cards. We have created a new way of playing cards for the blind or vison impaired called Cards that Talk. You simply place the card under the camera on the apple device and it will read the card to you. You can wear an earpiece so only you know what cards you hold. Cards that Talk also features a continuous scanner so that once the app is started there is no need to touch the device again until you are done enjoying playing cards. There are buttons that you can either slow down the speed of the voice or speed it up depending on your preference. All that is left for you to do is enjoy playing cards again. Features - Continuous scanning; no tapping the screen after each card - variable speed control for voice - large start scanning button so no fumbling trying to find it Cards that Talk is free but will require our playing cards that can be purchased. Contact us at https://www.qrspeak.com and click the link to buy cards or we can answer any questions that you may have. The cards are professionally printed and will hold up like any other deck of cards. Since there is no braille on them they are smooth. This makes them easier to shuffle and to play with.
Space Chunks
Explore stunning images and videos from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). Discover daily celestial wonders and access a curated monthly collection with concise explanations.
- Daily NASA APOD image/video
- Monthly curated image/video set
- Short explanations from NASA
- Refreshable content
- Notifications for new content
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"Space Chunks" shows images/videos and a short explanation as described by NASA's APOD. It has a set of 12-15 images or videos with description for the current month and year. The app also shows the image/ video of the day. Please hit the refresh button to check the current image/ video. At the end of every month or 2, the existing images / videos is replaced by a new set of videos and images, that are retrieved from NASA's APOD. A notification is shown when new images are available if the user allows notifications to be displayed for this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cards That Talk at Free against Space Chunks's $1.99. Cards That Talk also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Space Chunks's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3). On update cadence, 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
Cards That Talk is free to download; Space Chunks costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Space Chunks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cards That Talk | Space Chunks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cleveland Huber | Gomathy Shankaran |
Customer experience
Cards That Talk
Space Chunks
In-app purchases
Cards That Talk
No in-app purchases
Space Chunks
No in-app purchases







