Comparison

Cash Reader for the Blind vs Sullivan+

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

Head to head
About

Cash Reader for the Blind

Instantly identify the value of banknotes from over 100 currencies by simply pointing your camera at them. This app offers fast and accurate recognition, unique vibration feedback, and offline functionality, making it an essential tool for visually impaired individuals.

Highlights
  • Fast and accurate banknote recognition
  • Unique vibration feedback for differentiation
  • Currency conversion to home currency
  • Offline functionality
  • Large fonts and high-contrast options
  • Voice assistant support
Features
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Point your camera at a banknote to hear, feel, or see its value. Cash Reader helps blind and low vision people identify banknotes independently, at home, in shops, and while traveling. Hear the denomination spoken aloud. Feel the value discreetly through countable vibration patterns, useful in noisy places and for deafblind users. See large, high-contrast values that adapt to your preferred text size. Cash Reader can recognize worn, folded, or partly visible notes. Once you're set up, identify banknotes even without internet. Identify banknotes in almost every country. Hear each banknote's value in your home currency. Use Siri or Shortcuts to identify money or select a currency. Add Identify Money to Control Center or the Lock Screen, or assign it to the Action button. Repeat the last result with VoiceOver's Magic Tap. Cash Reader is free to download and identifies selected lower denominations. Try full access free for 14 days, with no automatic charge. When the trial ends, the app returns to the free version unless you purchase full access. Full access covers all supported denominations and is available through in-app purchases, including subscriptions and lifetime access. Download Cash Reader and take more control of your everyday cash. Privacy Policy: https://cashreader.app/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://cashreader.app/terms-of-use-ios.html

About

Sullivan+

This visual assistance app uses AI and your smartphone camera to describe surroundings, read text, identify faces, and find objects. It offers features like currency recognition and color identification to enhance accessibility for the blind and visually impaired.

Highlights
  • AI object and scene description
  • Text recognition and reading
  • Face recognition with age/gender
  • Object finder with voice guidance
  • Currency denomination announcement
  • Color recognition
Features
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Sullivan Plus is a visual assistance app provided by TUAT for information accessibility for the blind and low vision, and provides information recognized through the smartphone camera to users who need visual assistance. Sullivan Plus X SKtelecom Please support the warm collaboration between Sullivan Plus and SKtelecom! Experience Sullivan Plus with SKtelecom's diverse and powerful AI technologies! ■ AI Facecan that recognizes age, gender, and facial expressions Register your face The face registration function has been added to the face recognition mode. You can register the face of anyone you want, and find the face of the person you registered in a photo. Object Finder The object-finding feature has been added. Select the object you want to find from the list and scan your surroundings. The app will notify you with vibrations and voice prompts. PDF Quota Donation Donate your unused PDF Reader quota to help others who need it. By donating, users who have exhausted their PDF quota for the day will be able to read additional image-based PDF files based on the donated amount. If you’ve already used up your quota for the day, you can request donations. Other users can see your donation request message and choose to participate. :) Currency Recognition Sullivan Plus announces the denomination of bills via voice. (Supported currencies: Korean Won, US Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen) Q&A Board The Q&A Board has been added for users who couldn’t resolve questions or share tips due to the lack of a communication space. If someone comments on your post, you’ll receive a notification so you can check it instantly! [Key Features] 1. AI Mode 2. Automatic Image Description 3. Text Recognition 4. Face Recognition ■ Curious about your surroundings? AI Mode - Identifies objects around you and generates descriptive sentences for the scene. ■ Struggling to read letters on mail, magazines, or newspapers? Text Recognition - Detects text and announces it audibly. Point your camera at the area with the text you want to recognize. ■ Wondering about someone you just met? Face Recognition - Identifies the person captured on camera and provides their age and gender. ■ Automatically recognize your surroundings. Automatic Image Description - No need to press the shutter button. The app automatically detects the environment and provides voice guidance. ■ Looking for the location of objects around you? Object Finder - Select the object you’re looking for, and the app will guide you to its location using voice prompts. ■ Having trouble finding the right color for your outfit in the morning? Color Recognition - Supports single-color mode to identify the color at the center of the screen and full-screen mode to identify dominant colors across the entire view. ■ Manage Samsung Electronics home appliances more smartly! Consumer Electronics Mode - Connect the QR code of Samsung Electronics home appliances to the SmartThings app to easily control products, check their status, access manuals, and request services. ■ Assisting those with low vision, not just total blindness. Magnifier - The camera's zoom function lets you enlarge or reduce objects or text and supports color inversion. [Permissions Required] The camera is used to capture images so the app can describe objects, text, and surroundings aloud for users who are blind or have low vision. Camera - Controls the camera and captures photos using the camera API. Storage - Temporarily stores captured images and deletes them after the analysis is complete. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cash Reader for the Blind3 screens
Sullivan+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sullivan+ at none against Cash Reader for the Blind's shown. Sullivan+ also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (86% vs 73%). Cash Reader for the Blind's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (502 vs 22). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Cash Reader for the Blind sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Sullivan+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Cash Reader for the Blind against 4.4 for Sullivan+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cash Reader for the Blind has 502 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Cash Reader for the Blind's written reviews are positive against 86% of Sullivan+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cash Reader for the Blind ships an update fortnightly, Sullivan+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cash Reader for the Blind versus Sullivan+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCash Reader for the BlindSullivan+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (502 ratings)4.4 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings502 — better22
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCash Reader s.r.o.TUAT Inc.

Customer experience

Cash Reader for the Blind

All ratings502 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral15.1%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews238 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral9.2%
Negative17.6%

Sullivan+

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral18.2%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cash Reader for the Blind

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Fails to recognize certain denominations of local currency
  • App crashes or freezes during use
  • Inconsistent performance across different devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more currencies, especially Latin American currencies
  • Improve accuracy for worn or damaged bills
  • Implement fake bill detection
  • Provide more affordable pricing options

Sullivan+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Cash Reader for the Blind

Subscriptions2
  • Full Version Paid Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Full Version Paid Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time3
  • Full Version for 14 daysFree
  • Full Version for one month$2.99
  • Full Version for Lifetime$39.99
3 purchases

Sullivan+

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$9.991 Month
One-time2
  • Pro Usage 5,000 Top-Up$2.99
  • Pro Usage 15,000 Top-Up$6.99

Questions

Is Cash Reader for the Blind free?
Cash Reader for the Blind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sullivan+ free?
Sullivan+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cash Reader for the Blind or Sullivan+?
Sullivan+ is rated higher. Cash Reader for the Blind averages 4.4 out of 5 from 502 ratings, while Sullivan+ averages 4.4 from 22 ratings.
Do Cash Reader for the Blind or Sullivan+ have ads?
Cash Reader for the Blind shows ads; Sullivan+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Cash Reader for the Blind or Sullivan+?
Cash Reader for the Blind ships an update fortnightly, and Sullivan+ every 2 months. Most recently, Cash Reader for the Blind was updated on October 29, 2026 and Sullivan+ on October 20, 2026.

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