Comparison

Sullivan+ vs Echobatix Lite

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

Head to head
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/

About

Echobatix Lite

This utility app enhances text accessibility for touch screens and printed materials. It offers two modes: one for pointing at text to hear it read aloud, and another for reading longer passages from objects. It supports accessibility features like VoiceOver and Dark Mode.

Highlights
  • Text-to-speech for touch screen buttons
  • Reads printed text aloud
  • Explore mode for short text
  • Read mode for longer passages
  • Supports VoiceOver and Dark Mode
  • In-app training and feedback options
Features
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Echobatix Lite provides text accessibility for touch screen buttons, kiosks, grocery item labels, and other printed text. Echobatix Lite offers two modes: Explore and Read. In Explore mode, point your finger at text and the app reads the text aloud. This is useful for buttons and short text of a few words. In Read mode, hear your iOS device read text read aloud from an object in your hand. Activate the Help button to access screens for training, app changes, and to provide feedback by email. To learn more about Echobatix apps, visit the training pages on our website at the following link: https://www.echobatix.com/training/ You can also access the link for the web-based training pages from within the app: activate the Help button, then activate the Training button. Echobatix Lite works with Larger Text, VoiceOver, and Dark Mode. If VoiceOver is not enabled, then Echobatix Lite generates speech using the default voice for some features. Terms and conditions for Echobatix apps are provided at the following link: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/885d4eb4-f76d-48d7-a9d9-9ae4d0fe088f

Screenshots

Sullivan+4 screens
Echobatix Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Echobatix Lite at 5.0 against Sullivan+'s 4.4. Echobatix Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Sullivan+'s advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Sullivan+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Echobatix Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Echobatix Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sullivan+ has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sullivan+ versus Echobatix Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSullivan+Echobatix Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB223 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTUAT Inc.Echobatix, Inc.

Customer experience

Sullivan+

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

Echobatix Lite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

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
None

Echobatix Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sullivan+ free?
Sullivan+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Echobatix Lite free?
Echobatix Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sullivan+ or Echobatix Lite?
Echobatix Lite is rated higher. Sullivan+ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Echobatix Lite averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sullivan+ or Echobatix Lite have ads?
Neither Sullivan+ nor Echobatix Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sullivan+ or Echobatix Lite?
Sullivan+ ships an update every 2 months, and Echobatix Lite every 2 months. Most recently, Sullivan+ was updated on October 12, 2026 and Echobatix Lite on October 10, 2026.

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