OcularCheck vs eETDRS Visual Acuity Test
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OcularCheck
This medical tool helps individuals check their vision for impairments like myopia. It's designed for accessibility, especially in rural areas, offering diagnostic accuracy and offline use with auditory guides and multilingual options.
- Visual acuity exam with immediate results
- Multiple optotype selections (Snellen, LEA Symbols, Tumbling E)
- Auditory guides for instructions
- Offline functionality
- Multilingual optotypes
- Find nearby optometry clinics
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OcularCheck is a powerful mobile tool to improve the accessibility of healthcare by empowering individuals and communities to be able to accurately check their vision for free, for signs of myopia and other visual impairments. The app has been developed for use in underserved/rural areas of the world, including features such as: diagnostic accuracy, no internet requirement, auditory guides, high device compatibility, and multilingual optotypes, and more. This aspect allows it to play a unique role in the international public health community. Important features include (v1.0.0): - Visual acuity exam with immediate results - Selection between multiple optotypes such as Snellen, LEA Symbols, and other languages - Find nearby optometry clinics - Information pages about visual impairments What's new in v1.1.0: - Support for Tumbling E optotypes for non-English speakers - Improved UI for in-app instructions - Bug fixes What's new in v1.2.0: - Improved instruction manual - Bug fixes What's new in v1.3.0: - Results can be shown in either LogMAR or Snellen. - The device will now lock the screen brightness to full when taking the exam. - Added options "Start on row" and "# of attempts", allowing you to have more control over the eye exam. - Added images to visualize which eye to cover during the test. - Added ETDRS chart. - Edited LEA Symbols and Tumbling E charts. What's new in v1.4.0: - Improved accuracy of information & added medical references What's new in v1.5.0: - Added option to exclude "Both Eyes (OU)" part of visual acuity exam - Fixed inconsistent brightness levels while taking the exam - Minor bug fixes & improvements Enjoy!
eETDRS Visual Acuity Test
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eETDRS Remote Visual Acuity Testing app for X06 study.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: eETDRS Visual Acuity Test at 12.0 against OcularCheck's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
OcularCheck ships an update every 2 months, eETDRS Visual Acuity Test every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OcularCheck | eETDRS Visual Acuity Test |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Project ORBIS International Inc | Rino Enterprises LLC |
In-app purchases
OcularCheck
No in-app purchases
eETDRS Visual Acuity Test
No in-app purchases
Questions
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