Computer Goggles vs Lens Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Computer Goggles
Transform your device's camera into a machine vision tool. See the world through a digital lens, identifying objects and analyzing scenes with advanced algorithms. Explore augmented reality overlays and gain new perspectives on your surroundings.
- Machine vision analysis
- Augmented reality overlays
- Object identification
- Scene analysis
- Camera capture
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Capture the world like a machine sees it
Lens Buddy
Instantly identify building bricks by pointing your camera at them. This app uses machine learning to recognize hundreds of bricks directly on your device, making it easy to find similar pieces. It also provides a comprehensive catalog of all existing bricks with search and information features.
- Recognize bricks with camera
- Explore brick catalog
- Search bricks by description
- Search bricks by category
- View brick information
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Lens Buddy! Search for your Bricks by simply pointing the camera at them! Thanks to it's Machine Learning algorithm Lens Buddy is able to recognize hundreds of Bricks directly on your device! Search for a similar piece has never been easier! Lens Buddy also contains the catalogue of ALL the existing bricks, you can search them by description or category! With Lens Buddy you can: * Search for Bricks using your Camera * Explore the catalogue of ALL the existing Bricks * Search for a particular brick * Have useful informations for every Brick * More cool features are coming!!.. Stay tuned! Stop spending hours searching for a piece! Lens Buddy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Computer Goggles at 67% against Lens Buddy's 0%. Computer Goggles also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Lens Buddy's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (114 vs 5). On ads 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
Lens Buddy is free to download; Computer Goggles costs $2.99 up front. Lens Buddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Computer Goggles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Computer Goggles holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lens Buddy has 114 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Computer Goggles's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lens Buddy's.
| Parameter | Computer Goggles | Lens Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 2.7 (114 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 114 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 245 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Do Something Good | Morella Folesani |
Customer experience
Computer Goggles
Lens Buddy
Bugs and requests
Computer Goggles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Lens Buddy
Reported bugs
7 issues- Camera doesn't recognize pieces
- App charges before testing
- Incorrectly identifies pieces
- Main feature blocked by paywall
- Doesn't recognize even basic bricks
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- Camera mode doesn't work
- App doesn't recognize any pieces
Requested features
4 requests- Make camera feature free
- Improve recognition accuracy
- Allow testing before purchase
- Fix the app's functionality
In-app purchases
Computer Goggles
No in-app purchases
Lens Buddy
- Lens Buddy Pro$0.99
Questions
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