Comparison

NVDARemote vs Visionauta

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

Head to head
About

NVDARemote

Control your NVDA screen reader remotely from your mobile device. Requires a separate server setup and an external keyboard for input. Adjust TTS output via ringtone volume.

Highlights
  • Remote NVDA screen reader control
  • External keyboard input forwarding
  • Special key support (Strg, Alt, Win, Esc, F1-12)
  • TTS output controlled by ringtone volume
  • Requires separate server setup
Features
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NVDARemote is an app to remote control a NVDA screen reader. This app is the client software, you have to setup a seperate NVDARemote server in your network. To use this app, you'll need an external keyboard. After the connection is established, all inputs made on the external keyboard will be forwarded to the NVDARemote server, including the special keys Strg, Alt, Windows, Esc, F1-12 and so on. Attention: You need an external keyboard to control the NVDARemote PC. The output of TTS is contolled by the ringtone volume, not by the media volume. You have to enable the ringtone (lever on the upper left side).

About

Visionauta

This AI-powered assistant helps blind and low-vision users navigate their environment. It can read text aloud, identify currency, locate objects, and describe surroundings through voice interaction. Designed with accessibility at its core, it integrates seamlessly with VoiceOver.

Highlights
  • Real-time AI conversation
  • Read text aloud (offline)
  • Identify banknotes
  • Find lost objects
  • Electronic magnifier
  • Describe scenes
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Visionauta is your portable visual assistant. Point your iPhone's camera to read text aloud, identify banknotes, find lost objects, or simply ask questions about the world around you. Built from the ground up for blind and low-vision users, with a free tier and an optional Visionauta Plus subscription. No Visionauta account is required to subscribe. REAL-TIME CONVERSATION Talk to an AI by voice, naturally and continuously, while it describes your surroundings and answers your questions instantly — as if a sighted assistant were right beside you. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read any text aloud, even offline • Recognize banknotes in several currencies (Brazilian Real, US Dollar, Euro, Mexican Peso, Japanese Yen, Canadian and Australian Dollar) • Find lost objects with voice commands • Electronic magnifier with high-contrast modes • Ask the AI assistant to describe scenes and answer questions IN 39 LANGUAGES Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Korean, German, Italian, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese, Hindi, Indonesian, Bangla, Czech, Greek, Estonian, Persian, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Marathi, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Cantonese. The interface, AI, commands, OCR and online voices adapt to your language. The on-device Natural Voice remains available in the five languages supported by its model. BUILT FOR ACCESSIBILITY Fully integrated with VoiceOver and the iPhone's accessibility features, so every function is reachable by touch and voice. Visionauta was created by Jonathan Santos, a blind software engineer who worked at Google and Samsung, with one goal: to bring more independence to people with visual impairments. The free tier has no ads; Visionauta Plus is available as an optional in-app subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.tensorial.com.br/visionauta/termos-de-uso/en Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NVDARemote1 screens
Visionauta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visionauta at 100% against NVDARemote's 50%. Visionauta also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). NVDARemote's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.2). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visionauta holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of NVDARemote's written reviews are positive against 100% of Visionauta's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NVDARemote ships an update every 3 weeks, Visionauta every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NVDARemote versus Visionauta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNVDARemoteVisionauta
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.2 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMalte SchoeppeJonathan Santos

Customer experience

NVDARemote

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Visionauta

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NVDARemote

No in-app purchases

None

Visionauta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NVDARemote free?
NVDARemote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visionauta free?
Visionauta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NVDARemote or Visionauta?
Visionauta is rated higher. NVDARemote averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Visionauta averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do NVDARemote or Visionauta have ads?
Neither NVDARemote nor Visionauta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NVDARemote or Visionauta?
NVDARemote ships an update every 3 weeks, and Visionauta every 3 days. Most recently, NVDARemote was updated on November 3, 2026 and Visionauta on October 31, 2026.

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