OOrion vs BlindColor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OOrion
This smart vision assistant helps you quickly identify, locate, and understand your surroundings. It can find lost items, spot specific objects, and even alert you to obstacles. The app offers hands-free operation and offline functionality with on-device AI.
- Object identification
- Item location
- Obstacle detection
- Offline AI processing
- Hands-free operation
- Custom item recognition
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Discover OOrion, the smart vision assistant that helps you identify, locate and understand the world around you with great speed and simplicity. Whether you need to find keys dropped on the floor, locate a product in your closet or fridge, spot power outlets in a hotel room, identify the right door on the street or recognize a name on an intercom, OOrion is here to assist you. It can also alert you when an obstacle is in your path and provide ultra low latency scene descriptions for greater awareness of your surroundings. For even more convenience, OOrion can be used completely hands free and with your phone locked as we are officially compatible with Meta AI Glasses. OOrion includes powerful on device AI models that run offline, meaning the app does not necessarily require an internet connection to operate. You can also add your own personal items for quick retrieval whenever you need them. OOrion is fully compatible with the VoiceOver screen reader and Siri. Are you a venue open to the public? Become an OOrion partner and make your establishment accessible to everyone. For questions or feedback, feel free to contact us at contact@oorion.fr
BlindColor
This utility app identifies the color of the central pixel on your screen and speaks its name aloud. It's designed to help individuals with low vision, blindness, or color blindness identify colors in their surroundings, from clothing to cars.
- Identifies central screen pixel color
- Speaks color names aloud
- Assists low vision and blind users
- Helps with color blindness
- Identifies colors in real-world objects
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Converts the central pixel of your iPhone or iPad screen into a spoken string identifying that color. It aims to assist low vision or blind people to identify colors. It can be used for identifying the color of cars, clothes, combinations of clothes, and other colors in your world. It can also be used by those with color blindness to identify colors that otherwise might confuse them. It's a simple app but hopefully will help someone with color vision issues.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OOrion at 79% against BlindColor's 0%. OOrion also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.1 vs 1.0). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
OOrion is free to download; BlindColor costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OOrion holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OOrion has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of OOrion's written reviews are positive against 0% of BlindColor's.
OOrion ships an update every 2 weeks, BlindColor every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OOrion | BlindColor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (31 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 391 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OOrion | CereScape Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
OOrion
BlindColor
In-app purchases
OOrion
No in-app purchases
BlindColor
No in-app purchases









