Visual Assistance vs Simply Ask
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Assistance
This app connects users with experts for real-time remote support. It allows for live video and audio sharing, photo capture, and interactive markings to aid in troubleshooting. Integrated chat with translation facilitates clear communication and information exchange.
- Live video and audio sharing
- Photo capture and sharing
- Live markings on images
- Chat and voice chat with translation
- Document display (technical drawings, etc.)
- Real-time expert support
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Work side by side with the experts of the W&H Information and Diagnostic Centre (IDC). Our service engineers digitally support you during troubleshooting as if they were directly on site – thanks to audio and video transmission in real time. Integrated chat functions and the display of technical documents or instructions facilitate the exchange of information. Benefit from fast support without waiting times, reduce downtime and increase your productivity – with Service Sight by Sight. Your possibilities with Visual Assistance: - Share your live view and audio with W&H experts - Take and share photos - Receive helpful live markings in pictures from our experts - Use chat or voice chat communication with automatic translation functions - Gain insight into documents such as technical drawings or circuit diagrams
Simply Ask
This app allows you to ask questions about anything you see using your device's camera. It processes images and videos entirely on your device, ensuring your data remains private and works offline. Get instant answers about objects, scenes, text, and actions without needing an internet connection.
- On-device image and video analysis
- Natural language questioning
- 100% privacy, no data leaves device
- Offline functionality
- Multiple model size options
- Easy capture-ask-answer interface
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# Simply Ask Simply Ask is a privacy-focused vision-language app that lets you ask questions about anything you see. Point your camera, take a photo or video, and get instant answers about objects, scenes, text, and actions - all processed entirely on your device. ## Key Features: - Image & video analysis with natural language questions - 100% on-device processing - no data leaves your phone - Works offline with no internet required - Multiple model sizes (500MB small, 1GB recommended, 4.5GB large) - Optimized for Apple Silicon with fluid performance - Easy interface: capture, ask, get answers Ask about landmarks, identify objects, read text, analyze scenes, or understand video content -all while maintaining complete privacy and control of your data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Visual Assistance at 3 against Simply Ask's 1. Visual Assistance also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Visual Assistance against 5.0 for Simply Ask. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Assistance | Simply Ask |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Windmöller & Hölscher | Luis Catacora |
Customer experience
Visual Assistance
Simply Ask
In-app purchases
Visual Assistance
No in-app purchases
Simply Ask
No in-app purchases
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