Comparison

BlindTag Scanner vs Visionauta

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

Head to head
About

BlindTag Scanner

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BlindTag nasce dall’esigenza delle persone non vedenti di identificare un luogo ben preciso sia come direzione che distanza. Il team di sviluppo è composto al 90% da persone non vedenti, quindi il prodotto che ne è uscito è cucito su misura, partito dal basso. BlindTag è un sistema composto da un dispositivo di visione e da una serie di tag disposti nell’ambiente da rendere accessibile. Il dispositivo di visione è il tuo smartphone. I BlindTags devono essere ad altezza testa, in modo da facilitare la loro intercettazione. I tags sono una variazione ottimizzata dei QR code, progettati per essere decodificati a metri di distanza. Possono essere di varie dimensioni, solitamente, 5cm, 10cm e 17cm. Un tag da 17cm, può essere letto anche oltre i 20 metri. Sono stampati in 3D per una migliore estetica ed essere di lunga durata. Al momento che viene visto un tag, una voce ne dirà il contenuto, ad esempio “zona bar, bagni, bagno uomini, bancomat, camera 413…”. Un’altra caratteristica molto importante è il fatto di poter contenere un dettaglio ulteriore, una descrizione dettagliata, che può essere ascoltata a richiesta. Altre caratteristiche importanti sono la torcia dinamica, che regola l'intensità della luce per illuminare con la sola quantità di luce necessaria il tag e risparmiare anche batteria; la dizione della posizione del tag nell'inquadratura, in alto, a sinistra...; l'inseguimento del focus del tag, che permette di non perdere il tag nonostante grandi variazioni ambientali. Ci sono alcuni luoghi che stanno iniziando ad usarli, Palazzo Imperiale di Genova, Parco di Villa Loredan (Stra) e alcuni punti a Varese, ma possono essere usati anche a casa, in giardino, anche per uso personale. Le installazioni sono in continua ascesa.

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 16 LANGUAGES Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Korean, German, Italian, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese, Hindi, Indonesian and Bengali. 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

BlindTag Scanner4 screens
Visionauta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Visionauta at every 3 days against BlindTag Scanner's every 6 weeks. BlindTag Scanner's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlindTag Scanner ships an update every 6 weeks, Visionauta every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BlindTag Scanner versus Visionauta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlindTag ScannerVisionauta
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGianluca CasalinoJonathan Santos

In-app purchases

None

BlindTag Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

Visionauta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlindTag Scanner free?
BlindTag Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visionauta free?
Visionauta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BlindTag Scanner or Visionauta have ads?
Neither BlindTag Scanner nor Visionauta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlindTag Scanner or Visionauta?
BlindTag Scanner ships an update every 6 weeks, and Visionauta every 3 days. Most recently, BlindTag Scanner was updated on September 15, 2026 and Visionauta on September 21, 2026.

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