Comparison

SoundEyeMobile vs Visionauta

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

Head to head
About

SoundEyeMobile

Features
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SoundEye is an iOS application that connect and receive signal from SoundEye in-house own manufacture sensors, sensors are manufactured to be 24 hours monitoring to making smart monitoring possible in diverse settings. Surveillance in areas such as airports and shopping malls, security features for smart buildings and research labs, monitoring of patients in long-term care facilities and medical wards, and smart sensors for homes and apartments. The sensors will send signal via internet connection to the SoundEye data center, and after process the data it will then trigger notification to iOS devices via API. In addition, SoundEye received investment from NUS Enterprise in the year 2016 and incubated by ASTART Central. In early 2019, Toyo Kanetsu invested in SoundEye. These allow SoundEye to expand to Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, and other countries in Asia. SoundEye also a social enterprise since 2017. So far, we have contributed our effort to create a social impact on nursing homes to assist caregivers in providing care and support to older adults. If you have any idea how to use SoundEye solution to create more social impact.

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

SoundEyeMobile3 screens
Visionauta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SoundEyeMobile at none against Visionauta's 2. SoundEyeMobile also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.2). Visionauta's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Visionauta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. SoundEyeMobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoundEyeMobile ships an update every 5 weeks, Visionauta every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SoundEyeMobile versus Visionauta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundEyeMobileVisionauta
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSOUNDEYE PTE. LTD.Jonathan Santos

In-app purchases

None

SoundEyeMobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Visionauta

Subscriptions1
  • Visionauta Plus7 Days trial$14.991 Month
One-time1
  • 60 Extra Conversation Minutes$4.99

Questions

Is SoundEyeMobile free?
SoundEyeMobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visionauta free?
Visionauta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SoundEyeMobile or Visionauta have ads?
Neither SoundEyeMobile nor Visionauta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoundEyeMobile or Visionauta?
SoundEyeMobile ships an update every 5 weeks, and Visionauta every 3 days. Most recently, SoundEyeMobile was updated on October 27, 2026 and Visionauta on November 7, 2026.

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