Comparison

Eye Chart HD vs Visual Vertical

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

Head to head
About

Eye Chart HD

This app provides a clinically evaluated visual acuity screening tool for various settings. It offers randomized Snellen, Tumbling E, and other charts to help assess vision, especially when traditional charts are unavailable or memorized. Additional features are available through a monthly subscription.

Highlights
  • Randomized Snellen charts
  • Tumbling E charts
  • Pocket vision screener
  • Line randomization
  • Chart selector
  • Near vision chart (subscription)
  • Amsler Grid (subscription)
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Easy to use, clinically evaluated visual acuity screening app. Over 1M people have downloaded our mobile electronic eye charts for iOS. Read below for more information on the clinical evaluations. Useful for: - Triaging - House visits - Hospital rounds - Emergency rooms - Schools - Patients who have memorized the office chart Eye Chart HD is a pocket vision screener: randomized Snellen, Tumbling E, and other charts to offer a rough but useful screen of visual acuity. Simply press a button to randomize the entire eye chart, or touch an individual line of the chart to randomize that line. Swipe right for the chart selector. Eye care professionals around the world use Snellen Eye Charts to measure visual acuity. However, patients often memorize the classic Snellen chart, leading to less accurate vision measurements. Enter Eye Chart HD! Though this unique, pocket-sized randomizable eye chart should not be used as a primary visual acuity measuring tool, it can provide a handy rough vision screen when a chart is not available, or it can be used to complement static, wall-based Snellen charts. Subscription: In addition to our free features, Eye Chart HD offers a subscription to exclusive paid features, including the Randomizable Near Vision Chart, Line Isolation, Amsler Grid, and Single Optotype Charts! The subscription costs $2.99 per month of access and has to be purchased specially within the app. Once purchased, it is available through an auto-renewing subscription which will renew each month for your convenience until you choose to turn it off. Please let us know if you have any questions about your subscription at eyechartapp@gmail.com. Below is further information on clinical evaluations that have been done. Please do check out the papers cited below if you have concerns. We didn't do these tests and can't speak to them, but we are providing them here for transparency and your reference:  Snellen & Tumbling E charts on Eye Chart HD on iPhone: “Comparison of Visual Acuity Measurement Using Three Methods: Standard ETDRS Chart, Near Chart and a Smartphone-Based Eye Chart Application” Clinical Ophthalmology. Conclusion: “VA measurements with the Near Chart and smartphone-based Eye Chart application corresponded well to the standard ETDRS chart, suggesting potential utility of alternative portable VA tests for in-office or remote vision monitoring, particularly during periods of physical distancing such as the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era” Sloan Chart on Eye Chart HD on iPhone: “Does the EyeChart App for iPhones Give Comparable Measurements to Traditional Visual Acuity Charts?” The British and Irish Orthoptic Journal. Conclusion: “This study found that the VA scores achieved on the EyeChart app are comparable to those achieved using the gold-standard ETDRS chart in a healthy young adult population. This is a promising finding; however, it is necessary for further large-scale studies to investigate the EyeChart app when used on a variety of patient population groups.” Snellen Chart on Eye Chart HD on iPad Mini: “Comparative Study of the Snellen iPad App versus Traditional Light Box Snellen Chart in Distance Visual Acuity” International Journal of Ophthalmology and Clinical Research. Conclusion: “It showed that the results from Eye Chart HD app used in an iPad Mini 2 agreed with the results of the traditional light-box Snellen Chart when used at the Outpatient Department.“ Rapid Vision Screening Chart on Eye Chart HD on iPhone/iPod: “Assessment of a rapid method to determine approximate visual acuity in large surveys and other such settings.” American Journal of Ophthalmology. Conclusion: “An iPod application requiring about a 1-minute testing time provides an objective, portable, rapid, and low-cost method to determine approximate VA, allowing VA testing to be performed efficiently in large surveys and other settings where approximate VA should be measured.”

About

Visual Vertical

This medical app offers a quick, accurate, and low-cost method for measuring subjective visual vertical. It's designed for neurologists and vestibular rehabilitation specialists to test patients, especially for brainstem lesions and otolithic function, using just an iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Measure subjective visual vertical
  • Accurate and low-cost testing
  • Suitable for neurology and vestibular rehab
  • Tests for brainstem lesions
  • Evaluates otolithic function
  • Multiple readings and averaged results
  • Single, one-off readings
Features
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Visual Vertical makes high-grade subjective visual vertical (SVV) testing accessible to every practitioner — no expensive equipment required. SVV testing is a sensitive, validated measure for brainstem lesions and otolithic dysfunction, widely used in neurology and vestibular rehabilitation. Until now, accurate testing required bulky, costly apparatus. Visual Vertical changes that: all you need is your iPhone, a bucket, and a small piece of Blu Tack. How it works Mount your iPhone inside the bottom of a bucket using Blu Tack. The patient holds the bucket to their face and adjusts a line on screen until it appears vertical to them. The app records the deviation and calculates your result — accurate readings in minutes, at a fraction of the traditional cost. What you can measure - Left eye, right eye, or both eyes open - Single readings or full sequences across all conditions - One or three readings per condition, with automatic averaging Clean, minimal results screens make it easy to record and communicate findings.

Screenshots

Eye Chart HD4 screens
Visual Vertical4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visual Vertical at 100% against Eye Chart HD's 34%. Visual Vertical also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Eye Chart HD's advantage is price (Free vs $11.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.0). On ratings volume and device support 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

Eye Chart HD is free to download; Visual Vertical costs $11.99 up front. Eye Chart HD sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Visual Vertical asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eye Chart HD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Eye Chart HD's written reviews are positive against 100% of Visual Vertical's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eye Chart HD ships an update every 6 months, Visual Vertical every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Eye Chart HD versus Visual Vertical: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEye Chart HDVisual Vertical
PriceFree — better$11.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better2.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews34.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDok LLCClear Health Media

Customer experience

Eye Chart HD

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive34.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative55.2%

Visual Vertical

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Eye Chart HD

Subscriptions1
  • Professional Subscription$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Eye Chart HD Full Version$0.99
None

Visual Vertical

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eye Chart HD free?
Eye Chart HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Vertical free?
Visual Vertical costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Eye Chart HD or Visual Vertical?
Eye Chart HD is rated higher. Eye Chart HD averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Visual Vertical averages 2.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Eye Chart HD or Visual Vertical have ads?
Eye Chart HD shows ads; Visual Vertical does not.
Which is updated more often, Eye Chart HD or Visual Vertical?
Eye Chart HD ships an update every 6 months, and Visual Vertical every 38 months. Most recently, Eye Chart HD was updated on September 25, 2026 and Visual Vertical on September 24, 2026.

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