Visual Acuity Remote vs OcularCheck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Acuity Remote
This application allows users to remotely control vision testing software on an iPad or Mac. It is designed for vision care specialists using companion desktop or tablet applications. User guides are available online for detailed setup and usage instructions.
- Remote control for iPad app
- Remote control for Mac app
- Companion to vision care software
- User guide available online
- Supports iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
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Remote app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch to remotely control the "Visual Acuity XL" app available exclusively on the iPad or the "Visual Acuity" app available on the Mac. To learn more about our mobile and desktop solutions for vision care specialists, check out the User Guide available online in PDF format: iPad: http://iphone.kybervision.com/visualacuityxl/VisualAcuityXL_UserGuide.pdf Mac: http://mac.kybervision.com/visualacuity/VisualAcuity_UserGuide.pdf
OcularCheck
This medical tool helps individuals check their vision for impairments like myopia. It's designed for accessibility, especially in rural areas, offering diagnostic accuracy and offline use with auditory guides and multilingual options.
- Visual acuity exam with immediate results
- Multiple optotype selections (Snellen, LEA Symbols, Tumbling E)
- Auditory guides for instructions
- Offline functionality
- Multilingual optotypes
- Find nearby optometry clinics
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OcularCheck is a powerful mobile tool to improve the accessibility of healthcare by empowering individuals and communities to be able to accurately check their vision for free, for signs of myopia and other visual impairments. The app has been developed for use in underserved/rural areas of the world, including features such as: diagnostic accuracy, no internet requirement, auditory guides, high device compatibility, and multilingual optotypes, and more. This aspect allows it to play a unique role in the international public health community. Important features include (v1.0.0): - Visual acuity exam with immediate results - Selection between multiple optotypes such as Snellen, LEA Symbols, and other languages - Find nearby optometry clinics - Information pages about visual impairments What's new in v1.1.0: - Support for Tumbling E optotypes for non-English speakers - Improved UI for in-app instructions - Bug fixes What's new in v1.2.0: - Improved instruction manual - Bug fixes What's new in v1.3.0: - Results can be shown in either LogMAR or Snellen. - The device will now lock the screen brightness to full when taking the exam. - Added options "Start on row" and "# of attempts", allowing you to have more control over the eye exam. - Added images to visualize which eye to cover during the test. - Added ETDRS chart. - Edited LEA Symbols and Tumbling E charts. What's new in v1.4.0: - Improved accuracy of information & added medical references What's new in v1.5.0: - Added option to exclude "Both Eyes (OU)" part of visual acuity exam - Fixed inconsistent brightness levels while taking the exam - Minor bug fixes & improvements Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OcularCheck at 50% against Visual Acuity Remote's 0%. OcularCheck also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). Visual Acuity Remote's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
OcularCheck holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OcularCheck has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Visual Acuity Remote's written reviews are positive against 50% of OcularCheck's.
Visual Acuity Remote ships an update every 14 months, OcularCheck every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Acuity Remote | OcularCheck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KYBERVISION JAPAN LLC | Project ORBIS International Inc |
Customer experience
Visual Acuity Remote
OcularCheck
In-app purchases
Visual Acuity Remote
No in-app purchases
OcularCheck
No in-app purchases
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