Comparison

SGA VE Code vs Envision AI

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

Head to head
About

SGA VE Code

This app allows visually impaired individuals to access printed information by scanning a special code with their smartphone camera. It converts text from printed materials into digital format, offering various display modes and text-to-speech functionality.

Highlights
  • Scan VOICEYE codes with smartphone camera
  • Convert printed text to digital format
  • Text-to-Speech (TTS) with highlighting
  • Multiple high-contrast viewing modes
  • Adjustable font sizes and zoom levels
  • Magnifier function for camera and gallery images
Features
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The new way to access printed information for print and visually impaired! VOICEYE is the smartphone application enabling those with print impairments to access printed information using a VOICEYE code on the printed material. Information regarding the VOICEYE code on the printed material: •VOICEYE can hold as much as two A4 pages of text on a 2.5 square centimeter code. •There’s no need for a data or internet connection to decode a VOICEYE code, as the code itself stores the data. •The VOICEYE App will use the phone camera to automatically scan the code and bring all of the text into the phone. Just imagine! You can access any printed information that is around you with your own smartphone. All education materials, all government materials, all books, notice boards in museums or libraries, in fact just about anything, once a document is produced with a VOICEYE code, any material becomes accessible and is accurately identified. In South Korea, the VOICEYE solution has been successfully applied to schools for the blind, universities with special education, publishing companies, state-run corporations, local newspapers and others. The VOICEYE solution is very popular for Dyslexia and the visually impaired. The Korean government has adopted the VOICEYE solution on its official documents, such as social security information, electricity, water, local tax bills and so on. VOICEYE App: Make your dreams come true with a VOICEYE code. Scan a VOICEYE code at the top right corner of the printed material. You then have access to the book you buy, the textbook you study, utility bills and prescriptions, it will then be opened automatically on your smartphone and the text can be read aloud with TTS (Text-to-Speech) software like on the iPhone or iPad (voiceover), or with TALKS or Mobile Speaks. The VOICEYE code is created by the VOICEYE Maker Add-In, which you add into MS-Word, Quark Xpress and Adobe InDesign programs. Quark Xpress and InDesign are programs for publishers. [Main Features] 1. Access to printed information - Scan a VOICEYE code at the top right corner of a page. - Text can be displayed on your smartphone screen in 5 high contrast text viewing modes (colored text) and read out the text with TTS like VoiceOver. - 10 zoom levels in font size - VOICEYE SmartPhone Stand a. This is the aid for visually impaired people so they can find and read VOICEYE code with smartphone. b. Put the smartphone on the smartphone stand and scan VOICEYE code at the top right corner of printed materials. It will be very easy and fast. 2. Magnifier - Provides 6 zoom levels - 5 high contrast viewing modes to maximize text readability - Magnifying various sources using camera or gallery 3. Text-to-Speech with Highlighting - In TTS mode, you will simultaneously hear the words and see them highlighted.

About

Envision AI

This app uses AI and OCR to read text, describe surroundings, and identify objects for users who are blind or have low vision. It offers features like instant text reading in multiple languages, document scanning, scene description, and object detection to promote independence.

Highlights
  • Instant text reading in 60+ languages
  • Audio-guided document scanning
  • Scene and object description
  • Barcode scanning for product info
  • People and object detection
  • Image and PDF description
Features
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Envision is the fastest, most reliable and award-winning OCR app that speaks out the visual world, helping people who are blind or have low vision lead more independent lives. Envision is developed for and together with the blind and low vision community. The app is simple, gets things done and brings the best assistive experience to blind and low vision users. Simply use your phone camera to scan any piece of text, your surroundings, objects, people or products and everything will be read out to you thanks to Envision’s smart artificial intelligence (AI) and Optical Character Recognition (OCR). _____________________ What Envision users say about the app: “Easy going text recognition. Text recognition is outstanding. Good for independence. Ease of use is immaculate” - Noahis from Australia “Amazing. I love it. I'm blind and I love how easy it is to use. Amazing job!!!!” - Matt from Canada ___________________ With full talkback support, Envision enables you to: Read all kinds of text: • Instantly read any piece of text in over 60 different languages. • Easily scan your paper documents (single or multiple pages) with the help of audio-guided edge detection. All content is spoken back to you and is ready for export and edit. • Import PDFs and images to get a description of the image and recognition of all the text within it. • Quickly read handwritten postcards, letters, lists and other paperwork. Know what's around you: • Effortlessly describe visual scenes around you. • Detect colour on your clothes, walls, books, you name it. • Swiftly scan barcodes to get extensive information about the products. Find what you're looking for: • Find people around you; the names of your family and friends are spoken out whenever they are in the frame. • Find objects around you; selecting common objects from the in-app list to find them. Share: • Share images or documents from your phone or other apps like Twitter or WhatsApp by selecting Envision from the share sheet. Envision can then read and describe those images for you. ___________________ Feedback, questions or feature requests? We welcome everyone to provide their feedback about the Envision app, as we’re constantly improving. Please email us at support@LetsEnvision.com. ___________________ Please read our Terms of Use & Privacy Policy: https://www.LetsEnvision.com/terms If you're still reading all the way down here, we'd like to thank you for your diligence, attention to detail and general commitment to finishing something that you started. Just like all the team working at Envision!

Screenshots

SGA VE Code4 screens
Envision AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Envision AI at 4.2 against SGA VE Code's 3.0. Envision AI also leads on ratings volume (591 vs 2) and review sentiment (58% vs 33%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Envision AI holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Envision AI has 591 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of SGA VE Code's written reviews are positive against 58% of Envision AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SGA VE Code ships an update monthly, Envision AI every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SGA VE Code versus Envision AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSGA VE CodeEnvision AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.2 (591 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews58.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2591 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.3 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB373 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developervoiceye,incEnvision Technologies B.V.

Customer experience

SGA VE Code

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Envision AI

All ratings591 ratings
Positive74.1%
Neutral18.1%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews369 reviews
Positive58.0%
Neutral16.3%
Negative25.7%

Bugs and requests

SGA VE Code

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Envision AI

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Instant text reader mixes languages and has poor formatting
  • Document scanning sometimes fails to detect document edges
  • Facial recognition often misidentifies people
  • Barcode scanner not working reliably in latest version

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more languages, including Punjabi and Gujarati
  • Improve handwriting recognition accuracy
  • Implement offline mode for text recognition
  • Add a feature to save and organize recognized text

In-app purchases

None

SGA VE Code

No in-app purchases

None

Envision AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SGA VE Code free?
SGA VE Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Envision AI free?
Envision AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SGA VE Code or Envision AI?
Envision AI is rated higher. SGA VE Code averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Envision AI averages 4.2 from 591 ratings.
Do SGA VE Code or Envision AI have ads?
Neither SGA VE Code nor Envision AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SGA VE Code or Envision AI?
SGA VE Code ships an update monthly, and Envision AI every 5 weeks. Most recently, SGA VE Code was updated on October 12, 2026 and Envision AI on October 13, 2026.

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