Comparison

VOICEYE vs Obsidian

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

Head to head
About

VOICEYE

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

Obsidian

Organize your thoughts and ideas with a powerful knowledge base that utilizes local Markdown files. This app acts as your personal second brain, accessible on your mobile device for seamless note-taking and idea connection.

Highlights
  • Local Markdown file storage
  • Customizable toolbar
  • Graph view for connections
  • Community plugins
  • Themes
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files. It is a second brain, for you, forever. Now available on the go for iOS! Features include: - Customizable toolbar - Pull down quick actions - Graph view - Community plugins - Themes - Sidebar pinning for tablet - iCloud vaults

Screenshots

VOICEYE4 screens
Obsidian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Obsidian at 4.5 against VOICEYE's 3.0. Obsidian also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 33%) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 2). VOICEYE's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 15.6). 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

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

Obsidian holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obsidian has 2.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of VOICEYE's written reviews are positive against 62% of Obsidian's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VOICEYE ships an update every 2 months, Obsidian every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
VOICEYE versus Obsidian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVOICEYEObsidian
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews62.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#126 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developervoiceye,incDynalist Inc.

Customer experience

VOICEYE

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

Obsidian

All ratings2,674 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews1,303 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral11.9%
Negative26.0%

Bugs and requests

VOICEYE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Obsidian

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sync issues leading to data loss
  • Freezing and crashing on mobile devices
  • Editing bugs and text input issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved sorting and organization options
  • WYSIWYG editing on mobile
  • Better integration with other cloud storage services
  • More intuitive onboarding process for new users
  • Native mobile widgets and share sheet integration

In-app purchases

None

VOICEYE

No in-app purchases

None

Obsidian

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VOICEYE free?
VOICEYE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Obsidian free?
Obsidian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VOICEYE or Obsidian?
Obsidian is rated higher. VOICEYE averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Obsidian averages 4.5 from 2.7K ratings.
Do VOICEYE or Obsidian have ads?
Neither VOICEYE nor Obsidian shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VOICEYE or Obsidian?
VOICEYE ships an update every 2 months, and Obsidian every 3 weeks. Most recently, VOICEYE was updated on September 26, 2026 and Obsidian on September 29, 2026.

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