SGA VE Code vs Seeing AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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A New Way to See the World, SGA VE Code SGA VE Code is the new version of VOICEYE. Simply scan a VOICEYE code printed on a document with your smartphone camera, and the app will read the document aloud. VOICEYE codes are used in a wide range of printed materials, including financial product information, local government newsletters, public institution notices, and welfare center materials. SGA VE Code is an information accessibility app designed not only for people who are blind or have low vision and multicultural families who may face barriers to accessing information, but also for anyone who finds reading printed documents inconvenient. ■ AI Features AI Briefing Before listening to an entire long document, AI summarizes the key information first, helping you quickly understand the most important points. AI Speech The app reads text aloud using natural-sounding AI voices. Amounts, numbers, and phone numbers are read appropriately according to context for a more comfortable listening experience. The paragraph currently being read is highlighted on the screen, making it easier for users with low vision to follow along. 81 Languages Translate document text into 81 languages and listen to it in the selected language. Frequently used languages can be added to Favorites for quick access. ■ Key Features Code Scan: Point your camera at a VOICEYE code and it will be recognized automatically. You can also scan multiple pages consecutively. Customization: Choose your preferred speech speed (Slow, Normal, Fast, or Very Fast) and display mode (White Background, Yellow Background, or High-Contrast Black Background) when you first launch the app. You can change these options anytime in Settings. Reading Tools: Move between paragraphs, enlarge text, adjust contrast, and change speech speed directly from the reading screen. Bookmarks: Bookmark important paragraphs and quickly return to them. Scan Library: Scanned documents are saved automatically and organized into categories such as Recent, Favorites, Business Cards, Audio, and Local Tax. Use search to quickly find the document you need. Business Card Collection: Keep and view scanned business cards separately. [App Permissions] VOICEYE uses the following permissions to provide its services. ■ Required Permission Camera: Used to scan VOICEYE codes and product barcodes. ■ Optional Permissions Contacts: Used to search contacts stored on your device and add new contacts through the Business Card Collection feature. Notifications: Used to receive service announcements and important update information. [Contact] Customer Service: 070-5204-0266 Email: info@voiceye.com Developer: Joo Wonseok
Seeing AI
This free app uses AI to narrate the visual world for individuals who are blind or have low vision. It describes people, text, and objects, assisting with daily tasks like reading documents, identifying products, and recognizing faces.
- Read text and documents
- Describe photos and objects
- Scan product barcodes
- Recognize people and currency
- Identify personal objects
- Augmented reality environment exploration
- Identify colors and light levels
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Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you. Designed with and for the blind and low vision community, this ongoing research project harnesses the power of AI to open up the visual world by describing nearby people, text and objects. Seeing AI provides tools to assist with a variety of daily tasks: • Read - Hear text as soon as it appears in front of the camera. Document alignment provides audio cues to capture a printed page and recognize the text along with its original formatting. Ask Seeing AI about the contents to easily find the information you need. • Describe - Take photos to hear a rich description. Ask questions to focus on the information you care about. Explore photos by moving your finger over the screen to hear the location of different objects. • Products - Scan barcodes and Accessible QR codes using audio beeps to guide you; hear the product name and package information when available. • People - Save photos of friends and coworkers so you can recognize them later. Get an estimate of their age, gender, and expression. • Currency - Recognize currency notes. • Find My Things - Teach Seeing AI to recognize your personal objects and follow the audio cues to find them later. • World - An Audio Augmented Reality experience to explore an unfamiliar environment, including hearing objects announced around you with Spatial Audio (requires a device with a LiDAR, and iOS 14+). • Colors - Identify colors. • Light - Hear an audible tone corresponding to the brightness of your surroundings. • Photos and Videos in other apps - Just tap “Share” and “Recognize with Seeing AI” to describe media from Mail, Photos, WhatsApp, and more. • Browse Photos - Hear descriptions of photos and videos saved on your device. Seeing AI continues to evolve as we hear from the community, and AI research advances. Visit http://SeeingAI.com for more details. Questions, feedback or feature requests? Email us at SeeingAI@Microsoft.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Seeing AI at 4.3 against SGA VE Code's 3.0. Seeing AI also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 33%) and ratings volume (633 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Seeing AI holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Seeing AI has 633 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 69% of Seeing AI's.
SGA VE Code ships an update monthly, Seeing AI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SGA VE Code | Seeing AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (633 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 68.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 633 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.3 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 309 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | voiceye,inc | Microsoft Corporation |
Customer experience
SGA VE Code
Seeing AI
Bugs and requests
SGA VE Code
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Seeing AI
Reported bugs
3 issues- Barcode scanning not working consistently
- Document reader sometimes fails to load or process documents
- Frequent crashes or app becoming unresponsive
Requested features
6 requests- Add support for more languages, including Arabic and Chinese
- Improve accuracy of color and facial recognition
- Allow users to read digital displays like clocks and appliances
- Integrate with screen readers like VoiceOver for better accessibility
- Add an offline mode for using the app without an internet connection
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- Provide more customization options for voice settings
In-app purchases
SGA VE Code
No in-app purchases
Seeing AI
No in-app purchases









