Object Recogniser vs Xylorix PocketWood
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Object Recogniser
This utility app uses your device's camera to identify and recall objects. It's designed for users who need assistance with object recognition, including those with visual impairments or color blindness.
- Object identification via camera
- Save and recall objects
- Color recognition technology
- Assistance for visually impaired
- Suitable for color blind users
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Object Namer v1.2 by Simon Wilson ================================= A tool that can save and recall objects using your device camera. Perfect for academics, health use, visually impaired, color blind, blind or curious individuals. Try to arrange for a consistent white light environment and place a similarly colored portion of an object under the white square area. This application is not 100% accurate but uses color recognition for best guess technology.
Xylorix PocketWood
Access a vast database of wood species with macroscopic images for identification. Manually identify wood samples by comparing them to the app's extensive collection.
- Wood species database
- Macroscopic images
- Manual wood identification
- Compare wood samples
- Global wood species
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Xylorix PocketWood is a free-to-use app where users can access information and macroscopic images of over hundreds of wood species from around the world. With our WIDK-24X01 equipped on the phone, users can perform manual wood identification as well by matching the captured macroscopic images of their wood sample with the images available in our database.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Xylorix PocketWood at Free against Object Recogniser's $0.99. Xylorix PocketWood also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 57 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Xylorix PocketWood is free to download; Object Recogniser costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Xylorix PocketWood holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xylorix PocketWood has 78 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Object Recogniser's written reviews are positive against 18% of Xylorix PocketWood's.
Object Recogniser ships an update every 57 months, Xylorix PocketWood every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Object Recogniser | Xylorix PocketWood |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) | 3.7 (78 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 78 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 57 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Wilson | Agritix Sdn Bhd |
Customer experience
Object Recogniser
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In-app purchases
Object Recogniser
No in-app purchases
Xylorix PocketWood
No in-app purchases
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