Object Recogniser vs Nearby Glasses (Original)
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.
Nearby Glasses (Original)
Detects nearby smart glasses by scanning for their Bluetooth signals. Receive notifications when smart glasses are within a customizable range, allowing you to be aware of their presence.
- Bluetooth signal detection
- Smart glass identification
- Customizable notification distance
- Open source
- No ads or tracking
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Smart glasses are becoming more and more parts of our daily encounters. However, they are often not easy to distinguish from regular eyewear. This app looks for their Bluetooth identification (Company Identifiers in the BTLE advertising frame, ADV_INV). It displays a notification when a smart glass is nearby (distance may be customised) , hence you may act accordingly. https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses This app is free, open source, does not track you and does not contain ads or other nuisances. May it be useful. App Icon: The icon is based on Eyeglass icons created by Freepik - Flaticon: https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/eyeglass Canary: The drawings were made by Yves Jeanrenaud, licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ License: This app Nearby Glasses is licensed under the AGPL-3.0 license: https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses/blob/main/LICENSE
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nearby Glasses (Original) at 60% against Object Recogniser's 0%. Nearby Glasses (Original) also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (3.8 vs 1.7). 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
Nearby Glasses (Original) is free to download; Object Recogniser costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nearby Glasses (Original) holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Object Recogniser's written reviews are positive against 60% of Nearby Glasses (Original)'s.
Object Recogniser ships an update every 57 months, Nearby Glasses (Original) daily. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Object Recogniser | Nearby Glasses (Original) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) | 3.8 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 57 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Wilson | my PocketPC GmbH |
Customer experience
Object Recogniser
Nearby Glasses (Original)
In-app purchases
Object Recogniser
No in-app purchases
Nearby Glasses (Original)
No in-app purchases
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