Comparison

iMove around vs HelpUSee

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

Head to head
About

iMove around

This app aids visually impaired individuals in navigating their surroundings. It provides location awareness, identifies nearby points of interest, and allows users to record location-based audio notes. Customizable alerts keep users informed even when the app is not actively running.

Highlights
  • Location awareness
  • Points of interest identification
  • Record location-based speech notes
  • Customizable alerts
  • Background notifications
  • VoiceOver accessibility
Features
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iMove supports independent mobility of visually impaired people. By using iMove, you can: - Know the address where you are; - Know points of interest are around you (e.g. schools, stations, pubs, etc.); - Record speech notes associated to your location. A speech note will be played every time you will be close to the place where it has been recorded; - Customize the messages. For example, you can choose to be warned about the address where you are, the current orientation and speed, about speech notes, nearby points of interest, etc. ; Enable the "Notify me" functionality to be alerted even when the app is not running. Notes iMove is designed to be fully accessible with VoiceOver. By enabling "Notify me", iMove will use the location services while running in background. Continued use of GPS dramatically decreases battery life. iMove is developed by EveryWare Technologies with the sponsorship of Retina Italia Onlus.

About

HelpUSee

This app uses offline AI to describe scenes, recognize clothing colors, and read text from images for users with vision impairments. It offers camera and text modes, hands-free operation, and integration with Siri for quick access. All features are available offline and are completely free to use.

Highlights
  • Offline AI scene description
  • Clothing color recognition
  • Text reading from images
  • Hands-free operation
  • Braille-like text reader
  • Siri integration
  • iPad support
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HelpUSee is an app built for people with vision impairments. We value privacy for our users, the app uses offline AI to describe scenes, recognize clothing colors, and read text from images. Once fully installed, it works entirely offline—no internet or cloud needed. Usage is unlimited and the app is entirely free. Key Features: 1. Camera Mode, tap once to get a description of what’s ahead 2. Continuous Selfie Mode, ideal for checking clothing color: • You can flip or reverse your phone (e.g. hang it upside down) for hands-free color checks. • This feature was inspired by a request from the developer’s mother. 3. Continuously search text, and speak words near your finger • If text appears in front of the camera, you will be alerted. • Point your finger at the text you want to read • Going a step further, you can take snapshots to get even more detailed information. • If a snap contains text, you'll be notified. Triple-tap to reveal all the text. • A long slide on the screen enters the Text Mode Reader. 4. Text mode reader, Designed like a Braille-display experience: • Long slide screen to enter this mode if snapshop have text. • Tap or slide your finger on the screen to read aloud the text (like touching Braille). • Double-tap reads an image description; triple-tap reads all text. • Use two fingers to zoom or pan the content. • Long slide again to exit this mode. 5. iPad Support, text mode reader works well on iPad by larger screen helps. • To have better experience, position your iPad on a stand like a book holder. 6. Receive Images from External Sources - Want to know photo on your phone? "Share" it to this app. - Want to check what's on your screen at any time? Even pictures sent by friends? • In the "Shortcurs app", press "+" to start creating a shortcut. • Search action "Take screenshot" and clicking "i" on right and add it as the first step. • Search action "HelpUSee", then pickup "Receive Image" by clicking "i" on right. • Also press "+Add" to add the second item, then LONG press "Choose" on right. • Pick up the first item "Select Variable", and click a middle icon "Screenshot" for input. • Rename top of screen as a "magic words" you like. • Call Siri and speak magic words, it will take snapshot anytime and ask this app to work. 7. Quick Access via Siri • In the "Shortcurs app", press "+" to start creating a shortcut. • Search action "HelpUSee", then pickup "Look at this" by clicking "i" on right. • Also press "+Add" to add the second item • Check top of screen and rename it as a "magic words" you like, or keep it as is. • Call Siri and speak your magic words, or say "Hi Siri, look at his" if you keep as is at last step. • The app will pop up, count down and take a snapshot, speak a description, and then close. • If you want to continue using it, touch to take another snapshot before closing. 8. Quick Close, flip the phone face down to close the app quickly. Setup & Device Requirements: * This app needs A14 Bionic chip above to process, that is iPhone 12 or newer. For iPad, that is iPad 10, iPad Air (4th) or newer. Thank you for sharing this app to your loved ones, I built this app out of love — to help my mother, and now, to help many more people around the world.

Screenshots

iMove around4 screens
HelpUSee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HelpUSee at 5.0 against iMove around's 4.4. HelpUSee also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). iMove around's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

HelpUSee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iMove around has 44 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iMove around ships an update every 3 months, HelpUSee weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iMove around versus HelpUSee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMove aroundHelpUSee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (44 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRetina Italia OnlusLi-Ren Lin

Customer experience

iMove around

All ratings44 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral11.4%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HelpUSee

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iMove around

No in-app purchases

None

HelpUSee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iMove around free?
iMove around is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HelpUSee free?
HelpUSee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iMove around or HelpUSee?
HelpUSee is rated higher. iMove around averages 4.4 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while HelpUSee averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do iMove around or HelpUSee have ads?
Neither iMove around nor HelpUSee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iMove around or HelpUSee?
iMove around ships an update every 3 months, and HelpUSee weekly. Most recently, iMove around was updated on September 30, 2026 and HelpUSee on October 24, 2026.

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