Comparison

Seeing Assistant Home vs 311 NYC

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

Head to head
About

Seeing Assistant Home

This utility app assists blind and visually impaired individuals with daily tasks. It offers features like barcode scanning, text recognition, a magnifying glass, and light detection, all designed with digital accessibility principles.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning (EAN-13/UPC-A, AZTEC)
  • QR code scanning and creation
  • Offline text recognition (OCR)
  • Electronic magnifying glass
  • Light source and intensity detection
  • Banknote recognition (Polish złoty)
  • Voice and Siri command integration
Features
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Seeing Assistant Home has been providing support to blind and visually impaired people in various aspects of daily life for many years. Since its inception, the app has been developed in close collaboration with visually impaired individuals. This ensures it is built in accordance with digital accessibility principles and precisely addresses the specific needs of this target group. Key Features: • barcode scanning, including EAN-13/UPC-A and AZTEC formats, • saving scanned barcodes with a custom description, • generating private barcodes in EAN format, • scanning and creating QR codes, • text detection – fast offline OCR, • document scanning – more accurate OCR, • electronic magnifying glass, • reading content stored on NFC tags, • detecting light source and intensity, • approximate color recognition, • banknote recognition – Polish złoty only, • Dropbox integration. Seeing Assistant Home has implemented many different solutions to streamline its use, including: • invoking functions using voice and Siri commands, • setting a default function to launch when the app is opened, • "Recognize and Speak" fast code recognition mode, • simultaneous recognition of texts and codes ("Detect Text" functionality), • recognition of codes from long distances – automatic camera zoom, • the ability to freeze the image in a magnifying glass view, • data archiving – EAN and QR codes, and much more. Download Seeing Assistant Home and see how the app can make your everyday life easier! Terms of use: https://seeingassistant.tt.com.pl/home/terms/

About

311 NYC

Features
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311 NYC makes reporting and tracking city issues easier than ever. Whether it's a pothole, noise complaint, or sanitation concern, stay connected to your community and help make New York City better. What You Can Do: • Search & Browse – Find recent service requests in your neighborhood • Interactive Map – Visualize issues across all five boroughs with pin locations • Smart Filters – Sort by complaint type, status, borough, and more • Track Requests – Monitor the progress of ongoing city services • Calendar View – See request patterns and activity over time • Quick Report – Submit new 311 requests directly or call with one tap We use the Apple Standard agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Seeing Assistant Home4 screens
311 NYC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Seeing Assistant Home at none against 311 NYC's 4. Seeing Assistant Home also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15 vs 26.0). On price and device support 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. 311 NYC sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Seeing Assistant Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Seeing Assistant Home versus 311 NYC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeeing Assistant Home311 NYC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTransition Technologies S.A.Di Nerd Apps LLC

In-app purchases

None

Seeing Assistant Home

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

311 NYC

Subscriptions1
  • Remove All Ads$2.991 Month
One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Seeing Assistant Home free?
Seeing Assistant Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 311 NYC free?
311 NYC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Seeing Assistant Home or 311 NYC have ads?
311 NYC shows ads; Seeing Assistant Home does not.

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