Seeing Assistant Move vs BlindSq Event
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seeing Assistant Move
This navigation app offers advanced location and route planning features specifically designed for blind and visually impaired individuals. It includes voice command functionality, neighborhood scanning, and point-of-interest support to aid in everyday life.
- Route planning
- POI database support
- Neighborhood scanner
- Voice commands
- Location search
- "Where am I" function
- Route recording
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Seeing Assistant Move is an application developed by Transition Technologies S.A. in order to support blind and visually impaired people in everyday life. Application provides advanced geo-location and navigation features as well as current weather reports. Seeing Assistant Move has been developed in close co-operation visually impaired people in order to address their needs as well as possible. Features: •route planning •support for LoadStone and OpenStreetMap POIs text databases •advanced neighborhood scanner with world directions •searching for location •where am I functionality •route recorder •sharing points •entering text by voice •Dropbox integration and fully operational by voice commands! Make sure to check the tutorial on: http://seeingassistant.tt.com.pl/en/move/tutorial/ to learn how to use our software. Please bear in mind that this application uses background updates to track the location even when minimized. Continued use of GPS running in the background can significantly decrease battery life. Seeing Assistant Move uses internet for many of its functions. Depending on configuration of your device you may be charged for internet connection or data transmission. Before buying the full version please try the free Lite version and read the terms of use of the application. Terms of Use: http://seeingassistant.tt.com.pl/en/move/terms/ -- Aplikacja Seeing Assistant Move jest opracowanym w Transition Technologies S.A. produktem, którego celem jest wsparcie osób niewidomych i słabowidzących w codziennym życiu. Seeing Assistant Move zapewnia zaawansowane usługi lokalizacji i nawigacji, jak i aktualne informacje pogodowe. Seeing Assistant Move powstawał przy ścisłej współpracy z osobami z dysfunkcją wzroku, aby jak najlepiej odpowiedzieć na potrzeby użytkowników. Dostępne funkcje: •planowanie trasy •wsparcie dla tekstowych baz punktów (POI) w formacie LoadStone oraz OpenStreetMap •zaawansowany tryb eksploracji okolicy •wyszukiwanie lokalizacji •funkcja “Gdzie jestem” •automatyczne nagrywanie trasy •dzielenie się punktami •głosowe wprowadzenie tekstu •integracja z serwisem Dropbox oraz możliwość wydawania poleceń głosowych! Proszę zapoznać się z instrukcją pod adresem: http://seeingassistant.tt.com.pl/en/move/tutorial/ aby dowiedzieć się więcej, jak korzystać z aplikacji. Proszę pamiętać, że aplikacja śledzi zmianę lokalizacji, nawet gdy jest zminimalizowana. Używanie uruchomionego odbiornika GPS w tle może znacznie zmniejszyć żywotność baterii. Seeing Assistant Move wykorzystuje połączenie internetowe do wielu funkcji. W zależności od konfiguracji urządzenia może być pobierana opłata za dostęp do internetu lub transmisji danych. Przed zakupem wersji pełnej proszę wypróbować bezpłatną wersję Lite i zapoznać się z warunkami korzystania z aplikacji. Warunki korzystania z aplikacji: http://seeingassistant.tt.com.pl/move/terms/
BlindSq Event
This app helps blind and visually impaired individuals navigate their surroundings by providing spoken information about nearby points of interest and street crossings. It uses GPS and compass data, combined with Foursquare information, to offer relevant details and can integrate with navigation apps for turn-by-turn directions.
- Spoken information about surroundings
- GPS and compass integration
- Foursquare venue data
- Turn-by-turn navigation support
- Customizable search radius
- Save private places to iCloud
- Foursquare check-in functionality
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This is the free Event Edition of BlindSquare, provided by MIPsoft and Acapela. BlindSquare Event Edition will only work at the time and location of different events of special interest to the blind community. If you select the demo mode, the app will simulate a location for you. It will behave as if you were at the simulated location and you will be able to try many of its features. -- BlindSquare makes you sense what's around you. The only thing you need to do is listen. BlindSquare is a new solution that combines the latest technology to help the blind with their daily lives. It has been developed in collaboration with blind people and carefully field tested. You need either an iPhone or an iPad to get started. It also supports some additional accessories to enhance the experience. How does it work? BlindSquare uses GPS and the compass to locate you. It then gathers information about the surrounding environment from FourSquare. BlindSquare has some unique algorithms to decide what information is the most relevant and then speaks it to you with high quality speech synthesis. “What's the most popular café within 200 meters radius? Where is the post office or the library?” Using BlindSquare as a GPS solution: When you start the app, it will start telling you the interesting places and street crossings around you. By changing the radius, you can limit the area you are interested in. You can also search by search term or by category. You can select an interesting place from the search results and perform the following tasks: 1) Get contact info (address, phone number) 2) Open twitter feed or restaurant menu (if provided) 3) Make a phone call 4) Start tracking the place (BlindSquare will assist you by repeating the distance and the clock face direction) 5) Start your favourite navigator for turn-by-turn instructions (TomTom, Navigon or Apple Maps) BlindSquare is aware of when you travel by car, bus or train and starts to report interesting places in front of you (for example, the next stops) and street crossings when you are passing them. You can also save your own private places to iCloud so they will be found with your every device. Using BlindSquare as a FourSquare client: If you like to play FourSquare, you can do the following with BlindSquare: 1) Get a list of nearby FourSquare venues 2) When you are in a place, you can check in by shaking your device 3) Do a check in with commenting and twitter/facebook sharing 4) Correct the location of the place BlindSquare supports the following languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, Estonian and Hungarian. VoiceOver usage is supported but it also includes higher quality additional speech synthesis by Acapela Text-To-Speech from Acapela Group. Instructions in English: http://help.blindsquare.com and http://blindsquare.com/faq Application includes high quality speech synthesis thus size of the app is 90 MB. You need a wifi to download. Please notice: This app get's data in realtime from FourSquare and Open Street Map database. Flat rate data plan is highly recommended. Having only been released in May 2012, BlindSquare has already received several prizes and awards: - GSMA: Global Mobile Awards 2013, Best Mobile Health Product or Service - Apps4Finland 2012 - OpenCities App Challenge 2012 - The Finnish Information Processing Association: Best Product 2012 Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Seeing Assistant Move at 84% against BlindSq Event's 38%. Seeing Assistant Move also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (18 vs 6). BlindSq Event's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Assistant Move holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Seeing Assistant Move's written reviews are positive against 38% of BlindSq Event's.
Seeing Assistant Move ships an update every 2 months, BlindSq Event monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seeing Assistant Move | BlindSq Event |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (18 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transition Technologies S.A. | MIPsoft Oy |
Customer experience
Seeing Assistant Move
BlindSq Event
In-app purchases
Seeing Assistant Move
No in-app purchases
BlindSq Event
No in-app purchases
Questions
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