Seeing Assistant Go vs Orinav

The Seeing Assistant Go app supports the spatial orientation of blind and visually impaired people. It provides information about the surroundings using synthetic speech, sounds, evibrations and pointing in the direction of the top of the phone. Useful when travelling, but also for getting to know the area of unfamiliar places you are about to visit. - Are you travelling by bus and want to know which stop it has just stopped at or how far it is to the one you want to get off at? - Which streets is the taxi taking you down? - Where is the nearest grocery shop to the guesthouse where you are going to spend your holiday? - Is the beach really as close from there as the owner claims? - Which stop is closest to the address you are going to and what is the best route to get there? - Do you want to save places that are important to you in the app so you can easily return to them? Two app modes let you customise the app to your liking: - Basic mode for beginners, without unnecessary functions that you are not going to use anyway. - Advanced mode: a lot of settings and functions, without which it is difficult to imagine a meaningful navigation app for the blind. There are a few things to keep in mind to make using Seeing Assistant Go convenient and safe for you: - The app is not a replacement for a white cane or a guide dog. It is a supplement to these rehabilitation aids. - The information in the app comes from map data, not from observation of the terrain. It may inform about closed places and ignore others that have not yet been mapped. - The routes suggested by the application do not take into account local conditions, such as pavement repairs or other temporary obstacles and impediments on the road. As with our other applications in the Seeing Assistant family, we have also included the best of what we have in the Transition Technologies team in Go: - More than a decade of experience in creating innovative software for the blind. - An uncompromising approach to maximising the product’s accessibility for screen readers. - Openness to implementing users’ ideas: we cannot guarantee that we will implement all good ideas quickly, but we will certainly do it better than anyone else!

Explore freely, move boldly. Orinav is an AI-powered navigation app built for people with visual impairments. Plan accessible routes and receive clear walking guidance while understanding what is happening around you — all from one app designed for independent travel. NAVIGATE WITH CLEAR, ACCESSIBLE GUIDANCE* Orinav gives you frequent, practical instructions throughout your journey. Hear when to make your next turn, how far you have left to walk, which direction to face, and other information relevant to your route. • Clock-face orientation — Hear prompts such as Turn 3 o'clock to quickly align yourself with the correct direction. • Step-based guidance — Get instructions based on walking distance and upcoming actions. • Frequent route updates — Receive information throughout your journey so you can keep track of where you are. • Shake to repeat — Repeat the latest navigation instruction whenever you need it. • Accessible route information — Compare routes using details such as tactile paving and other accessibility-related infrastructure. • Screen-reader support — Orinav is designed to work with accessibility technologies including VoiceOver. EXPLORE YOUR SURROUNDINGS WITH AI Raise your phone whenever you want more information about the environment around you. Explore uses on-device intelligence to recognize useful details in real time while working alongside navigation. Orinav can help identify: • Nearby obstacles and obstacle-dense areas • Objects in your surroundings • Traffic lights and signal information • Pedestrian crossings • Hazards and other useful environmental cues Explore works together with Navigate, allowing environmental information to appear when it is relevant to your journey. Orinav uses navigation context to automatically activate features that may be useful along the way. ONE APP FOR THE WHOLE JOURNEY Accessible travel can involve many different kinds of information. Orinav brings route planning, turn-by-turn guidance, orientation, crossing information, traffic-light recognition, and environmental awareness into a single navigation experience. There is no additional wearable hardware to buy. Orinav uses the phone you already carry. PRIVACY-FOCUSED ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION Explore features use on-device machine learning, allowing environmental recognition to run directly on your device. This keeps environmental processing close to you while giving you immediate information as you travel. DESIGNED WITH PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS Orinav has been developed through research and field evaluation with people with varying degrees of visual impairment. In a study involving 18 participants on a typical suburban route, Orinav was associated with a 12% improvement in navigation time, 44% fewer hesitations, and 43% fewer hazard approaches compared with a traditional navigation application. Orinav has now been awarded Highly Commended at the Tech4Good Awards 2026 and selected as an Inclusive Innovations Presenter in 2025. EXPLORE FREELY. MOVE BOLDLY. It is free to get started. Download Orinav and bring accessible navigation and environmental awareness together wherever your next journey takes you. IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION Orinav is provided for informational and navigational assistance purposes only. Orinav is not a medical device. It should not be relied upon as the sole means of navigation and does not replace service animals, mobility aids, orientation and mobility training, or professional medical or safety advice. You remain solely responsible for your own safety and for exercising independent judgment while using Orinav. Orinav cannot be held liable for any health or safety issues that may occur during your usage. Terms of service: https://orinav.com/terms Privacy policy: https://orinav.com/privacy *Features may not be available in all countries.