VisionAI vs Thomas Shopping
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VisionAI
This AI-powered assistant describes your surroundings using your device's camera. It recognizes various elements like people, objects, and text, providing detailed verbal descriptions. Ideal for individuals with visual impairments or anyone needing quick environmental context.
- AI-powered environmental description
- Recognition of people, animals, plants, food, medicines, objects, text, money, places
- Accurate scene descriptions
- Export descriptions to PDF
- Adjustable reading speeds
- VoiceOver optimization
- Supports 35 languages
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VisionAI is your smart assistant designed to describe your surroundings using advanced artificial intelligence. Perfect for people with visual impairments or those looking for a handy description tool, this app turns what the camera sees into clear, detailed words.sistant designed to describe your surroundings using advanced artificial intelligence. Perfect for people with visual impairments or those looking for a handy description tool, this app turns what the camera sees into clear, detailed words. - Advanced recognition of people, animals, plants, food, medicines, objects, text, money bills, places y more... - Accurate description of your surroundings. - You can export the most important descriptions to PDF. - Choose up to 4 different reading speeds, adapted to your pace and preferences. - Easy to use and it's optimized for working with VoiceOver in 35 languages. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://iosworlddeveloper.wixsite.com/visionai/privacy-policies
Thomas Shopping
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THOMAS SHOPPING aide les personnes malvoyantes ou en difficulté de lecture à faire leurs courses au supermarché, en magasin, au marché ou à la maison : - Prononce à haute voix le NOM, le PRIX et la DATE DE VALIDITE sur un produit, dans un rayon ou à la sortie du sac, - Décris à haute voix les ETIQUETTES dans les vitrines et les rayons d'un magasin, - Annonce vocale du total et du détail d'un TICKET DE CAISSE, - Décris le montant d'un BILLET de banque. THOMAS SHOPPING est Idéale pour les patients qui lisent avec difficulté : - Patient déficient visuel, malvoyant, souffrant de DMLA - Patient dyslexique et souffrant de trouble d'apprentissage de lecture. Sauf période d'essais gratuite, l'accès à ces fonctions nécessite un abonnement. Conditions d'utilisation / Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VisionAI at every 2 weeks against Thomas Shopping's every 2 months. Thomas Shopping's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. VisionAI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Thomas Shopping sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
VisionAI ships an update every 2 weeks, Thomas Shopping every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VisionAI | Thomas Shopping |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos Obando | Thomas Sinclair Laboratoires |
In-app purchases
VisionAI
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Annual$24.991 Year
- One-time payment$19.99
Thomas Shopping
- 1 week full access3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Yearly$59.991 Year









