Blingo vs Iris Sight

Blingo – Voice Assistance is designed to support people with visual impairments, older adults, and anyone who wants a more convenient AI assistant without relying on complex touch interactions. The app allows you to speak naturally with AI, use your phone’s camera to identify your surroundings, and quickly perform preset voice commands. How to Use Open the app by voice or by double-tapping the back of your phone. When the app launches, the assistant will say: “Hello, how can I help you?” After the assistant finishes speaking (about 1–2 seconds), you can make a request or ask a question. Conversations proceed in order between you and the assistant. For detailed setup and usage instructions, please check the in-app guide or visit: https://sites.google.com/view/hotrogiongnoiai/ Key Features 1. Preset Voice Commands Ask for the time: “What time is it”, "What time" Ask for the Gregorian date: “What day is it”, “What is the date today” Listen to the usage guide: “User guide”, "Guide" Increase/decrease speaking speed: “Increase reading speed”, “Decrease reading speed” Stop the assistant: “Stop”, “Stop app” 2. Describe Surroundings Using the Camera Activation commands: “Describe surroundings”, “Describe around me” The assistant opens the camera; point your phone toward the area you want to identify and hold still for about 2 seconds. The app can recognize people, dogs, cats, vehicles, tables, chairs, books, refrigerators, TVs, computers, and more. Results are for reference only. In environments with many objects, counts may not be accurate. 3. Ask Questions & Chat with AI You can ask anything about general knowledge, reasoning, writing, poetry, math, and more. The assistant responds with voice output. The current version does not support real-time information (e.g., weather, gold price, news). An internet connection is required. You can make 20 AI queries per day. Customization Change the voice style and speaking speed. Adjust the number of reminders when no response is detected. Enable/disable camera preview when describing surroundings. Privacy & Data Policy The app does not collect, store, or share personal data. Questions and conversations are processed temporarily to generate responses and are not stored afterward. The app connects to an intermediate server to forward requests to the OpenAI API. All data is processed instantly and not stored on the app or server. Open Source This application is developed under the AGPL-3.0 license. Source code is publicly available at: https://github.com/daothanhtungbca91/voice-assistant-ios.git

Iris turns your iPhone's camera and voice into an AI-powered visual assistant. Tap to ask a question, point your camera at the world, and Iris describes what it sees — out loud, instantly. Whether you need to know what's on a menu, identify an object on your desk, find the right door in an unfamiliar building, or just get a quick description of your surroundings, Iris is there to help. Built for people who are blind or have low vision, with VoiceOver-first accessibility at every touchpoint. KEY FEATURES Scene descriptions — Aim, tap, ask. Iris uses Google's Gemini AI to describe what's in front of you in a sentence or two. Direct, hazard-aware, and designed for real-world use. Text reading — Point at a sign, a menu, a book, and ask Iris to read it. Iris reads text aloud using natural-sounding speech. Your voice, your questions — Ask freely: "What's in front of me?", "Is that a dog or a cat?", "What does this label say?" Iris understands natural language through on-device speech recognition. Natural spoken responses — Powered by ElevenLabs' realistic text-to-speech, so answers sound human, not robotic. Audio plays even when your phone is on silent, so you can use Iris discreetly. Saved history — Every question and answer is saved to your private history, so you can review what you asked earlier today or last week. Private by default — Camera frames are processed and immediately discarded — never stored by Iris. Nothing is used for advertising or tracking. Sign in with Apple, or use Iris as a guest. Full control — Delete your account and all your data with one tap, anytime. ACCESSIBILITY Iris is designed for VoiceOver users. Every button, every state change, and every response is announced clearly. Hold-to-talk supports single-finger gestures, and audio playback is optimized for listening with or without headphones. FAIR LIMITS To keep Iris free and available for everyone, usage is capped at 30 questions per day per user. The limit resets at midnight. SUPPORT Questions, feedback, or accessibility suggestions? Email raghavt@tamu.edu. We read every message. Iris is built by a solo developer. Every rating helps.