Comparison

Visionary vs GaborVision

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

Head to head
About

Visionary

This app uses scientifically proven visual stimuli to retrain your brain's visual processing. It offers a personalized 21-day protocol to help reduce blurriness and the mental effort required to see clearly, especially for those over 45.

Highlights
  • Personalized 21-day training protocol
  • Scientifically proven Gabor Patches
  • Neural Diagnostic onboarding
  • Reduces cognitive drain
  • Measurable progress tracking
  • 5 minutes daily training
Features
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EYE EXERCISES FOR READING, FINE PRINT AND SCREENS Small print on a label. A menu in a dim restaurant. Pale gray text on a bright screen. Visionary turns the kind of detail you read every day into short, focused exercises you can practice a few minutes a day. Seeing is teamwork between your eyes and your brain: your eyes take in the light, and your brain interprets what they send. Visionary's exercises let you practice that interpreting, with letters, words, contrast and fine detail. A FEW MINUTES A DAY, AT YOUR PACE • Short sessions: quick rounds that fit beside your morning coffee or into your evening routine, with an optional daily reminder at a time you choose. • A plan around your goals: choose what you'd like to work on, and your daily session leans toward the matching exercises, such as reading, fine detail or visual search. You can change your goals any time in Settings. • Adapts as you go: get one right and the next gets a little harder; miss one and it eases off, so practice stays challenging but doable. • 23 exercises: tilted Gabor stripes and Gabor matching challenges, faint contrast patterns, letters, words and sentences, soft-focus text, search-and-find, Neural Pattern Match and Pattern Studio, and eye-movement exercises. • Follow your practice: see your level and personal best in each exercise, earn a star when progress in that exercise is confirmed, and keep your streak going on the days you practice. • In-app checks: a Near Detail Check and a Reading Check you can repeat under the same setup to compare your own results. Neither is an eye exam. INSPIRED BY PERCEPTUAL-LEARNING RESEARCH Perceptual-learning research studies how adults get better at specific visual tasks with practice. Visionary borrows its tools, like Gabor patches: the striped patterns vision scientists use to study how the brain handles contrast. The studies didn't test Visionary, and doing better in an exercise isn't the same as better eyesight. PRIVACY & PRICING • Training works without an account. Sign in with Apple or email only if you want your progress backed up across iPhones. You can delete your account and your training data at any time. • If you start a free trial and notifications are on, we'll remind you before it ends. • Vision Access Pledge: if cost is a barrier, ask us for a free year. Download Visionary and start your first session today. Visionary is a wellness app for practicing visual skills. It's not a medical device and not an eye exam: it doesn't diagnose, treat or cure any eye condition, and it doesn't replace glasses or care from your eye doctor. SUBSCRIPTIONS & TERMS Visionary offers auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled in your Apple ID Account Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that date. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. The exact price and billing period are shown in the app and on the App Store before you confirm. Privacy Policy: https://getvisionary.app/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://getvisionary.app/terms-of-service.html

About

GaborVision

This app offers science-backed vision training exercises designed to improve eyesight at the brain level. It includes Gabor patch stimulation, ball tracking, and stereoscopic training to enhance fundamental visual abilities. Users can monitor their progress and upgrade for an ad-free experience and full history charts.

Highlights
  • Gabor Patch Training
  • Ball Tracking Exercises
  • Stereoscopic Training
  • Progress Tracking
  • Binocular Coordination Enhancement
  • Contrast Sensitivity Improvement
Features
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GaborVision is a science-backed vision training app that improves your eyesight at the brain level — something glasses and contacts simply can't do. ■ Gabor Patch Training Gabor patches are special visual stimuli that directly stimulate the visual cortex. Just 3 minutes a day helps improve contrast sensitivity, spatial frequency discrimination, and orientation detection — the fundamental building blocks of vision. ■ Ball Tracking Follow a moving ball to exercise your extraocular muscles. This improves dynamic visual acuity, divided attention, and visual tracking ability — essential for sports and driving. ■ Stereoscopic Training By presenting different images to each eye, this training strengthens binocular coordination and enhances depth perception. It encourages both eyes to work together, giving the weaker eye more opportunity to participate. ■ Track Your Progress Monitor your Vision Score and detailed ability charts over time to see real improvement. ■ Premium Upgrade to remove ads and unlock full history charts. Start training today and see the difference.

Screenshots

Visionary4 screens
GaborVision4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GaborVision at 5.0 against Visionary's 4.8. Visionary's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Visionary sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and GaborVision sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GaborVision holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visionary has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visionary ships an update every 10 days, GaborVision every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Visionary versus GaborVision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisionaryGaborVision
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNumentio LLCKinicy

Customer experience

Visionary

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

GaborVision

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Visionary

Subscriptions7
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

GaborVision

One-time1
  • Premium Plan$3.99

Questions

Is Visionary free?
Visionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GaborVision free?
GaborVision is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Visionary or GaborVision?
GaborVision is rated higher. Visionary averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while GaborVision averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Visionary or GaborVision have ads?
Both Visionary and GaborVision show ads.
Which is updated more often, Visionary or GaborVision?
Visionary ships an update every 10 days, and GaborVision every 3 weeks. Most recently, Visionary was updated on October 21, 2026 and GaborVision on October 7, 2026.

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