Comparison

Obvisio vs Visionauta

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

Head to head
About

Obvisio

Features
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Obvisio: Scan, Discover, Listen. Obvisio turns your smartphone into an accessible personal guide. Point your camera at an object on display in a museum, hotel or public space: Obvisio recognizes it and reads the title, description and story aloud in your language, without touching anything. - WHAT YOU CAN DO • Instant visual recognition Point your camera at an object and immediately discover everything you need to know. • Accessible QR code scanning Environments, rooms, routes: Obvisio QR codes play information aloud in 8 languages. • Text reading (OCR) Point your camera at signs, menus, captions and listen to the text read aloud with automatic translation into your language. • Multilingual audio guide Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, and now also Russian, Arabic and Chinese. One tap for the title, double tap for the description, triple tap for the story. • Voice commands Control the entire experience with your voice: read text, describe the scene, open settings and much more. Hands-free, always. • Geolocation Automatically find nearby objects. • Full accessibility Voice feedback, vibration and haptic feedback designed for every type of user. - PRIVACY • Obvisio does not save images. Scans are processed and immediately discarded.

About

Visionauta

This AI-powered assistant helps blind and low-vision users navigate their environment. It can read text aloud, identify currency, locate objects, and describe surroundings through voice interaction. Designed with accessibility at its core, it integrates seamlessly with VoiceOver.

Highlights
  • Real-time AI conversation
  • Read text aloud (offline)
  • Identify banknotes
  • Find lost objects
  • Electronic magnifier
  • Describe scenes
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Visionauta is your portable visual assistant. Point your iPhone's camera to read text aloud, identify banknotes, find lost objects, or simply ask questions about the world around you. Built from the ground up for blind and low-vision users, with a free tier and an optional Visionauta Plus subscription. No Visionauta account is required to subscribe. REAL-TIME CONVERSATION Talk to an AI by voice, naturally and continuously, while it describes your surroundings and answers your questions instantly — as if a sighted assistant were right beside you. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read any text aloud, even offline • Recognize banknotes in several currencies (Brazilian Real, US Dollar, Euro, Mexican Peso, Japanese Yen, Canadian and Australian Dollar) • Find lost objects with voice commands • Electronic magnifier with high-contrast modes • Ask the AI assistant to describe scenes and answer questions IN 39 LANGUAGES Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Korean, German, Italian, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese, Hindi, Indonesian, Bangla, Czech, Greek, Estonian, Persian, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Marathi, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Cantonese. The interface, AI, commands, OCR and online voices adapt to your language. The on-device Natural Voice remains available in the five languages supported by its model. BUILT FOR ACCESSIBILITY Fully integrated with VoiceOver and the iPhone's accessibility features, so every function is reachable by touch and voice. Visionauta was created by Jonathan Santos, a blind software engineer who worked at Google and Samsung, with one goal: to bring more independence to people with visual impairments. The free tier has no ads; Visionauta Plus is available as an optional in-app subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.tensorial.com.br/visionauta/termos-de-uso/en Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Obvisio4 screens
Visionauta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Obvisio at none against Visionauta's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Visionauta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Obvisio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Obvisio versus Visionauta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObvisioVisionauta
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOBVISIO SRLJonathan Santos

In-app purchases

None

Obvisio

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Visionauta

Subscriptions1
  • Visionauta Plus7 Days trial$14.991 Month
One-time1
  • 60 Extra Conversation Minutes$4.99

Questions

Is Obvisio free?
Obvisio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visionauta free?
Visionauta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Obvisio or Visionauta have ads?
Neither Obvisio nor Visionauta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Obvisio or Visionauta?
Obvisio ships an update every 3 days, and Visionauta every 3 days. Most recently, Obvisio was updated on October 28, 2026 and Visionauta on November 7, 2026.

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