Comparison

Vision Simulator vs Eye Floater Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Vision Simulator

Experience the world through the eyes of someone with various vision conditions. This tool uses your camera or photos to simulate effects like nearsightedness, astigmatism, cataracts, and glaucoma, aiding understanding for patients, students, and the curious. It offers adjustable severity and side-by-side comparisons.

Highlights
  • Simulates multiple vision conditions
  • Uses live camera or uploaded photos
  • Adjustable severity sliders
  • Side-by-side comparison mode
  • Built-in sample scenes
  • Offline functionality
Features
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See the world the way someone with an eye condition does. Vision Simulator applies realistic, clinically informed vision effects to your live camera or any photo. Point it at a room, a face, a street at night or an eye chart, then switch conditions to see how each one changes sight. It was built by Dr. Ryan Evans, OD, a practicing optometrist, to help patients and families understand what an eye condition does to vision. WHO IT'S FOR • Families who want to understand what a parent or child is going through • Eye care professionals explaining a diagnosis in the exam room • Optometry, medical and nursing students • Teachers, caregivers, designers and anyone curious about vision 10 CONDITIONS • Myopia (nearsightedness): with Snellen acuity presets • Astigmatism: with adjustable axis • Cataract: yellowing, glare and contrast loss • Glaucoma: peripheral field loss by stage, down to end-stage tunnel vision • Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): distortion early, a dark central blind spot when advanced • Diabetic Retinopathy: hemorrhages, exudates and vitreous hemorrhage by stage • Color Vision Deficiency: red, green and blue types • Floaters & Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD) • Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP): narrowing tunnel vision • Presbyopia: the near-focus blur that starts in your 40s Plus Normal Vision, a clear reference to compare against. FREE • Live camera and photo upload • 6 built-in sample scenes, including a reading test, eye chart and Amsler grid • Normal Vision plus 3 conditions: Myopia, Astigmatism and Cataract • Adjustable severity • Plain-language notes for each condition PRO: ONE-TIME $4.99 UNLOCK No subscription. Pay once, keep it. • 7 more conditions: Glaucoma, AMD, Diabetic Retinopathy, Color Blindness, Floaters/PVD, Retinitis Pigmentosa and Presbyopia • Combine multiple conditions at once, such as cataract plus glaucoma • Side-by-side Compare: drag to wipe between normal and simulated vision • Family Sharing supported • Restore your purchase anytime on your devices PRIVACY • No ads • No account needed • Data Not Collected: images are processed on your device and are never stored or shared An internet connection is required to use the app. IMPORTANT Vision Simulator is for education and demonstration only. It is not a diagnostic tool and does not replace a comprehensive eye examination. Simulations are approximations, and every person's vision is different. If you notice changes in your vision, see your eye doctor.

About

Eye Floater Simulator

This app allows users to visually recreate and track eye floaters. It offers tools to document symptoms, explore environments, and find eye care resources. Prepare for appointments with organized reports.

Highlights
  • Recreate floater visuals with adjustable properties
  • Track symptoms, severity, and context
  • Preview floaters against various backgrounds
  • Find local eye care and support resources
  • Generate organized reports for appointments
  • Optional Lifetime Pro for advanced features
Features
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Eye Floater Simulator helps you create visual illustrations of floaters, keep private observations, and prepare clearer information for eye-care appointments. TRY THE FREE PREVIEW Start the preset simulator immediately, without an account or purchase. Explore adjustable preset shapes, movement and built-in backgrounds. Safety guidance, local eye-care resources, and access to your existing saved data remain free. UNLOCK THE FULL APP ONCE Lifetime Pro is a single non-consumable purchase with no subscription, trial or renewal. The U.S. base price is $0.99; your store shows the local price, applicable taxes and available payment methods before purchase. One payment permanently unlocks: • Custom freehand floater drawing. • Live camera and photo backgrounds. • New dated visual records and symptom check-ins. • Environment Lab comparisons and personal ratings. • Comparison Studio with combined image export. • Image exports, explanation cards and appointment packets. Existing lifetime owners retain full access and can restore purchases using the store account that bought them. Earlier subscriptions remain supported while active and continue under their store terms until canceled. Buying lifetime does not cancel an existing subscription. Existing records, check-ins and saved environment observations remain accessible if paid access ends. RECREATE AND EXPLAIN Adjust shapes, density, depth, opacity and movement. Share a card pairing an illustrated eye cutaway and still “What I see” view. Plain background; no camera views, photos, record names, dates or notes. It is an illustration, not a scan or measurement. TRACK AND PREPARE Keep symptoms, affected eye, context and notes in a private timeline. Prepare a packet for eye-care appointments. Environment ratings describe your experience, not treatment recommendations or vision measurements. OPTIONAL APPOINTMENT FEEDBACK After sharing an appointment summary, you can answer an optional question or tap Skip. Share feedback opens text only in your device’s share sheet, without the report or files. Nothing uploads automatically. FIND CARE AND SUPPORT Free Local Resources helps you look for eye doctors, retina specialists, urgent eye care, low-vision support and counseling. Selected care and cost resources cover the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Official registration resources cover those countries plus France and Belgium, including French and Dutch Belgian directories. Some links open a register; others help locate the appropriate regulator. Registration does not establish floater experience or guarantee an outcome. Clinic questions help you ask about experience, referrals, availability, fees, language and access needs. The app does not rank or vet clinicians. Check eligibility and availability directly with each service. SAFETY FIRST Free guidance highlights first-time or suddenly increasing floaters or flashes, curtains or shadows, peripheral darkness, injury and sudden vision loss. Seek urgent professional eye care for sudden or severe vision changes. A simulator does not diagnose or treat an eye condition or guarantee relief. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Profiles, journal entries, camera views and selected photos stay on your device unless you export or share them. Local searches use only the location you manually enter, require no device-location permission and are not saved by the app. Choosing a map search sends that location and category to Google Maps in an external app or browser. Resource and register links open without your entered location. External services have their own privacy terms. Purchases use native store billing and our existing online purchase-verification service; records and journals have no cloud storage. Eye Floater Simulator is an educational communication utility and does not replace professional medical care. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Vision Simulator4 screens
Eye Floater Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Eye Floater Simulator at freemium against Vision Simulator's paid. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Vision Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Eye Floater Simulator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vision Simulator against 5.0 for Eye Floater Simulator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vision Simulator ships an update every 3 days, Eye Floater Simulator every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Vision Simulator versus Eye Floater Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVision SimulatorEye Floater Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB31 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRyan EvansARI'S PARTY L.L.C.

Customer experience

Vision Simulator

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

Eye Floater Simulator

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Vision Simulator

One-time1
  • Vision Simulator Pro$4.99
4 purchases

Eye Floater Simulator

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual Pro1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Eye Floater Pro Lifetime$0.99

Questions

Is Vision Simulator free?
Vision Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eye Floater Simulator free?
Eye Floater Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vision Simulator or Eye Floater Simulator?
Vision Simulator and Eye Floater Simulator are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Vision Simulator or Eye Floater Simulator have ads?
Neither Vision Simulator nor Eye Floater Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vision Simulator or Eye Floater Simulator?
Vision Simulator ships an update every 3 days, and Eye Floater Simulator every 5 days. Most recently, Vision Simulator was updated on October 28, 2026 and Eye Floater Simulator on October 24, 2026.

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