Comparison

Seeing AI vs Big Keys Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Seeing AI

This free app uses AI to narrate the visual world for individuals who are blind or have low vision. It describes people, text, and objects, assisting with daily tasks like reading documents, identifying products, and recognizing faces.

Highlights
  • Read text and documents
  • Describe photos and objects
  • Scan product barcodes
  • Recognize people and currency
  • Identify personal objects
  • Augmented reality environment exploration
  • Identify colors and light levels
Read full description

Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you. Designed with and for the blind and low vision community, this ongoing research project harnesses the power of AI to open up the visual world by describing nearby people, text and objects. Seeing AI provides tools to assist with a variety of daily tasks: • Read - Hear text as soon as it appears in front of the camera. Document alignment provides audio cues to capture a printed page and recognize the text along with its original formatting. Ask Seeing AI about the contents to easily find the information you need. • Describe - Take photos to hear a rich description. Ask questions to focus on the information you care about. Explore photos by moving your finger over the screen to hear the location of different objects. • Products - Scan barcodes and Accessible QR codes using audio beeps to guide you; hear the product name and package information when available. • People - Save photos of friends and coworkers so you can recognize them later. Get an estimate of their age, gender, and expression. • Currency - Recognize currency notes. • Find My Things - Teach Seeing AI to recognize your personal objects and follow the audio cues to find them later. • World - An Audio Augmented Reality experience to explore an unfamiliar environment, including hearing objects announced around you with Spatial Audio (requires a device with a LiDAR, and iOS 14+). • Colors - Identify colors. • Light - Hear an audible tone corresponding to the brightness of your surroundings. • Photos and Videos in other apps - Just tap “Share” and “Recognize with Seeing AI” to describe media from Mail, Photos, WhatsApp, and more. • Browse Photos - Hear descriptions of photos and videos saved on your device. Seeing AI continues to evolve as we hear from the community, and AI research advances. Visit http://SeeingAI.com for more details. Questions, feedback or feature requests? Email us at SeeingAI@Microsoft.com.

About

Big Keys Keyboard

This keyboard app offers large keys, text, and emojis for easier typing, especially for users with low vision or seniors. It includes speech feedback for typed characters and suggestions, high contrast themes, and supports over 25 languages, including Japanese.

Highlights
  • Adjustable key and text size
  • Speech feedback for typing and suggestions
  • High contrast themes
  • Dedicated numeric keypad
  • Support for over 25 languages
  • Japanese kana keyboard with flick input
  • Gesture shortcuts
Features
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Big Keys Keyboard helps you type with large keys, large text, and an accessible keypad on iPhone. It is built for low vision, seniors, and anyone who wants a clearer, calmer keyboard. Make your next message easier to write and easier to trust, starting now! Keys, text, and emojis — as big as you need This is the heart of Big Keys. Adjust key size to reduce mistaps and make each tap feel more accurate. Make the typing text larger so you can confirm words faster before you hit send. And if emojis look tiny, scale them up so your favorites are easier to see and select. Your keyboard can speak Turn on Speak and hear what you type, in the language of your keyboard. Big Keys can speak every key, every word, and every autocorrection, so silent changes never slip past you. Tap and hold a suggestion to hear it before you choose it, and deleted characters and words are spoken in a lower voice so you always know what changed. Choose the voice, speed, and volume. Speak works hand in hand with VoiceOver. Built for visibility Most keyboards assume perfect vision and tiny, precise taps. Big Keys Keyboard focuses on clarity with bigger letters, clearer spacing, and layouts that feel easier to follow so you can type with less strain. A calmer keyboard experience Some people find standard keyboards visually noisy or overwhelming. This keyboard aims to feel more predictable by keeping things clear and reducing unnecessary clutter, which may help support focused typing for users who prefer a calmer layout. Dedicated keypad Need to type digits fast? The built-in keypad is there for PINs and codes, but also for phone numbers, prices, and addresses. High contrast themes Choose a look that keeps the keyboard clear and readable. Bright light can wash things out, so stronger contrast often helps. At night, a calmer theme can feel better while the letters stay easy to see. Now speaks Japanese too Type Japanese on a full kana keyboard with big keys: flick input with a large, easy-to-see guide, multi-tap input with an adjustable tap window, a dedicated kaomoji key with over 150 text faces, and Japanese word suggestions. Language support If you type in more than one language, switching should not feel like work. Big Keys supports more than 25 languages, including the new Japanese kana keyboard. Switch with a simple hold on the space bar and keep your flow across messages, email, and search. Less retyping Gesture shortcuts can help you reach the keypad or special characters faster. If enabled, haptic feedback can make key presses feel more certain, and a last key indicator can make quick corrections easier. One keyboard, made for many Big Keys helps a wide range of people type more comfortably: people with low vision or tired eyes, seniors who want larger targets, anyone with tremors or less precise fingers, users with dyslexia or ADHD who prefer a calmer layout, and kids just learning to type. And if you are setting up a phone for a parent or someone you care for, Big Keys gets them typing comfortably in minutes. Quick answers - Can I really make the keys bigger? Yes, you can adjust key size to match your comfort. - Can the keyboard read my typing out loud? Yes. Turn on Speak to hear keys, words, corrections, and suggestions in your keyboard language. - Does it help with low vision? Yes, the design focuses on large letters, clear spacing, and contrast. - Is there a number pad? Yes, there is a dedicated keypad for fast digits and codes. - Can I make emojis bigger? Yes, emoji size can be increased too. - Is setup complicated? No. Enable the keyboard once in iPhone Settings and then use it anywhere you type. - Is there an upgrade? Big Keys Keyboard may offer optional upgrades that unlock additional options. Download Big Keys and start typing with less strain and more confidence. Set your ideal key size, pick a high contrast theme, and enjoy a clearer keyboard every day! Terms of Use: https://www.youapps.co/privacypolicy

Screenshots

Seeing AI4 screens
Big Keys Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Seeing AI at 4.3 against Big Keys Keyboard's 3.6. Seeing AI also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 27%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Big Keys Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Big Keys Keyboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Seeing AI asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Seeing AI holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 633 and 962 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Seeing AI's written reviews are positive against 27% of Big Keys Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seeing AI ships an update every 2 months, Big Keys Keyboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Seeing AI versus Big Keys Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeeing AIBig Keys Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (633 ratings) — better3.6 (962 ratings)
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews — better27.4% of reviews
Number of ratings633962 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size309 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationHassan Hattab

Customer experience

Seeing AI

All ratings626 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral10.9%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral11.3%
Negative20.1%

Big Keys Keyboard

All ratings962 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative29.5%
Written reviews146 reviews
Positive27.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative63.7%

User reviews

Seeing AI

From 633 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful for visually impaired users
  • 🚀 Accurate text and document recognition
  • 🚀 Useful for reading labels, mail, and other text
  • 👍 Comprehensive set of features in one app
  • 👍 Life-changing for some users

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes or becomes unusable after updates
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance in scanning barcodes and recognizing colors
  • 🐛 Facial recognition not very accurate
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with facial recognition
  • 👎 Difficult to navigate for blind users due to small buttons

Big Keys Keyboard

From 962 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Big, bold keys
  • 👍 Customizable color schemes
  • 💡 Helpful for visually impaired users

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Laggy and slow response
  • 🔑 Lack of spell check and autocorrect
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with third-party keyboard access

Bugs and requests

Seeing AI

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Barcode scanning not working consistently
  • Document reader sometimes fails to load or process documents
  • Frequent crashes or app becoming unresponsive

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for more languages, including Arabic and Chinese
  • Improve accuracy of color and facial recognition
  • Allow users to read digital displays like clocks and appliances
  • Integrate with screen readers like VoiceOver for better accessibility
  • Add an offline mode for using the app without an internet connection
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  • Provide more customization options for voice settings

Big Keys Keyboard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard not showing up in all apps
  • Settings page not closing properly
  • Inconsistent capitalization behavior

Requested features

3 requests
  • Swipe-to-type functionality
  • Improved autocapitalization and punctuation
  • Option to disable character popups on keys

In-app purchases

None

Seeing AI

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Big Keys Keyboard

Subscriptions2
  • Big Keys Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Big Keys Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Big Keys One Time Pay$149.00

Questions

Is Seeing AI free?
Seeing AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Big Keys Keyboard free?
Big Keys Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Seeing AI or Big Keys Keyboard?
Seeing AI is rated higher. Seeing AI averages 4.3 out of 5 from 633 ratings, while Big Keys Keyboard averages 3.6 from 962 ratings.
Do Seeing AI or Big Keys Keyboard have ads?
Neither Seeing AI nor Big Keys Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seeing AI or Big Keys Keyboard?
Seeing AI ships an update every 2 months, and Big Keys Keyboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, Seeing AI was updated on November 3, 2026 and Big Keys Keyboard on November 6, 2026.

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