Comparison

Seeing AI vs LoanMo

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
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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

LoanMo

Features
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NEVER LOSE TRACK OF YOUR STUFF AGAIN LoanMo is the simple way to track items you've loaned to friends and family. Stop wondering who has your drill, which book you lent out, or when that camping gear is coming back. SIMPLE LENDING, ORGANIZED • Request items you need from friends and family • Track what you've loaned out and to whom • Set due dates and get reminded when items should return • Accept or decline incoming loan requests • Add notes for each loan HOW IT WORKS Borrowing Something? Tap "Request Item" and enter what you need. Your friend gets notified and can accept or decline. Once accepted, the loan is tracked automatically. Lending Something? Create a quick loan record with who borrowed it, when, and when it's due back. That's it! Track Everything See clear lists of "What I'm Borrowing" and "What I've Loaned Out" - all in one place. PERFECT FOR • Tools and equipment • Books and media • Sports and camping gear • Party supplies • Kitchen appliances • Board games • Anything you want to keep track of FREE & PRIVATE No subscriptions, no ads. Just a simple tool to help friends and family share responsibly. Your loan records stay private between you and the people involved.

Screenshots

Seeing AI4 screens
LoanMo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Seeing AI and LoanMo are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Seeing AI versus LoanMo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeeing AILoanMo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (626 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings626 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size309 MB32 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationProject A, Inc.

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

LoanMo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Seeing AI

No in-app purchases

None

LoanMo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seeing AI free?
Seeing AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LoanMo free?
LoanMo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Seeing AI or LoanMo have ads?
Neither Seeing AI nor LoanMo shows ads.

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