Speakaboo: Blind AI Assistance

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Description of App

Speakaboo is an intuitive app designed to help you interact with your surroundings by providing real-time descriptions and answers to questions about the world around you. If you are visually impaired or simply need extra guidance, Speakaboo makes daily tasks easier and more accessible.

New Free Features:

• Choose imperial or metric measurements

• Wider field of view

• Improvements to AI accuracy

Premium Benefits:

• Repeat and follow-up button for more detailed interactions

• Voice selection

• Toggle between concise or detailed responses

• Lightning quick responses with Turbo Mode

• Unlimited uses

Speakaboo helps with everyday tasks, making it a handy companion for a variety of situations:

• Finding Your Way: In unfamiliar environments, Speakaboo can assist in locating doors, bathrooms, or other important landmarks.

• Checking Safety Details: Unsure if the curtains are drawn or if a cabinet is open? Speakaboo can quickly tell you, ensuring you stay on top of your environment.

• Identifying Objects: Whether you’re trying to distinguish between different spices on the countertop or figure out which pair of shoes is in front of you, Speakaboo provides quick answers.

• Assistance in the Kitchen: From identifying ingredients to understanding appliance controls, Speakaboo helps simplify meal prep.

• Exploring New Spaces: When navigating a new place, Speakaboo can describe surroundings, helping you feel more oriented and confident.

Key Features:

• Quick Descriptions: Point your camera and tap the button to get a description of objects or spaces. Perfect for identifying items on a countertop or understanding a room’s layout.

• Ask Questions: Hold down the button to ask questions about your surroundings. Speakaboo offers responses based on what it sees.

• Accessibility-Focused: Designed with visual impairments in mind, Speakaboo integrates seamlessly with VoiceOver.

• AI-Powered: Speakaboo uses advanced AI to interpret your surroundings in real-time. While highly accurate, it’s always best to double-check important details.

• Simple & Effective: With a clean design and intuitive gestures, Speakaboo is easy for anyone to use. No complicated steps, just point, tap, and discover.

Speakaboo is the tool you need for navigating daily life with more confidence. Download today and start exploring your surroundings in a whole new way!

Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Privacy policy: https://ben.vision/speakaboo/privacy-policy

Version

0.21

Free or Paid

Free

Apple Watch Support

No

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

iOS Version

18

Accessibility Comments

Made with VoiceOver in mind. Double-tap for instant description and double-tap and hold to ask for specifics with concise verbal quick description

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads all page elements.

Button Labeling

All buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

The app is fully accessible with VoiceOver and is easy to navigate and use.

Recommendations

2 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by kevinchao89 2 months 3 weeks ago

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Comments

By Brian on Friday, September 27, 2024 - 12:13

This is a pretty impressive app, for what it is. If you have used be my AI, then this app will be very easy to use. Do keep in mind that it uses system voice, so be prepared for that when you first use it to get a description of an image. All in all, a very cool and useful app.

Thanks for sharing with us! 😎✌️

By Blindxp on Friday, September 27, 2024 - 12:13

This sounds pretty neat, I’m guessing it uses the same AI as be my AI?

By Gokul on Friday, September 27, 2024 - 12:13

But I'd like to know how's it different from, say, BeMyEyes or Piccibot?

By Brian on Friday, September 27, 2024 - 12:13

I would say it is equivalent to the B my AI portion of the Be My Eyes app. What makes this app stand out is the ease of use. Once the app is loaded, you literally get like two buttons, a camera button and a help button.
Double tap the camera button to take a picture of something and receive an AI generated description of said picture, or double tap, and hold the camera button to ask a question (before the picture is taken), then get an AI generated description based on your question.

It is, in a word, Convenient.

By Rich on Sunday, December 1, 2024 - 12:13

So, is the app subscription based or not? There's something on the store page saying it has in app purchases, but there's nothing in the app about subscribing or purchasing access that I could see.
The only real complaint I have is that they don't show the text of the response so you can review it with VoiceOver or read it if you're using magnification.

By Brian on Sunday, December 1, 2024 - 12:13

Speakaboo is free for now. Also, it is designed as a minimalist app, so there is no textual feedback, only the spoken feedback you get when you use it.

By Rich on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 12:13

They now have a premium plan, but no trial to see if it's worth what they want. Their lifetime is currently 100USD, and apparently that's a discount.

By Brian on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 12:13

Personally, I went with the monthly plan, $4.99 US. I think it's worth it, you get some nice extra features, including the ability to choose between metric or imperial measuring units. You also get such things like the ability to change Speakaboo's voice, the ability to replay descriptions, and a choice between concise and descriptive descriptions.

HTH.