OpenScape (Soundscape clone!)

I feel a bit bad about taking a beta spot now - I hadn't realised it was limited. I could have done with this a few weeks ago when I was on holiday as I would have used it a lot. I will have to try to get myself out and give it a proper go.

From my home in the UK it seemed to pick up things near by. I can't remember what Soundscape gave me from there, so I can't say if it was identical or not.

I'm so just so happy to see what looks like a viable option. The Open in OpenScape sounds free, but who knows.

I think I also heard that Blindsquare might be adding in some features from Soundscape like intersection announcements. But I've never tried it as I'm a bit put off by the price.

I was listening to Double Tap today. Firstly, they have a brief demo of this (but it's pretty much Soundscape...). They said they have been in contact with the developers and they are going to open up more beta spaces in the next couple of days, so it's worth keeping an eye out.

Also they said they are hoping to get an interview with the devs maybe this week, so hopefully we will find out what the plan is.

I'm really excited about this.

I've always been very dubious of hearing things like stairs in Soundscape. I don't think the gps is accurate enough for that to be useful, although I suppose if you hear it you can be on the lookout.
But this app really is Soundscape. It mentions Soundscape in the terms and conditions and various other screens where it's not been search/replaced out. It has all the same options, like the different sounds you can choose etc. Just Bose Frames don't appear in the head tracking option any more. So all I'm not sure about is the cloud bit, so would be really interested if Double Tap can follow it up with an interview and find out.

Certainly from a very quick play, Openscape is giving me the same results as Soundscape, but I live in the middle of nowhere so need to try somewhere a bit more exciting!

I noticed in the recent beta they have added the option to import routes and markers from Soundscape. I suspect this will be pretty useful for some on here.

From the release notes:

1. Open soundscape, and navigate to "markers and routes"
2. If you already have routes you'd like to import into Openscape, go ahead and share them (from the Rotor action, or from the share button on the route screen). If not, keep reading.
3. To export all your markers, choose the routes tab, then create marker. Enter a name, like "soundscape marker export", then choose all the markers you'd like to include.
4. When finished, press done and share that route.
5. Finally, in the share sheet, look for Openscape. If you don't see it, choose the "more" button and pick it from there.
Repeat for any other routes you'd like to move over.

Well, I'd not even heard of Voice Vista before, so I've downloaded that too.

They are both very much Soundscape forks. Openscape is pretty identical - it has the menu in the top left and all the same settings and everything else as Soundscape. Voice Vista has a more IOS-like settings tab but without much in it yet, but maybe that will come.

I'm guessing the most important difference will be in the back-ends that they use and how good the information is. So would be good to hear from anyone who has tried them both out in the real world and can properly comment?

It's great to see that Voice Vista is free, though, as we don't know what Openscape will be when it's out of beta.