Is there an app that will use an iPhone’s camera to recognize and speak text in real-time?

By Charlie, 19 February, 2017

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iOS and iPadOS

Is there an app that can read text to me in real time, by pointing my phone camera at it, for example, restaurant menus? Using Voiceover. IOS10.2 and IPhone 6S Plus.

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By Mani on Sunday, February 26, 2017 - 15:17

You can find a plethora of apps. Names that come to mind are Text Detective, VoiceCam, Voice, KNFB Reader and many others. And I think KNFB Reader is by far the best.
I hope this helps.

By Tangela on Sunday, February 26, 2017 - 15:17

Hi,

I've also been looking for something like this. I don't think any of the apps you mention work in real-time. I'm thinking more of something like google goggles, which seems to be defunct now, that scans and reads detected text in realtime but doesn't stop the scan to process or after it detects text.

By Jeff on Sunday, February 26, 2017 - 15:17

I haven't actually used these apps, but I'm thinking Identifi and Text Grabber claim to do what you want.

By Justin on Sunday, February 26, 2017 - 15:17

I deleted goggles from my device. I find that Identifi does what I need to do, plus tap tap see works well most of the time