Table 2.
Commonly Used Accessible Apps for Visual Impairment
| Apps | Operating System | Operating Mode | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kibo | Android | Audio based | Image reading, (pdf, e-book, doc, reader Hindi and English), voice recorder |
| Be My Eyes | Android, iOS | Audio based | Help by sighted person (volunteer) through video calling |
| Supersense | Android, iOS | Audio based | Information about surrounding, Artificial intelligence (AI) |
| Visor | Android, iOS | Video based | Magnifier (near objects) |
| Binoculars | Android, iOS | Video based | Distance viewing (super zoom camera) |
| Mani | Android, iOS | Audio based | Mobile aided note identifier |
| BlindSquare | iOS | Audio based | Navigation, search places, etc. |
| Khabri | Android | Audio based | Audio news, current affairs, jobs, horoscope, stories, and promotional podcasts (Hindi) |
| Phonepe or Google Pay | Android, iOS | Audio based | Easy and reliable way to make payments online, E-Transaction |
| AccessNote | iOS | Audio based | Note-taking |
| KNFB Reader | Android, iOS | Audio based | Text-to-speech, text-to-Braille, and text highlighting tools |
| Seeing Eye GPS | iOS | Audio based | Fully accessible turn-by-turn GPS iPhone app with all navigation features |
| Audible | Android, iOS | Audio based | Provides audio books |
| TapTapSee | Android, iOS | Audio based | Photograph any two or three-dimensional object at any angle and speak the identification back to the user (Note: Spoken identification requires VoiceOver/talkback to be turned on). |
| Optelec | iOS | Video based | Reading text and viewing photographs using the simple magnification and high contrast functions. |
| Color picker | Android, iOS | Audio based | App to identify color from camera or image with many extra features. |
| Color Grab | Android, iOS | Audio based | Point your phone at anything and get its exact color, including the hexadecimal color value. Contains a huge database of color names! |
| Dolphin EasyReader | Android, iOS | Audio based/video based | Browse & download from the World’s largest collection of talking book and newspaper libraries. |