OneStep Reader App Reviews

I was very excited to try this new app, but am very disappointed. There are a number of problems for a person with low vision: 1)the icons are not intuitive, and there is no simple legend in the complete manual to show what function each icon performs. 2)the printed version on the phone is almost, but not quite, large enough for me to read. My vision is approximately 20/100 and the large font on my iPhone allows me to read e-mails and texts easily. Ironically, this app doesn’t even allow for the same large fonts available in these basic iPhone functions. 3)The first images I took resulted in a text translation that was imply jibberish. I took a picture of a book page, but the text on the screen, and the read aloud translation made no sense. An app like this is sorely needed for people who simply have low vision, but aren’t completely blind. I sincerely hope that there will be improvements for those of us who can almost function, but not quite, without adaptive technology.

This app is amazing! Its so useful. I love it. :) very much worth getting.

Over the years, I have used character recognition apps on various platforms. This by far is the best. Its fast and accurate. The field of view report is a well worth addition to ensure that one gets the full-page view of the camera. I have tried everything from brochures to mail two bottles two boxes and all kinds of things. It has been amazing to have this access to the printed word.

This is the must have app for reading text. Truly outstanding performance!!!

The app is totally amazing, and I love it. But I cannot find the feature, where it reads bills, like one dollar and five dollar bills. How does that feature work?

I have tried tons of OCR apps in the past and they have all flopped. Total fail. Will this app is so much different. It tells you what it sees and doesnt see and the tilt feature is really cool also. It is spot on with its OCR. Id say about 99% correct. Dont let the price tag scare you. I promise youll find lots of ways to use this app. It actually just about to save my life when I was able to read a medicine label I would not have followed proper direction since the pharmacist never told me… Just do it you will not regret it.

I love this app. I have been waiting for this since this was a standalone portable scanner. this is finally with in my reach now as far as affordability. Its the best $99 Ive ever spent. sure, I had to budget a little bit. But that is quite alright considering that I can take it on the go and read things that I never could before. At least not until I got home to put it under my scanner. this is going to make college handouts so much easier now. im telling every blind person I know that has an eye device about the app.

This app screams, amazing, incredible, awesome, and most certainly independence.

I love this app i can read my mail and school handouts.

This app blows the competition away. Also, considering what you get, this app seems incredibly underpriced to me. I look forward to seeing what the updates will bring.

This is one of the best reading apps out there. Ive seen it work well for many of my blind/visually impaired friends. However, its a bit tricky to use if you have truble with your hands shaking or moving. I hope that in future updates, this could be worked on. Ive personally had a hard time getting all four edges of the document to line up with the camra. Using the field view report thing is also a bit tricky, like someone else pointed out. I do like the fact that it allows those with reading disibilities to gain independence as far as being able to read documents and other printed items. I also hope in future updates, we could be able to use the ALEX voice to read our documents (For those who have ALEX on their devices). Im not a huge fan of Samantha, personally.

when this application was released, I decided to wait and see what others thought.since it is more expensive than most apps, I wanted to make sure it would work well. it was money well spent. even with the first picture, my results were amazing. so far, I have used it to read mail, a pizza box, and a CD case..if you are wondering whether the application really works well, I can honestly say it does. Its well worth it, it will meet or exceed your expectations.

Beyond impressed with this app! I am dyslexic and use it to read my long college level school reading assignments. Because I can hear the words and follow along with my eyes I am able to retain and comprehend much much more! Thank you to the developers!

Very fast! The first thing that impressed me was how quickly as well as accurately this app converts documents and starts reading them to me. This is an amazing game changer, and worth every penny. I was put off by the price at first, but what this does is really incredible. I highly recommend it and I am very impressed.

I love this app! Very voice over accessible! :-) Good job! :-)four $49 thats not bad! :-:) keep up the good work!

Mr. Gashel & the rest of the crew really have the biggest bragging rights for functional development with the release of this app. This is the best app ever for the mobile blind user. It is my favorite and to be most used app in my daily activity. Thanks for making independence easier K-NFB!

I am able to read many texts with this app

The KNFB Reader opens a world that has been closed. The app is on your phone and it goes everywhere with you. Where as a CCTV stays on a desk. A trail period would be nice, To try it out and see if it works for your needs, due to the price. Get the price down. Please

The text to speech aspect of this app is excellent, better than any I have seen so far. I never thought Id actually find a text to speech app that actually converts text to speech. There is only one little problem, when you going to settings, it doesnt work very well with voiceover.

Love this app! Good work guys!