They're not the same. If you want an all in one app for the blind, go with Nearby Explorer. Blind Square does not do turn by turn though arguably its point of interest database is larger. It might make more sense to compare with something like Seeing Eye. On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 8:53 AM Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> wrote:
> > That depends on what you want from the app. > Blind Square is great for orientation. It will tell you street names as > you get to them. You can set it to track a location so as you get closer, > it tells you the compass direction and distance. It does not give you > turn-by-turn directions at this time. > However, if you search for a location in Blind Square, you can have it > then launch a turn-by-turn gps app to get your directions to that location > while it still speaks the streets as you come to them in the background. I > often use Blind Square and Google maps that way. It will also launch > Navigon, Apple maps, and now Seeing Eye GPS. > Nearby explorer is a turn-by-turn app that also speaks the cross streets > and gives a lot more information that can be customized. I believe its > default settings are way too talkative and distracting. > Someone else may give a very different answer, but I think if you are > happy with the GPS apps you have now, adding Blind Square would be the > better choice right now. > Richard > > > > "A guy walks into a bar and says 'ouch!'" > (Sent from my iPod 6) > “By doing what you love, you inspire and awaken the hearts of others." > - Satsuki Shibuya > > > > > On Dec 31, 2016, at 8:37 AM, Cris Ali <filasti...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi folks, > I have quite few GPS apps on my iPhone. But none of them is specifically > designed with the blind users in mind. Nonetheless, apps like maps, > Navigan, and google maps are very accessible. But if you want to get only > one app designed with the blind users in mind, which one would you choose? > If you have to choose between blind square and nearby explorer, for > example, which of the two would you choose and why? > Cheers, > > Cris > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
