BlindSquare has a number of features that SeeingEye GPS lacks, such as the ability to mark your own points of interest. I use this all the time to mark bus bays, the entrances to train stations, and so forth. It is a great indication to keep me on track as I’m getting on and off busses and walking around. In my experience, BlindSquare is significantly friendlier in terms of battery life and can therefore be used for far longer in between charges. BlindSquare also can be operated via an external accessory such as the Apple headset remote, which means you can get info and mark points of interest without needing to take your phone out of your pocket and unlock it. BlindSquare also supports displaying messages and receiving commands via a Braille display.
In truth, SeeingEye GPS is a very basic app in comparison, and in my view has seen only minor updates since it launched. BlindSquare is quite feature rich, and is regularly updated with new features. However, SeeingEye GPS does have two features that BlindSquare lacks. Those are the ability to have intersections described in more detail, whereas BlindSquare just announces the street names; as well as integrated turn by turn directions. Both apps offer a feature whereby you can spin your phone around and hear intersections and places in a given direction. Of course, you should be certain to check which countries are supported by each app before purchase, as I do not remember this off hand but I recall it is quite limited. Grant On Jun 18, 2015, at 2:10 PM, Joe <[email protected]> wrote: Hello, Can anyone currently using BlindSquare and Seeing Eye GPS draw any comparisons in the current versions? I tried BlindSquare over a year ago, didn't care for it and got a refund. Now that I'm finding myself looking for more points of interest, I'm revisiting the possibility of purchasing one or the other. It seems BlindSquare talks to map apps for turn by turn directions, so what would the compelling reason be to take out a subscription with the GPS app? I do like that the Seeing Eye app can rely on Google Places. I trust that more than FourSquare, but that in of itself is not a deal breaker. Any thoughts on the current products would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Joe -- Musings of a Work in Progress: www.JoeOrozco.com/ Twitter: @ScribblingJoe -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://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 viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
