Hello Jerry, I'd like to address the two points that you've brought up. 1. I believe we've mentioned it earlier in this thread, or it may have been in another, that the Android version of TapTapSee is currently on hold. We began working on it a few months ago, but due to the current situation we've had to put it on hold. We do not have a timeline for its release, if it will be released at all. We are also looking for funding through other avenues, such as grants and other various institutions. 2. I understand your concern. We are always working on improving the quality of our identifications. Furthermore, the feedback we've received from the community has given us a lot of data that we can use to improve our identifications. Thank you for your feedback. We will continue to improve our service.
Thank you, TapTapSee Team On Saturday, November 9, 2013 12:27:35 PM UTC-8, Jerry MAder wrote: > > I won’t be buying it only because, 1. I feel like the funds are going for > an app I’ll never use. > > It’s not fair for us, as an IPhone community to pay for an Android based > app. That’s something you should be finding other ways to fund it, not by > using your current Apple based app to do so, I think that’s wrong. . 2. I > think that paying for a product like yours should be accurate, and every > time I’ve tried to take a picture of, for example, the thermostat to see > exactly what the temp is set to, all it gives me is the temp inside the > house, not the one that the thermostat is set to. Or when I take a picture > of say, a bottle of creamer to see if it’s the kind of creamer I have > instead of the kind my sister drinks I couldn’t get Tap Tap See to tell me > that either and I did move the bottle around and around to find the label. > No luck! > > Those are my thoughts on the matter. > > Jerry Mader > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *TapTapSee > *Sent:* Friday, November 08, 2013 7:37 PM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Subject:* Re: Tap TapSee > > > > Arnold, > > > > The subscriptions are being introduced over the next few days. We offer > two options. Option 1) 100 Picture Pack for $7.99 with no time limit. > Option 2) 1 Month of Unlimited Pictures for $9.99. The purchase is done > through your Apple iTunes account. If you choose, for example, the 1 month > unlimited pack, then you will be prompted with a message to renew after > that time period runs out. Same goes for the 100 picture pack. > > > > Best Wishes, > > TapTapSee > > > > On Friday, November 8, 2013 4:21:39 PM UTC-8, Arnold Schmidt wrote: > > I have not been reading this thread, being that I had not accessed Tap Tap > See in quite a while, although I very much like it and have kept it on my > phone. After reading some in this thread, I accessed it earlier today, > after reading about its becoming a subscription service, to find out how > much it costs. There was nothing in it about needing to pay a fee to use > it > now. Please let me know the details about the subscription service and > when > it begins. Thanks in advance for any information. > > Arnold Schmidt > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrea Love" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 6:16 PM > Subject: Re: Tap TapSee > > > > I'll happily pay for this service. So many times I need some eyes to > help > > me read something and no one is around. If I can get good dependable > > service then why not. These people should get payed and the blind people > > who are crying about it are making the rest of us look bad. Suck it up > and > > pay for it!! > > Andrea Love > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ron Pelletier" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 4:41 PM > > Subject: RE: Tap TapSee > > > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> You, yourself stated: > >> "We took a lot of pics mostly for fun, but I'm not spending 120 a year > >> for > >> identifying a few cans for cooking. I'll go to other apps". > >> > >> I have to assume that you were not aware of your fun costing the > >> developers > >> money. You certainly weren't the only one taking pictures for fun and > >> now, > >> the fun is over and we have to pay for a service that is well worth it. > >> The > >> developers paid for a whole year while we tested their app and, now > that > >> we > >> have done our testing and know what the app is worth, its only fair > that > >> we > >> take on the responsibility of paying for the service. > >> > >> Just a personal opinion > >> > >> Ron & Danvers > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > >> Behalf > >> Of Sieghard Weitzel > >> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 1:07 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: RE: Tap TapSee > >> > >> Hi Alia, > >> > >> Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but I for one am happy to see > >> that > >> by far the majority of people seem to understand that you can't run a > >> business by spending money and not have any come in. I own a retail > >> business > >> and if I sold all the product I have to buy and have in inventory for > >> what I > >> paid for it or for a 5% margin I would be out of business faster than a > >> puppydog can wag its tail. > >> > >> Tap Tap See already stated that they will release an update within a > week > >> which addresses the issue of failed pictures. Will you some time take a > >> picture which comes back with a result but a useless result? Yes, most > >> likely, but on the bright side this may encourage all of us blind folks > >> to > >> ask sighted friends or family members to help us develop our picture > >> taking > >> skills. > >> > >> I think it's totally cool to use other apps, many of us have been doing > >> this > >> all along, but I think if you learn to be good at taking pictures and > >> combine Tap Tap See with other apps then 100 pictures would last you at > >> least a couple of months maybe even 3, 4 or 5 months. This means you > may > >> spend anywhere from $4 to $2 or even a bit less per month on this and > if > >> easy and reliable recognition is important to you than I don't think > that > >> is > >> an outrageous price. > >> > >> Having said this it would be nice if Tap Tap See could offer an > unlimited > >> annual package at a subscription cost of say $99, then those who use > Tap > >> Tap > >> See a lot have a way to get it for a slightly discounted price and if > you > >> were to watch for an iTunes Gift Card promo where you could buy 2 $50 > >> cards > >> for $40 each, you would actually only pay $80 a year or $6.66 a month > for > >> unlimited use. > >> > >> I think most people will buy the 100 picture pack and see how long it > >> will > >> take them to use it, I just don't use the app often enough to warrant > >> spending even $5 a month. But I will most definitely buy the 100 > pictures > >> for $7.99 so I can continue to use the app and also to support the > >> company > >> and it is my guess the 100 pictures will last me close to half a year; > I > >> do > >> really like Talking Goggles a lot of time because quite often I can get > a > >> result in video mode very quickly which is enough to tell me what I am > >> trying to identify. > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > >> Behalf > >> Of alia robinson > >> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 4:31 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: Tap TapSee > >> > >> IMO this is insulting. I have never as long as I have been buying > >> blindness > >> products, braille printer in the old days before windows, scanner from > >> edge, > >> my first computer with jaws, dectalk soundcard, laptop for school, you > >> get > >> the idea. Never as a blind user have I felt I was "entitled to > freebies! > >> I > >> am talking about a once free app going to subscription service, and > >> stating > >> I think it is overpriced. If you didn't get timed-out pictures, > >> unrecognized > >> images, and just plain wrong info, i.e. my black dog was called a black > >> cat. > >> sometimes when I scan cans I have to take more than one picture, so the > >> 100 > >> pics are impractical, and I don't think I use it enough for the monthly > >> fee. > >> We took a lot of pics mostly for fun, but I'm not spending 120 a year > for > >> identifying a few cans for cooking. I'll go to other apps. > >> > >> Alia > >> On Nov 8, 2013, at 2:13 AM, Joanne Chua <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> At the end of the day, It comes to this. 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