Supersense - AI for Blind
June 21, 2024
More About Supersense - AI for Blind
- Read texts, documents and handwriting quickly using our unique auto camera guidance system
- Locate specific objects such as a chair, door, trashcan, or person around by scanning the environment with the camera
- Explore new and unfamiliar environments and hear about the objects that are around
- Read texts on photos and PDFs from other apps. Simply share the files to Supersense and it will read it for you in seconds.
Every single feature works without an internet connection so that they can be used in any situation.
The app has full TalkBack accessibility support and is available in multiple languages.
Supersense is developed by Mediate, an MIT-spinoff AI start-up based in Boston. Mediate develops innovative computer vision systems with the support of the National Science Foundation and the US Department of Veterans Affairs. This app is just the first step in our mission to develop groundbreaking AI solutions for people with visual disabilities. We have developed the app with principles of human-centered design and with the assistance of blind and visually impaired users. We also partnered with many organizations that help the blind and low vision community.
If you would like any assistance or help, please email us at feedback@mediate.tech. We always love to hear ideas and feedback from the blind and visually impaired community.
Latest Version
1.4.19
June 21, 2024
Mediate Labs
IT Tools
Android
91,927
Free
com.mediate.supersense
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User Reviews
Keona Allen
4 years ago
Well it reads well other than the fact that I was kicked out of it two or three times and the dog if it has if it had something in there where it tells you whether you're reading it sideways or upside down that'll be that that'll be really great too and the options I don't let it reads really well and it's worth paying for optional supercenter
D.O Mwangaza
4 years ago
Wow! Contented! This is a great app to me. Though am visual impaired, I am able to explore my immediate environment hence learning more. Please developer be highly motivated and let the app use a UK male voice for me to listen and understand, increase app sensitivity to holes, hot materials, color descriptions etc
A Google user
5 years ago
Hi good morning sir I am Mohammed Imran from state Telangana India I am so happy that you are developing this app FIR us. Thank you for developing the new features. I would like to share my thoughts with you. We are facing problem while travelling in city by busses.. What is their around us we don't know about that for example hotels, hospitals bus stops etc. We are facing difficulty while reading hot coppy for example any written document and any printed document etc.
Rajiv Shah
4 years ago
This is a useful app but there is little that distinguishes this app from EyeDPro and Envision AI which also perform similar tasks. Unlike on IOS, the Android version could leverage some more of the operating system's capabilities, such as being able to run as a service in order to describe photos automatically in the photo gallery or anywhere where graphics appear.
Sabby
2 years ago
4/5- Explore surroundings- Scan around to have the app describe what it "thinks" is there. 60ish % accurate, calling a dog a cat/ pig... square carpet a computer etc... can be funnymore scans= better results. I believe this can improve with further user input- have users be able to correct it? ...to further train the model? I can see(maybe a bad pun here...) how this app can be of huge assistance to someone that is visually impaired but also a learning tool for say someone learning English..
Kenneth Kontra
3 years ago
0 yes I would like to say I really love this app. This is the first day I've tried it and so far it has read me my credit card numbers the customer service number on my credit card and the expiration date. I've also found chairs in my room table in my room and are also said a gas stove which it actually was. I find this app so far to be very accurate and I'm very excited to go outside and see what else it can show me. I will post future updates. Thank you so very much inventors of this app it is
Jacob Kentz
4 years ago
The shop is very good I enjoyed it for a long time but when I open the app freezes in my Android screen goes black and there's nothing to read on spiritually when I try to open it it keeps on crashing this app weighs doing very good except now when I open the app it crashes could you please fix this think this app is wonderful I personally recommend it to anyone out there who are visually impaired to have an Android device
A Google user
5 years ago
Well, it read one piece of black printed text on white background and pretty much nothing else. Didn't recognise a door or a chair I was pointing the camera at. Not really useful for practical purposes. Lucky for this app, none of the competition is any better.
Cyn Moore
5 years ago
The reader is the best feature, except for recipes. It doesn't do fractions and that is very important when measuring. Did not think the find and explore features were accurate. My iron was identified as a car.
Derek Riemer
3 years ago
Supersense is a daily goto for me. They offer a monthly, yearly, and lifetime sub. It's well worth the price, is very helpful, and has very good quality OCR. Continues to innovate. I could have gone with lifetime sub, but I decided to pay yearly to ensure these guys have the financial means to keep funding their work.
Socheat Mut
3 years ago
Worse app I ever use. Doesn't even work on my phone. When the app opens, I cannot navigate the screen with TalkBack, thus I have to forcebly closing the app from the recent apps. $50.00 wasted. It doesn't help the blind as advertised. This app needs to be removed from Play Store already.
A Google user
5 years ago
The AI reads way to fast. How am I supposed to understand what it is saying. I'm using it because I have dyslexia and can not read my text books. Unfortunately this app is so horrible that I'd rather suffer through reading my book even tho I won't understand most of it and will most likely take 11 hours to read a couple pages.
Emery Newman
1 year ago
This is an incredible app that is super helpful 4 VI, because I am visually impaired, and this really helps the only thing is well in exploring mode, I would like it to tell me more than one thing at a time, as long as any also any text in the scene without having to switch to text mode.
Wesley Mendoza
2 years ago
Unfortunately the currency reader mode is no longer working for me. About 95% of my time using this app is spent depending on that feature. I've already tried deleting and reinstalling the app and making sure my camera lense is clean but it still refuses to read my doller bills. Please fix this as soon as possible. Thank you for your time.
A Google user
5 years ago
This app is great, I'm so happy I found it. I would describe it as a must have for anyone with a visual impairment who struggles with things like reading. The latest update where you can now ask it to read the text from an image on your phone is brilliant, but the cherry on top of the cake would be if you could share images directly from social media posts, instead of having to save them to your device first
Matt Pijan
1 year ago
The app does not read top to bottom or in any discernable order. This makes the information received confusing.
Mark Lester Mac MaraMerc
4 years ago
It is not just there yet. The technology behind in this app, is quite not ready to give the blind community, it's true, Supersense! The app at the time of this writing, is barely, usable. I have to update this review because for the past four months or so, each and every time that I tried to open the app, it would only give me, no response, except for some error messages, application freezes, and unwanted reboots! And for these reasons, I have to uninstall.
A Google user
6 years ago
Supersense is a really nice app that helps locate objects in my environment. It has helped me find my trashcan as well as a door in a basement in pitch-black conditions. I think the AI does a good job to find and identify objects as I was able to use the application in an environment where I didn't have cell or internet service. I look forward to the progress and improvement of this application.
Stanley St Rose
4 years ago
The free version is really cool. You really just have to learn how to place the camera in the right places. I use this app for work. My hand does get tired after a while though. I use it to read text on my screen that I cannot use my screen reader for. For me, if it could just start reading automatically when I open the app that would be great. Also, if the app could tell you when you're too far or too close to what you're trying to read that would be very helpful.
Katherine Kane
3 years ago
I was writing a more thorough and detailed review, but apparently the Play store is now limiting reviews to 500 characters, so I'll be brief. Object recognition needs a lot of work. Because my apartment door is painted the same color as my walls, it doesn't see it. It thought a group of prescription bottles were "beer," and every dark screen it calls a computer monitor, including my microwave door. But the.text reader seems to work on really tiny print, which is very useful for my needs.
