* This app currently works only with devices that support FaceID.
* Please note that the app is not compatible with devices that only use TouchID.
(Reference: https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/HT209183)
Messay is an app to talk with your eyes. It uses eye movements to control the app and reads out the selected (typed) message in a synthetic voice.
It was developed to facilitate better communication between people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), motor neuron disease (MND), muscular dystrophy, and other neuromuscular diseases and serious illnesses that prevent them from moving freely, and their families and caregivers.
This app is also useful for people who have difficulty operating the phone with their fingers.
Recommended for/
- People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), motor neuron disease (MND), muscular dystrophy, and their caregivers
- People who cannot move their bodies as much as they would like due to illness, and their caregivers
- People who have difficulty installing a full-scale eye tracking device.
- People who would like to try out an eye tracking device
- People who want to use eye tracking to communicate with others on the go.
- People who have difficulty using their fingers to operate a smartphone.
■Features
- Board Function (Communication Board)
Select the message you want to convey from the messages (created in advance) and the app will read it out loud.
Messages and boards, which are sets of messages, can be edited and new ones created with a tap operation.
- Keyboard Function
You can freely create any kind of sentences by selecting letters. Word prediction(Coming soon) supports speedy input.
The sentence you create can be read out loud.
- Tutorial Function
You can review the operation of the app as many times as you like.
- Calibration Function
You can adjust the sensitivity to eye movement.
Since the eye condition changes daily, adjust the sensitivity if you find it difficult to use.
- Various Settings
The type of voice, reading speed, text size, etc. can be changed with a tap operation.
■How to Operate
- Move the Cursor
In Time Interval mode, the cursor automatically moves to the next at regular intervals.
In Gaze Tracking mode, the cursor follows your gaze.
Close eyes, and open after 1 sound, to decide the message.
Or, dwell to click. (Gaze Tracking mode only)
- Select Right/Left Button
Blink twice to select the right button;
blink three times to select the left button.
- Select Center Button
Close eyes, and open after 3 sound, to select the center button.
■Plans
- Free Plan
Available: All functions can be used for 2 weeks. After that, you will be limited to 5 readings per day.
- Premium Plan
Available: All functions can be used for unlimited period.
※ Payment after purchase will be charged to your iTunes account.
※ Unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the subscription end date, the subscription will be automatically renewed.
※ Subscriptions can be cancelled from the AppStore app under “Account” > "Subscriptions”, or Settings app under “Apple ID” > “Subscriptions”.
* Please note that the app is not compatible with devices that only use TouchID.
(Reference: https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/HT209183)
Messay is an app to talk with your eyes. It uses eye movements to control the app and reads out the selected (typed) message in a synthetic voice.
It was developed to facilitate better communication between people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), motor neuron disease (MND), muscular dystrophy, and other neuromuscular diseases and serious illnesses that prevent them from moving freely, and their families and caregivers.
This app is also useful for people who have difficulty operating the phone with their fingers.
Recommended for/
- People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), motor neuron disease (MND), muscular dystrophy, and their caregivers
- People who cannot move their bodies as much as they would like due to illness, and their caregivers
- People who have difficulty installing a full-scale eye tracking device.
- People who would like to try out an eye tracking device
- People who want to use eye tracking to communicate with others on the go.
- People who have difficulty using their fingers to operate a smartphone.
■Features
- Board Function (Communication Board)
Select the message you want to convey from the messages (created in advance) and the app will read it out loud.
Messages and boards, which are sets of messages, can be edited and new ones created with a tap operation.
- Keyboard Function
You can freely create any kind of sentences by selecting letters. Word prediction(Coming soon) supports speedy input.
The sentence you create can be read out loud.
- Tutorial Function
You can review the operation of the app as many times as you like.
- Calibration Function
You can adjust the sensitivity to eye movement.
Since the eye condition changes daily, adjust the sensitivity if you find it difficult to use.
- Various Settings
The type of voice, reading speed, text size, etc. can be changed with a tap operation.
■How to Operate
- Move the Cursor
In Time Interval mode, the cursor automatically moves to the next at regular intervals.
In Gaze Tracking mode, the cursor follows your gaze.
Close eyes, and open after 1 sound, to decide the message.
Or, dwell to click. (Gaze Tracking mode only)
- Select Right/Left Button
Blink twice to select the right button;
blink three times to select the left button.
- Select Center Button
Close eyes, and open after 3 sound, to select the center button.
■Plans
- Free Plan
Available: All functions can be used for 2 weeks. After that, you will be limited to 5 readings per day.
- Premium Plan
Available: All functions can be used for unlimited period.
※ Payment after purchase will be charged to your iTunes account.
※ Unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the subscription end date, the subscription will be automatically renewed.
※ Subscriptions can be cancelled from the AppStore app under “Account” > "Subscriptions”, or Settings app under “Apple ID” > “Subscriptions”.
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