SightSense AI

SightSense is an AI accessibility app designed to help blind and low-vision users perceive and navigate their surroundings with real-time understanding—fast and reliably. Built on-device with Apple Neural Engine optimization, SightSense can process scenes instantly and privately, so you can use it anywhere, even offline.

SightSense is fully compatible with the built-in iPhone VoiceOver Rotor.

SightSense recognizes scenes, objects, signs, text, layout, and context, then communicates what’s happening using sounds and haptics. Tailor responses to your preference—from a quick summary to a detailed breakdown—and control everything with simple voice commands or gestures.

Navigation Mode describes what’s around you as you move, identifying key landmarks and giving directional clock-face cues for spatial awareness. Text Mode finds and reads print, labels, QR codes, and barcodes, guiding your aim with vibration and sound cues. You can switch modes by voice, gesture, or using the VoiceOver Rotor.

Photo and video descriptions let you capture a moment and hear explanations or ask targeted questions about what’s in the frame. Locate Mode, first of its kind, lets you choose what you want to find—like “door,” “chair,” or “laptop”—and SightSense helps you track it down with increasingly strong haptics and speeding audio cues, giving an intuitive “sonar-like” perception of location.

Designed with guidance from accessibility organizations and direct feedback from blind and low-vision testers, SightSense supports VoiceOver, adapts to your environment, and includes vibration strength, verbosity, sensitivity, and audio cue controls to match your preferences.

Download SightSense and explore the world through your camera lens!