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visor - magnifier

Submitted by Scruffy Ted đŸ§¸, 12 March, 2015
Last updated on 4 October, 2017
Category
Medical

Description of App

Turn your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch into a hand held low vision magnifier. Enlarge difficult to read text by 4 magnification levels and display it in 5 different viewing modes. Optionally, turn on the LED flash of your device to help you see clearer in low-light conditions.

Whether you want to solve a crossword puzzle, read a great novel, study the timetable or look at your holiday photos; visor enables you to read easily again.

* Features *
- 2x, 3x, 5x and 8x magnification
- 5 viewing modes:
- standard full color
- black on white with enhanced contrast
- white on black with enhanced contrast
- yellow on blue with enhanced contrast
- blue on yellow with enhanced contrast
- ability to enable the LED flash on iPhone & iPod touch
- 3 large, different colored buttons helps you to get quick access to all functions for easy handling
- Tap and hold on the camera image to switch to autofocus, tap again to switch back to manual focus

* Tested by people with visual impairments *
visor was developed in close cooperation with visually impaired people. We are always grateful for any suggestions and requests for improvement.

Version

1.6

Free or Paid

Paid

Apple Watch Support

No

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

iOS Version

9.2

Accessibility Comments

The 3 buttons used in this app (magnifier, torch & contrast) provide no feedback via VoiceOver as to their current status. Of course, it’s unlikely that you would be using this app if you relied solely on VoiceOver. However, it would still be useful to have these controls labeled to reflect their current state.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads all page elements.

Button Labeling

Most buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

There are some minor accessibility issues with this app, but they are easy to deal with.

App Store Link

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/visor-low-vision-aid/id944215829?mt=8

Developer's Website

http://en.visorapp.de/support

Recommendations

1 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by Tess Tey 8 years ago

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Comments

All Buttons are labelled

By Tess Tey

8 years ago

The three buttons are clearly labelled and it is easy to use. In fact, it is my favorite magnifier now..
I am using iPhone 6 with IOS 8.1.3

Update: VoiceOver support

By André

8 years ago

Visor - low vision magnifier for iOS helps people with low vision to enlarge and enhance printed text with its zoom levels and contrast modes.

With our newest update, visor now fully supports VoiceOver. The voice explains what visors three simple, color coded buttons will do. This doesn't just include the button labels, but also the hints, that will explain the functions even more specific.

Please let us know what you think and leave your recommendation on the app directory.
appsto.re/us/vC5r4.i

@seevisor
www.visorapp.de

Review

By André

8 years ago

Hello everyone,

We'd love to know if we could solve the remaining usability issues concerning VoiceOver with the newest version of visor.

If so, would someone be so kind to update the app directory entry too?
Thank you!

André

Visor supports Airplay Mirroring

By André

7 years 11 months ago

Now, you can use visor - low vision magnifier even more comfortable at your home: visor fully supports Airplay. Enjoy printed text on your TV in 4 zoom levels and 4 contrast modes using an AppleTV and visor.
This is our next step to make this magnifier app even more versatile. No matter if you are on the road, at work or at home. Visor magnifies printed text everywhere with the help of your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

We're constantly working on our mission to make conventional, overpriced low vision aids obsolete. We'd love to hear your feedback about visor and this new feature.

have a great day
André

Version 1.6

By AnonyMouse

7 years 3 months ago

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

What's New in Version 1.6
GREAT NEWS!

We've added the ability to freeze and save images, all while still being able to zoom and enhance the contrast.
‣ Swipe up the yellow plus button and reveal the camera to freeze and save an image.

Version 1.6 fixes a critical bug that lead to crashes when using the feature on an iPad.

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