WayAround - Tag and Scan vs PiccyBot Usage & Stats
Tap your phone to a WayTag, and the shirt tells you it's the navy polo. The bottle tells you it's the antibiotic, twice daily, finish the course. The can tells you it's black beans, expires next March.
WayAround turns everyday objects into things that can speak for themselves, giving blind and low-vision users a faster, more independent way to identify and organize the items around them.
"Information is power, and WayAround takes it to the next level."
Neva Fairchild, retired, American Foundation for the Blind
HOW IT WORKS
Stick, clip, or pin a WayTag (sold separately) onto anything: clothing, medication, pantry items, files, appliances, cables, plants. Use the app to write whatever info you want onto the tag. From then on, a quick tap of your phone reads it back instantly through VoiceOver or your preferred accessibility settings.
No camera. No aiming. No barcode hunting. Just tap and know.
WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT
Identify things in a second. Tap a tag and hear the description immediately. Swipe for more detail when you want it.
Store real information, not just labels. Unlimited characters per tag allows for full washing instructions, dosage schedules, ingredient lists, or links to other resources like a user manual. Rewrite tags as often as you like.
Work the way you already work. WayAround is built around VoiceOver, high-contrast visuals, large type, braille displays, and voice dictation. Whatever accessibility setup you use on your iPhone, the app fits into it.
Stay organized offline. Your tags work without an internet connection, and your data backs up automatically to the cloud when you reconnect.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
"WayAround is a simple and cost-effective solution for labeling just about anything."
J.J. Meddaugh, AT Guys
"I love it. So much easier than a barcode reader or anything you have to focus with a camera."
Melissa Wagner, user
FOR BUSINESSES AND BRANDS
WayAround's patented public-tag solution lets any business add accessible information that anyone can read with a tap, improving the experience for customers with disabilities and beyond. Learn more at wayaround.com/public.
GETTING STARTED
WayTags come as stickers, magnets, buttons, and clips. Buy them at wayaround.com/shop or through an assistive technology distributor.
COMPATIBILITY
WayAround works with the built-in NFC on iPhone 7 and later. For iPad users or older iPhones, the WayLink Scanner (sold separately) connects via Bluetooth and sends tag info to the app.
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PiccyBot makes media accessible if you are blind or have low vision. Use PiccyBot to convert photos and videos into spoken descriptions, pose questions in the text field, and zoom in for specific details. PiccyBot answers any image or video related query with a clear calm voice.
Key Features:
1. Video and Image Description: Launch PiccyBot and either use the camera or select an image or video from your gallery. PiccyBot analyzes the visual content and provides a detailed description.
2. Converse with PiccyBot: Ask follow-up questions about the image or video to get more specific information like "What does this image signify?" or "What colors are in this scene?".
3. Share media from apps: Instantly share photos & videos from your favorite social apps with PiccyBot. Use the share feature of your app and then select PiccyBot to share it to. PiccyBot will then process the video or image and provide the description.
4. Voice Output: A clear, natural-sounding voice reads out descriptions, making it easy to understand visual content.
Unlock Premium Benefits:
1. Experience PiccyBot without interruptions. Enjoy an ads-free environment.
2. Enhance your image and video interpretation with personalised voice choices, adjustable description length, a selection of multiple AI engines and longer and more detailed video descriptions.
3. Choose from 55 languages in the PiccyBot settings to create the description.
4. Multiple Sharing Options: Share as audio only, video with audio mix, or description only.
5. Audio-Video Mixing: Combine original video audio with generated audio descriptions.
Elevate your PiccyBot experience with these exclusive premium benefits, effortlessly managed through your Apple account settings.
An advanced way to use PiccyBot for independent living:
Use PiccyBot to read mail, summarize documents, assist with cooking by reading recipes, organize clothing, troubleshoot tech issues, and explore new hobbies by describing instructions and images. Always verify critical information with a sighted person.
Please refer to the end user license agreement for our app: https://sparklingapps.com/piccybot-eula.html
All data (text descriptions as well as photos and videos) provided to PiccyBot are used only for text and voice generation within the app itself and will not be used in any other way ever.
See our privacy policy here:https://sparklingapps.com/piccybot-privacy.html
Have fun with PiccyBot! For any questions or suggestions, write to us at support@sparklingapps.com.
Check out more details about PiccyBot: https://www.piccybot.com/
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WayAround - Tag and Scan VS. 
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