ReBokeh

I just listened to Parallel #88, listened to the interview with Rebeccah, and came to download ReBokeh. And wasn’t able to even launch the free version because apparently here, free still means make an account. I get that everyone and their sibling wants to collect your data these days and make money selling that to data brokers, and if that’s what this app is doing, well, that’s a shame. If it’s not, then requiring an account doesn’t make sense. If the account really is, as the account setup page says, to let us “get the most” from the app, then let us start sans account, and as we go, show us where the boundaries are - let us choose and *want* to make an account. Maybe I’m making an assumption that all processing is happening on-device; is it? If not, that should be discussed more up front, as it will impact usage/performance/privacy expectations. I’m no longer willing to make yet another account (or allow another login via an existing login) for any new thing without understanding why.

A low vision app requiring me to spend a half hour getting the password and email to match using the tiny iPhone pad. Being visually impaired it was a lot of fun. Why do you need both?

great app!

Use this app multiple times a week to help both indoors and outside.

UADATE: the glitch that initially stopped the app from functioning on my phone has been resolved. The function and options within the app are great. This has replaced any need for an electric CCTV style handheld magnifier which can be expensive and bulky. I like that it can even be used to view other screens, something that often doesn’t work with a handheld electric magnifier and their bright led lights that make the other screen unreadable. The magnification even works for viewing objects at a distance, I was able to zoom in on the house across the street with excellent clarity. It would be great if there was a way to highlight and copy text or use the speak text function when images are paused. That is the only reason I will still need to photograph something for text information. Overall a good app and you can definitely tell the difference when something designed for visually impaired users was created by someone with a visual Impairment rather than just a tech person. I can’t get the app to open on my phone, it works fine on my iPad but it freezes up on my phone as soon as I allow access to the camera. Then when I try to close and reopen the app it’s just a black screen and no function. I am on iOS 16 so it should not be a compatibility issue. I hope this bug gets fixed because I love the concepts and would like to use it on my mobile device and not just my tablet at home.

I was excited to find out if this app would help. Won’t open.

This app is so helpful to me. I use it everyday to read food labels, makeup labels & all sorts of other small or blurred print! Thank you ReBokeh!

I used to have to take photos of menus and text on my laptop screen, edit them, make the image negative, and it was just a hassle. With the ReBokeh app, it is all built in. The video stabilization technology works perfectly and really helps me to see things closer. 10/10!!!