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The photo app for blind and low-vision people
Photos you can hear.
MeSee describes every photo out loud, answers your questions about it, finds any picture by what's in it, and helps you take great photos of your own. All in one calm, private gallery built for VoiceOver.
- Built for VoiceOver
- Never stores your photos
- No ads, no tracking
- VoiceOver first
- Works offline
- Private by design
- Made with blind testers
How it works
Your library, finally in words
MeSee opens your existing Photos library. Nothing to import, nothing to upload.
Open MeSee
Allow access to your photos. Everything stays in your iPhone's Photos library, organised by month like you're used to.
Flick through
Every photo is read aloud with a short description. Swipe up or down with VoiceOver for Details, Ask, Share and more.
Go deeper
Hear a detailed description with any text in the picture, ask questions, compare similar shots or search your whole library.
Features
Everything a photo app does. Out loud.
You never need to leave MeSee to understand, find, organise or share a photo.
Instant descriptions
A short, natural description of every photo as you browse: most important subject first, then setting and action.
Every detail
People and where they are, expressions, colours, the background, and any text quoted exactly: menus, signs, letters and screenshots.
Ask anything
Have a conversation about a photo and get honest answers. If it can't be seen, Iris says so.
"Is everyone smiling?"
Search by what's inside
Find "receipts from March" or "Mom in the garden", typed or simply said out loud. Search runs on your iPhone, even offline, and so does understanding your voice.
"Hey Siri, find photos in MeSee"
Explore by touch
Move a finger over a photo and hear what's where: Mom's face top left, a dog in the middle, a sign at the bottom. Found on your iPhone, nothing sent.
Pick the best shot
Compare up to 10 similar photos and hear which is sharpest, where eyes are open, and which is best to share.
Your people, by name
If you choose, name the people you love and MeSee recognises them. Faces are matched only on your iPhone.
A complete gallery
Albums, favorites, hidden photos, videos, Live Photos, sharing, editing and a trash you can trust.
Ask your whole library
"When was I last at the beach?" "How many photos did I take last month?" Iris answers from your library's details, never your photos.
Memories, told as stories
Trips, days out and "On this day", told by Iris as a story while each photo appears: who was there, what happened, how it felt. Hear an example.
Clean Up
Find similar shots, blurry and very dark photos, and old screenshots. Keep the best; nothing is deleted until you choose.
Videos, described
What happens across the whole video, and what people say, transcribed on your iPhone.
Where and when
The address, landmarks nearby, the light and the weather when a photo was taken, with Open in Maps.
Ask
A friend who never gets tired of your questions
Ask about a photo the way you'd ask a friend sitting next to you. Iris answers from what's actually in the picture and tells you when she isn't sure.
- Reads text exactly, and says when part of it is unreadable
- Knows the conversation, so follow-up questions just work
- Never guesses who a stranger is
Memories
Your memories, told as a story.
MeSee gathers your trips, days out and "On this day" moments on its own. Press Play and Iris tells it as a story, photo by photo: who was there, what happened, how it felt.
- Built on your iPhone from dates, places and the people you've named
- A warm, short story you can listen to again any time
- Each photo told in turn as part of the story, with Previous, Next and Pause
- Private by design: a few undescribed photos are described like any photo you ask about; the story itself gets only the day, the town and each description. Never addresses or clock times, and names only if you allow them
- Memories are gathered on your iPhone as soon as you open MeSee; Iris writes the story once you allow AI
Example story, as Iris would tell it:
- Saturday morning in Lisbon began with a yellow tram climbing a steep, sunny street.
- By the afternoon, three custard tarts were waiting on a blue-tiled café table.
- That evening the whole city glowed orange from the viewpoint above the river.
- And on Sunday, the last photo: two friends laughing at the water's edge.
Plays sound. If you use a screen reader, the story is also written out above.
New · Camera Coach
Take the photo you imagined.
Tell Iris what you want to photograph, a selfie, your friends, a letter, your dinner, and she guides you out loud until it's just right. Then she takes the picture for you.
- Spoken framing in your own left and right: "Move the phone to your left", "Move closer", "Hold still"
- Haptic rhythm that speeds up as the shot gets better
- Takes the photo automatically at the best moment; for people, keeps the best of three
- "Ask Iris" checks the live view with AI: "The handle of the mug is cut off"
- Smart settings: focus and exposure on your subject, flash and light chosen for the scene; with AI, Iris reads the light and sets the camera for you
- Smart fixes afterwards: straighten, crop to the subject, brighten, one tap each
- Turn Iris's help or AI off with one tap, any time
- Magic Tap or a volume button takes the photo from anywhere
$4.99 a month as an add-on, or included in Pro
Try 10 coached photos free.
Our promise
We value your privacy. It's how MeSee is built.
Your photos are some of the most personal things you own. We treat them that way.
We never store your photos
A photo is sent for a description only when you ask, as a small copy without location data, and it's discarded as soon as the description is written.
We don't track you
No ads, no trackers, no selling or sharing data. No sign-up either: we don't know your name, email or phone number.
No AI training
Your photos and questions are never used to train AI models.
You're in control
Turn AI off at any time. Delete descriptions, or your whole account, from Settings in one tap.
Pricing
Start free. Keep what you love.
Every new user gets a free week. Descriptions you already have are yours to keep, forever.
MeSee Plus
Your library, described.
$9.99 / month$79.99 / year
About $6.67 a month
- 900 descriptions a month
- 50 in-depth descriptions
- 120 questions about photos
- 40 questions about your library
- Memories, videos and comparisons
MeSee Pro
Plus and Camera Coach, for less than both.
$13.99 / month$109.99 / year
About $9.17 a month
- Everything in Plus
- Camera Coach included
- AI camera settings for every scene
- 500 Iris camera checks a month
Camera Coach
Just the camera. Works with or without Plus.
$4.99 / month$39.99 / year
About $3.33 a month
- Spoken, haptic framing guidance
- Smart settings and automatic capture
- 500 Iris camera checks a month
- One-tap smart fixes
Prices in US dollars; your local price is shown in the App Store. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your Apple ID settings. Terms.
Accessibility
Designed for how you actually use your phone
Accessibility isn't a setting in MeSee. It's the starting point, and it's tested on every change with Apple's own accessibility audit.
- VoiceOver actions on every photo
- Dynamic Type up to AX5
- Reduce Motion respected
- Increase Contrast support
- Switch Control friendly
- Haptics and spoken results
Questions, answered
Do I need to be able to see to use MeSee?
No. MeSee is designed first for VoiceOver. Everything, including choosing a plan and taking photos, works without looking at the screen. People with low vision can use large text and high contrast.
Is my photo library uploaded?
Never. MeSee reads your library on your iPhone. A single photo is sent, as a small copy without location data, only when you ask for a description, and it isn't kept.
How accurate are the descriptions?
Very good, but AI can be wrong. MeSee says "appears to" or "possibly" when it isn't sure, and never guesses who a stranger is. Please don't rely on it for medicine labels, money or safety decisions.
What happens after the free week?
Descriptions you already have stay yours, and the gallery and on-device search stay free. To describe new photos, choose MeSee Plus, or MeSee Pro for Plus with Camera Coach.
Why are there monthly limits?
Every description is made by a paid AI service. Limits keep MeSee affordable and sustainable. They're generous for everyday use, and Settings always shows how much you've used.
Can I turn the AI off?
Yes, any time. In the camera, one tap turns Iris's help or AI off. In Settings you can turn Allow AI off completely; then nothing is sent to the AI, and on-device search, Explore by Touch and memories (told from what your iPhone knows) keep working.
How is Camera Coach different from the Camera app?
Camera Coach watches the live view on your iPhone and tells you, out loud, how to frame the shot, then takes it at the right moment. For people it takes three photos and keeps the one with open eyes and the best focus. Afterwards it suggests fixes you apply with one tap.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. Cancel in the Settings app under your name, then Subscriptions, or from Settings in MeSee. You keep access until the end of the period you paid for.
Is there an Android version?
An Android version is planned. Tell us if you'd like it sooner: contact us.
Dedicated to amazing people.
To everyone who experiences the world in their own way: thank you for letting us be part of your memories.