Oko - Cross streets and Maps

Name: Oko - Cross streets and Maps
Rating: 4 (178 reviews)
Author: Polara Engineering, Inc.

By: Polara Engineering, Inc. App

Recognize signals and navigate

Overview

Version:

4.7.5

Last updated: 2025-07-17

Ranking

#114,788 ▼ 74

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Oko is an AI-driven navigation app that helps you navigate and explore your environment with confidence. It provides detailed, turn-by-turn directions and informs you about intersections as you approach.

For users who benefit from visual cues, raise your phone and Oko will notify you when the walk signal is on. Start discovering places with Oko.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App AI Navigation & Mapping Accessibility

By:

Polara Engineering, Inc.

Rating:

4.00

(178)

Version:

4.7.5 Last updated: 2025-07-17

Version code:

876449306

Creation date:

2023-02-16

Compatible devices:

Size:

82.74MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-12

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 114,788 ▼ 74

Other rankings

#9 in Award-Winning Apps

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Polara Engineering, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/oko-cross-streets-and-maps/id1583614988

Website:

https://polara.com/ids-ins

User Reviews

Overall, reviewers praised OKO for helping blind and visually impaired users cross streets safely, with strong accessibility via VoiceOver and a history of being free. Many valued it as a life-saving, independence-supporting tool. However, a large portion criticize the shift to a subscription model: it’s now costly, lacks a free option, and some users report reliability issues, crashes, and inconsistent signals after the change. Several reviews warn that the app has strayed from its core function. Pricing undermines its accessibility value.

Pros

Aids safe, independent street crossing with reliable crossing cues.
Historically free or offered a free version, which users valued.
Strong accessibility support, including VoiceOver/screen reader compatibility.
Widely regarded as a life-saving tool for DeafBlind and visually impaired users.

Cons

Subscription/paywall now required for essential crossing-detection features; many consider it unaffordable and wrong to charge for safety.
Perceived lack of transparency about pricing changes and the move from free to paid without clear warning.
Reliability and performance issues after monetization, including inconsistent signals and crashes.
Perceived drift from the app's original focus toward additional features, reducing reliability for core crossing function.

Recent reviews

Good morning Oko team Ulises here Thank you for bringing back the Oko application available for free I am going to use this within my orientation and mobility training soon. Thank you so so much for bringing it back for free. Totally appreciate it. That’s why I’m giving this application a total of five stars. Thank you very very much for bringing it back for free Sincerely, Ulises a proud Oko user and customer