# Be My Eyes

> See the world together

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id905177575](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id905177575)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id905177575`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Be My Eyes
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (11,325 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.17.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-18
- **First published:** 2014-09-24
- **Size:** 135 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/be-my-eyes/id905177575)
- **Website:** [http://www.bemyeyes.com](http://www.bemyeyes.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.bemyeyes.com/privacy](http://www.bemyeyes.com/privacy)

## Description

Be My Eyes combines live human volunteers, an AI image describer, and a service directory to help people who are blind or have low vision. The app connects users with volunteers across 185 languages, 24/7, for free, worldwide.

Be My AI offers AI-generated visual descriptions in 36 languages and supports a wide range of tasks—from reading labels to translating text. The Service Directory lets users connect with companies and organizations for product and accessibility support.

## Rankings

- #16,336 — Overall
- #3 — Award-Winning Apps
- #21 — Essential Lifestyle Apps

## Review summary

Be My Eyes connects visually impaired users with a global volunteer network for remote help. Reviewers praise its mission, the supportive community, and the AI feature’s potential. Recurring concerns include call-connectivity glitches, safety/harassment needs, limited notification controls, lack of availability scheduling, and a mismatch between volunteer supply and actual demand. Overall, it remains transformative for many users; addressing reliability and safety would broaden its impact further.

### Pros

- Large, active volunteer community enabling remote assistance for visually impaired users.
- Positive, life-changing impact; many reviewers call it one of their favorite apps and a meaningful way to help others.
- Be My AI feature provides practical value by identifying items, reading labels, and describing scenes, boosting independence.
- Versatile use cases, from helping family and friends to assisting diverse blind or low-vision users across distances.
- App culture and mission are widely praised, with appreciation for the developers and the supportive, kind volunteers.

### Cons

- Frequent call connectivity issues where calls won’t connect or you must answer within a split second, causing missed calls.
- Safety concerns about harassment; requests for real-name verification and in-app reporting to protect volunteers and recipients.
- Lack of notification controls (no customizable ringtone/volume) and low-volume alerts that make answering harder.
- No built-in scheduling or availability settings, so volunteers can’t limit when they’re reachable.
- Not all volunteers get called as often as expected due to a mismatch between volunteer numbers and the number of people in need, leading to idle time for volunteers.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id905177575)