Read a restaurant menu
Watch the camera read visible menu text and answer a spoken question. This example does not establish reading accuracy for every document.
Documented comparison · 2026
Be My Eyes and Lumyeye Pro: AI descriptions, human help and phone tasks
Be My Eyes offers free visual assistance through optional volunteer video calls and Be My AI image questions. Be My AI does not require a volunteer call. Lumyeye Pro combines visual assistance with supported phone actions through a paid app. These are overlapping but different workflows.
Reviewed October 10, 2026 by Lumyeye SAS, publisher of Lumyeye Pro. This is a comparison of documented workflows, not an independent test of speed, accuracy, accessibility or superiority. An undocumented feature is not evidence that it is impossible. Check the current app, exact model and regional terms before purchasing.
Compare the tasks and requirements
| Task | Be My Eyes | Lumyeye Pro |
|---|---|---|
| User price | Core app, volunteer help and Be My AI are free | $16.99/month or $169.99/year after trial |
| Visual AI | Image descriptions, reading and follow-up questions through Be My AI | Camera and photo questions, reading and Live Vision |
| Human help | Optional volunteer calls and service-directory assistance | No equivalent human volunteer service is offered |
| Platforms | iOS and Android; separate desktop apps are also documented | iOS 17.6+ |
| Glasses | Supported Meta AI glasses provide hands-free human-assistance calls; availability varies | — |
| Ordinary phone actions | Volunteer/service calls are not the same as calling a personal contact or sending an SMS | Selected contacts, SMS preparation and one-shot email; confirmations apply |
Two modes, different data handling
The Be My Eyes privacy policy says Be My AI submissions are processed by its AI provider in the US and are not used to train AI models, including by that provider. Volunteer-video data has separate terms that permit certain research and AI-development sharing. Read the mode-specific policy rather than treating those two rules as interchangeable.
No invented performance numbers
There is no controlled timing study behind this page. We do not publish a typical volunteer wait, guaranteed AI response time, or a voice-quality ranking. Be My Eyes describes language matching; isolated experiences cannot establish a general failure rate.
Try both if useful
Lumyeye Pro supports camera reading, scene questions and selected phone actions on iOS 17.6+. Published US plans are $16.99/month or $169.99/year; 40 trial queries are available. Hardware, permissions, connectivity and the requested action affect what is possible. Human assistance can be useful for a task where an AI answer is uncertain. Be My AI is also an independent option for image questions; it is not merely a social-contact feature.
Questions before choosing
Must I call a volunteer to use Be My Eyes?
No. Be My AI provides image descriptions and questions without a volunteer call. Human help remains a separate option.
Is there a $19.99 Premium fee for ordinary Be My AI use?
The official consumer app page reviewed here presents Be My AI and volunteer help as free. We found no support for the earlier $19.99 Premium claim.
Are Be My AI images used for AI training?
The reviewed Be My Eyes policy says no for Be My AI submissions, queries and responses. Its volunteer-video provisions are different and should be read separately.
Test the tasks that matter to you
Try the same familiar letter, label and photo with each product. Record whether you complete the task, any incorrect words, the controls you use, and the help required. Repeat under your normal lighting and with your usual screen reader. A recorded Lumyeye Pro demonstration shows one session, not comparative performance. AI can be wrong; confirm medication instructions with a pharmacist and retain your usual mobility aids.
Inspect the recorded Lumyeye Pro tasks and trial method · Lumyeye Pro usage guide
Sources and review limits
- Be My Eyes: app and supported platforms
- Be My Eyes privacy policy: separate video and Be My AI terms
Sources checked October 10, 2026. Forum contributions are individual, dated experiences, not specifications or representative performance measurements. No installation or laboratory comparison of the competing products was performed for this review.
Recorded examples · reviewed October 6, 2026
See the recorded tasks before you choose.
When considering a Be My Eyes alternative, compare the help you need and how you want to request it. These recordings show three voice interactions with Lumyeye Pro.
Describe a photo
See a spoken description requested for a photo on an iPhone. Other images and conditions can produce different results.
Prepare a text message
Watch a message prepared for Bob. The user still needs to activate Send in the iPhone message composer.
These are demonstrations published by Lumyeye Pro and recorded on an iPhone, not independent tests against the other products in this comparison. Each video page includes a written description of the example.
Try the tasks that matter to you
Use your own device and familiar materials. Try a short printed page, a photo and a message to a trusted contact. Note task completion, the prompts or gestures needed, and whether the spoken result is useful. This is a personal trial checklist, not a published performance score.
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Compare the complete task
What happens after finding an object or scanning a page?
Object search through the final approach
Lumyeye Pro combines a requested-object search with target confirmation, spoken left, right and straight-ahead guidance, and spatial beeps through headphones. If it detects an obstacle on the approach, it can describe it, suggest a detour and resume guidance toward the object. With distance guidance available, the beeps become more frequent as the user gets closer. Device capabilities and visibility affect the available feedback.
Watch the black-bag search, chair warning and rightward detour, or read the full object-guidance explanation.
Document capture through sharing, filing and later questions
Spoken right, left, up and down cues help frame the page. Automatic capture is followed by a spoken summary, an email or SMS sharing choice, and an offer to save. The conversation handles the file name and destination folder, with suggestions available. A saved, accessible document can be read again, summarized or queried for details such as an amount, date or reference. Files may be local or in a connected folder; sharing can require confirmation in the phone’s message composer.
Watch the English scan, share and save example, or explore the complete document workflow.
Other apps also provide object finding, document reading or questions. The useful comparison is which steps each app supports on your device, how they connect and how well they work for your task. These Lumyeye Pro recordings do not establish that no competitor offers a similar workflow, or that one app is more accurate or fluent than all others.
Try Lumyeye Pro for free.
40 free queries on Lumyeye Pro. No credit card required.