WayAround - Tag and Scan 4+

Accessible Labels for Anything

Blind InSites, LLC

    • 3.1 • 8 Ratings
    • Free

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Description

The EASIEST way to get TONS of accessible info! Put a WayTag NFC tag (sold separately) on clothes, meds & more. Tap your smartphone to quickly read & write info.

"Information is power, & WayAround takes it to the next level." - Neva Fairchild Retired, American Foundation for the Blind.

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What Are People Saying?

“WayAround is a simple and cost-effective solution for labeling just about anything.” - J.J. Meddaugh, AT Guys.

“This is definitely a game changer.” - Fred Quirk, user.

“I just love it & think it is so much easier than a barcode reader or anything that has to be focused using the camera.” - Melissa Wagner, user.

BENEFITS.
- Save time identifying everyday items by making them permanently accessible.
- Easily manage all the important details about your things.
- Do more of the things you want, with more confidence and independence.

HOW IT WORKS.
Download the WayAround – Tag and Scan app and use with smart WayTag NFC tags (sold separately) to add helpful info to just about anything. WayTags come as stickers, magnets, buttons, and clips. Attach a WayTag to an item, then use the app to read or write information. You’ll get the info through VoiceOver or whichever accessibility settings you’ve chosen on your iPhone.

FEATURES.
Quickly Read Tags with the Tap of a Smartphone.
- Read in a split second, without using the camera.
- Get the description the first time you scan. Then scroll or swipe for more details.
- Go offline and still get your info.

Customize Info to Your Heart’s Content.
- Flexible interface lets you include exactly the information you want.
- Add up to 2K characters of information – much more than most NFC tags will hold.
- Edit or re-write the entire tag as many times as you want.
- Select from pre-defined details to easily add information like dietary information and washing instructions.
- Add helpful links, like user manuals or how-to videos. You can even add multiple links on the same WayTag.

Use Your Preferred Accessibility Settings.
- Works with your iPhone's built-in accessibility features.
- Enter information with voice dictation.
- Optimized to work seamlessly with VoiceOver.
- Interface uses high-contrast colors and large font.
- Compatible with braille display.
- Works for anyone who is blind, low vision, vision impaired, deafblind, colorblind, or sighted.

Makes the most of Your Smartphone's Built-in Features.
- Uses the NFC reader (that's Near Field Communication) available in the most modern smartphones.
- Scanning an NFC tag doesn't use up the phone's battery.
- Automatically back up information on your phone and on our cloud database.

PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Businesses and brands can provide helpful, accessible information that anyone can read with a tap of their smartphone. Our patented solution is easy to implement and improves the customer experience for everyone, including those with disabilities.

Learn more about WayAround's Software-as-a-Service at wayaround.com/public.

WHERE TO GET WAYTAGS.
Purchase WayTags at wayaround.com/shop or from an assistive technology distributor.

DEVICE COMPATIBILITY.
WayAround works with the built-in functionality of iPhone 7 and above. For IPad users and users with older iPhones, use the WayLink Scanner. This external NFC scanner connects to your iPhone via bluetooth, and you can use it to scan WayTags and send the info to the WayAround app.

What’s New

Version 4.5.3

Fixed reading WayTags with custom details that have an empty date field.

Ratings and Reviews

3.1 out of 5
8 Ratings

8 Ratings

Desynk ,

Great accessibility tool at an unreasonable price

I have used the WayAround app with way tags to test the technology and although I’ve been on the fence about buying some for myself, the hold back has always been the steep price of their tags. NFC technology is some of the simplest, and cheapest technology out there. All it needs is a basic app that is able to use the tech already within phones in order to read them. WayArounds app is decent, it has no bells or whistles though and still to this day there is no way for individuals to make tag information publicly accessible. The one thing that sets it apart is that it is fully accessible but the app hasn’t had any major updates and wouldn’t require a heck of a lot of maintenance. In my mind, there’s nothing that justifies to me why their tags are so outrageously overpriced. So I haven’t purchased them myself.

What I did try and do though was to buy some cheap nfc tags to see if the app would read them. Although the tags did scan (of course they would because their nfc), the app was clearly programmed to only accept their tags and just produced an error. This is unfortunate considering most other nfc reading apps on the market are free and work with most all nfc tags. I’m quite sick of my quality of life and independence being held within the tight grasp of capitalist company’s who will only give it up at high high cost. I don’t see why this company couldn’t have created an option whereby If people wanted to use their own tags, than they buy the app instead, except that doesn’t fit within a capitalist mindset of continuing to make more and more money off of people. People who unfortunately have some of the lowest employment and income rates.

If you use our lives, experiences and existence as your companies selling tactics but then fail to consider our needs and make your technology financially inaccessible to us, you are simply just using us for profit. Period.

Ronnp ,

Good app

I like it very much but it needs to be faster It is kind of slow compared to other labelling devices. Also, for convenience, it needs to work with the Apple watch.

Imry5825 ,

Useful App!

I really like this app! Very useful and reliable - I’ve had no issue with the set up or it’s day to day functioning! I ordered the waytags and they arrived in just a few days!

App Privacy

The developer, Blind InSites, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • Contact Info
  • User Content

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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