HieroglyphSketch 4+
A fun way to learn Hieroglyphs
Aviametrix, LLC
-
- £2.99
Screenshots
Description
A unique breakthrough in learning and translating Ancient Egyptian!
The first hurdle in understanding Egyptian hieroglyphs is to identify each glyph. Since there are over 7000 glyphs, with several hundred in common use, putting a name to each glyph in an inscription can be time consuming.
Hieroglyph Sketch allows you to put a hieroglyphic inscription on your screen via your camera. Use your finger to trace over each glyph. Using state of the art deep learning algorithms, the app will progressively refine the identity of a glyph as you sketch details. With practice, the App is roughly is over 80% accurate for top pick and about 95% accurate in picking the top 5 most likely glyphs from the set of the 500 most commonly used hieroglyphs.
Even rough, partial sketches are usually enough to infer a small group of likely glyphs. Tap the correct one and see extra information about that glyph such as its pronunciation, Gardiner and MdC codes, etc. Tap "Add" and the app will add the glyph to a sequence which can be translated into English.
Hieroglyph Sketch comes with an internal dictionary of 55,000 word and phrases.
This app works in the field - no internet required!
For more information about the Michael C. Carlos Museum and the new Senusret collection, go to: https://carlos.emory.edu/senusret-collection
Privacy Statement: Hieroglyph Sketch collects some information about how people use the App, such as how long they it, which features they use, how many translations per session, etc. None of this information is traceable to an individual user or device. The data are only used to guide future refinement of the App and to help solve bugs (if they occur!). Aviametrix NEVER sells or markets ANY data to third parties.
What’s New
Version 1.1
Internal cleanup!
Ready for iOS 16!
Ratings and Reviews
Brilliant idea
Utterly unrealised. Cannot even recognise a basic star shape. Really ought not to release until the features work in a basic fashion. No doubt the necessary machine intelligence is difficult but a small fee for a dud app feels expensive.
Developer Response ,
Drawing with a finger on a small screen is difficult but practice achieves good results as demonstrated by more than a dozen beta testers, both Egyptologists and non-professionals. The AI development work is continuing, but even as released, it works extremely well on some glyphs, and admittedly not so well on others. By that I mean some glyphs need a much more accurate tracing to be recognized than most others. The A1 glyph for example is very difficult to trace for recognition but others in the A,B, and C categories are easily recognized at better than 90% accuracy.
Patience and practice (in practice mode) is rewarded in this app, not just in more efficient tracing, but in memorizing glyphs by repeated exposure akin to flash cards. Watch the sample videos. If you have trouble with a particular glyph in practice mode, move on to another until you get the knack of tracing. If you can not spare the time to learn the hieroglyphic script with this tracing idiom, please request a refund.
Aviametrix is committed to keeping its customers satisfied, and in the case of this App, all proceeds have been, and will continue to be donated to the Carlos Museum in support of its Ancient Egypt collection.
App Privacy
The developer, Aviametrix, 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 Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Aviametrix, LLC
- Size
- 36.8 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
-
- iPhone
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
-
English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- ©Copyright 2021-2022 Aviametrix, LLC
- Price
- £2.99
Supports
-
Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.