Comparison

NavCog vs Waymap

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

NavCog

This app offers precise indoor and outdoor navigation, specifically designed to assist individuals with visual impairments. It provides turn-by-turn directions and customized routes for wheelchair users, making complex environments like universities and airports more accessible.

Highlights
  • Indoor/outdoor navigation
  • Assistance for visually impaired
  • Wheelchair user customization
  • Turn-by-turn directions
  • BLE-based localization
  • Complex environment navigation
Features
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NavCog is an indoor/outdoor navigation App that aimed specifically to help people with visual impairments explore the world without vision. This App provides a customized navigation for wheelchair users, and is also helpful for people who are not familiar with inside buildings and at huge and complex places such as university, airport, hospital and shopping mall. It provides a turn by turn navigation by using BLE based precise localization. Navigation area of the App can be found at the support URL. * iOS 10.0 or later * Localization is optimized for iPhone with barometer sensor.

About

Waymap

Navigate seamlessly through indoor and outdoor spaces, even where GPS fails. This app provides step-by-step directions and enhances accessibility for all users, especially those who are blind or visually impaired. Your journeys contribute to improving navigation for the entire community.

Highlights
  • Seamless indoor/outdoor navigation
  • Works without GPS/signal
  • Accessibility for visually impaired
  • Crowdsourced map improvement
  • Privacy-focused, no sign-up
  • Step-free route support
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Find your way anywhere, and help others do the same. Waymap is a navigation app for everyday journeys. Plan your route, get walking directions, and move through the city with confidence. Then, when you step inside a Waymap-enabled venue, navigation keeps going. Through buildings, underground spaces, and back outside again. No GPS dead zones. No signal dropouts. No gaps in guidance. What makes Waymap different is the impact of every journey. Each trip helps improve routing, refine accuracy, and strengthen guidance for the next person; including people who are blind, visually impaired, or navigating with other accessibility needs. You are not just finding your way. You are helping make your city more accessible for everyone. NAVIGATE EVERYWHERE · City-wide journey planning for the places you go every day · Seamless navigation across outdoor, indoor, and underground spaces · Step-by-step guidance throughout your journey · Works where GPS and signal often fail BUILT WITH ACCESSIBILITY IN MIND · Designed to support blind and visually impaired travellers · Step-free journey support, including accessible routes where available · Clear guidance for independent travel · Compatible with VoiceOver and TalkBack YOUR JOURNEYS HELP IMPROVE ACCESS · Waymap adapts to how you move for more accurate guidance over time · Every journey helps improve our map and directions for future users · Supporting a future where more people can travel independently PRIVACY BY DESIGN · No sign-up required · Your data stays yours, with no location data shared to external servers Navigation is processed on device WHERE CAN I USE WAYMAP? Waymap supports everyday navigation across several cities and continues into participating venues where Waymap-enabled mapping is available. These may include stations, hospitals, shopping centres, universities, stadiums, and other complex public spaces. If your city is unavailable, let us know you want Waymap where you are, we’re always adding more cities and venues to our map! IT’S FREE TO USE Waymap is free to download and use. Venues license Waymap to offer navigation to their visitors, so there is no cost to use the app. Join a growing community of people navigating the world, and helping make it more accessible with every step.

Screenshots

NavCog3 screens
Waymap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Waymap at 75% against NavCog's 0%. Waymap also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). NavCog's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Waymap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of NavCog's written reviews are positive against 75% of Waymap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NavCog ships an update every 2 weeks, Waymap weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NavCog versus Waymap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNavCogWaymap
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKris KitaniWAYMAP LIMITED

Customer experience

NavCog

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Waymap

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

NavCog

No in-app purchases

None

Waymap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NavCog free?
NavCog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waymap free?
Waymap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NavCog or Waymap?
Waymap is rated higher. NavCog averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Waymap averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do NavCog or Waymap have ads?
Neither NavCog nor Waymap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NavCog or Waymap?
NavCog ships an update every 2 weeks, and Waymap weekly. Most recently, NavCog was updated on October 16, 2026 and Waymap on October 29, 2026.

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