RightHear vs PedApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RightHear
This virtual assistant helps blind and visually impaired individuals navigate their surroundings. It provides real-time information about locations and objects, promoting independent and confident exploration.
- Virtual accessibility assistant
- Location awareness
- Object identification
- Independent navigation
- Orientation assistance
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RightHear is a virtual accessibility assistant that helps people understand where they are and what’s around them – in both new and familiar places. We’re here to empower individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or face orientation challenges to navigate independently, confidently, and on their own terms – anytime, anywhere.
PedApp
This app allows pedestrians to wirelessly activate crosswalk signals, providing audible cues for walk phases and clearance times. It offers enhanced features for visually impaired users, including APS identification and location.
- Wireless pedestrian signal actuation
- Audible walk and clearance phase indications
- Countdown timer for pedestrian clearance
- Identification and location of accessible pedestrian signals
- User selection of desired crossing
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The Polara PedApp is for all pedestrians to wirelessly push/actuate/place a pedestrian call/walk request. Compatible with Polara iNS Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS). Enhanced features for visually impaired pedestrians include identification and location of APS. When activated App will alert pedestrian of nearby APS crossing and allow user to choose desired crossing. Corresponding APS's locate tone will increase in volume and APS will receive a push/actuation signal from the App to place a pedestrian call/walk request. The App can provide audible indications for Walk, Don't Walk, Pedestrian Clearance (including audible countdown if desired) phases.
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Verdict
RightHear and PedApp both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of PedApp's written reviews are positive against 0% of RightHear's. PedApp also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.2). RightHear's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for RightHear against 4.3 for PedApp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of RightHear's written reviews are positive against 50% of PedApp's.
RightHear ships an update every 6 weeks, PedApp every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RightHear | PedApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (15 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZIKITAPP LTD | Polara Engineering, Inc. |
Customer experience
RightHear
PedApp
In-app purchases
RightHear
No in-app purchases
PedApp
No in-app purchases
