Comparison

Lazarillo vs HapticNav

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

Head to head
About

Lazarillo

This GPS app provides audio navigation and information about your surroundings for individuals who are blind or have low vision. It announces nearby places, street names, and intersections, acting as a constant companion for independent exploration and travel.

Highlights
  • Audio navigation for blind users
  • Announces nearby places and streets
  • Route planning
  • Category-based place searches
  • Background GPS operation
  • Information on institutions for the visually impaired
Features
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LazarilloApp the GPS for people who are blind or have low vision, lets you explore the world around you and set up routes. Lazarillo is a specialized GPS app that brings mobility tools for people who are blind. Using audio messages, Lazarillo will tell you about nearby places, the street you are walking on, street intersections in your way and more! Like a radio, Lazarillo will announce the things around you while you are moving. This app was designed and implemented with active feedback from people who are blind. The GPS resource is used even if the App is in the background. This allows the user to keep using the app without active usage of the screen, so they can still enjoy the features of Lazarillo even when their phone is in their pocket or when using other relevant apps. Note : "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life." This app allows you to use its accessibility functions for free, just requires mobile data or a Wi-Fi connection. To collaborate with people who are blind, Lazarillo's main feature is to become the user's companion, providing essential information that allows displacement and autonomy. The goal is to help the person reach the chosen place in a simple way, receiving Lazarillo indications by voice and notifications of nearby places, institutions, shops, etc, allowing communication between the user and the city. The app contains the following features: Exploration: Provides your actual position, nearby places, and street intersections while you are walking on the street, in a bus or by car. Category searches: Allows to find nearby places from a specific category such as banks, health, food, shop, art, entertainment, etc. Specific searches: Allows to find a route to any place using voice or keyboard. Help information: Lazarillo provides information about establishments that work with blind or visually impaired people. The app is linked to a web platform where the institutions are able to show important information about events, courses, workshops, and any data that a blind person may need. In that way Lazarillo collaborates with these institutions improving the communication among users, providing better connectivity between people with visual disabilities. For suggestions and doubts you can visit our web site www.lazarillo.app or send us an e-mail to: help@lazarillo.app

About

HapticNav

This app provides navigation through vibrations, guiding users to their destination without visual or audio cues. It uses a patented Haptic Corridor™ system to indicate direction and proximity to the correct path. Designed to be intuitive, it offers an alternative navigation experience for all users, including those with visual impairments.

Highlights
  • Haptic navigation without visual or audio feedback
  • Patented Haptic Corridor™ for directional guidance
  • Intuitive vibration-based feedback system
  • Optional HapticNav® wristband integration
  • Accessible navigation for visually impaired users
Features
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HapticNav® is a haptic navigation app, paired with an optional HapticNav® wristband, that gently guides you to your destination using vibration, without the need for any visual or audio feedback. Our patented Haptic Corridor™ works like a compass, giving you feedback based on the direction you are facing. When you are in the Haptic Corridor™ you feel no vibrations at all. When you turn you begin to feel a slight vibration. And that vibration gets stronger the more you turn away from the correct direction. We tested with 1000s of users and it is so intuitive, most can figure out the correct way to go without any instruction. In 2017, Wayband® made history when it helped the first person who is blind to run in the NYC marathon, without being tethered to a sighted guide. WearWorks® is a haptic platform company. We build products and experiences that communicate information through touch. Our mission is to reimagine the skin as a high fidelity communications channel capable of giving you information in a more intuitive and less obtrusive way. And our first goal is to revolutionize navigation for the sense of touch. 77% of global smartphone users use navigation apps monthly. Navigation is communicated entirely through vision and audition. For the billions of us who rely on mapping applications for our daily lives, is the need to constantly staring at a screen, or listening to a voice, while getting from one place to another really the best we can do? And even more, for the 285 million people world-wide living with a visual impairment, and the 466 million living with a hearing impairment, that status quo is inaccessible. We see a better way to navigate. One that frees your ears and eyes while giving you all the information you need directly through your natural sense of touch. Download the HapticNav® App to feel your way... anywhere. Terms: https://www.wear.works/terms-conditions

Screenshots

Lazarillo4 screens
HapticNav4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HapticNav at 4.7 against Lazarillo's 3.6. HapticNav also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 67%). Lazarillo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. HapticNav sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Lazarillo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HapticNav holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Lazarillo's written reviews are positive against 93% of HapticNav's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lazarillo versus HapticNav: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLazarilloHapticNav
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (34 ratings)4.7 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.2% of reviews93.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3447 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB148 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLazarillo LLCWearWorks

Customer experience

Lazarillo

All ratings32 ratings
Positive59.4%
Neutral21.9%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral13.4%
Negative19.4%

HapticNav

All ratings47 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lazarillo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

HapticNav

Subscriptions2
  • Wayband App Yearly1 Year trial$0.991 Year
  • Wayband$0.991 Year

Questions

Is Lazarillo free?
Lazarillo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HapticNav free?
HapticNav is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lazarillo or HapticNav?
HapticNav is rated higher. Lazarillo averages 3.6 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while HapticNav averages 4.7 from 47 ratings.
Do Lazarillo or HapticNav have ads?
Neither Lazarillo nor HapticNav shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lazarillo or HapticNav?
Lazarillo ships an update every 3 weeks, and HapticNav every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lazarillo was updated on October 24, 2026 and HapticNav on October 20, 2026.

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