Lazarillo vs MetroRide MSP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
MetroRide MSP
This app allows paratransit passengers to manage their trips online. Users can book, cancel, and confirm rides, view vehicle locations, and update personal information. Access is granted using existing login credentials.
- Book trips online
- Cancel trips online
- Confirm trips online
- View vehicle location
- Review and edit personal information
- Login with existing credentials
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With PASS App, paratransit passengers can use their mobile phone or tablet to book, cancel or confirm trips online and see when their vehicle is on the way. They can also review and edit personal information and utilize advanced location services. A user profile already exists on the agency’s system (PASS backend). To access the account, the rider simply logs in using your existing Client ID and password. There are no paid services associated with the account. Clients simply use the application to book, view, or cancel their trips. Since a user profile already exists in the PASS platform, clients can log in using their existing Client ID and password.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MetroRide MSP at 5.0 against Lazarillo's 3.6. MetroRide MSP also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Lazarillo's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MetroRide MSP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lazarillo has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Lazarillo | MetroRide MSP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lazarillo LLC | Metropolitan Council |
In-app purchases
Lazarillo
No in-app purchases
MetroRide MSP
No in-app purchases






