Arrivati vs Pointy Navigation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arrivati
This navigation app provides arrival notifications when you're close to your destination. It displays distance and direction, estimating travel time based on your average speed. You can set destinations by typing, copying, or using your address book.
- Arrival notifications
- Distance to destination display
- Direction indicator
- Estimated travel time
- Multiple destination input methods
- Adjustable notification sound and timing
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Map app with arrival notification. Map shows the distance to your destination and an arrow indicating which way you should go. Arrival time is estimated by your average speed. Arrivati is a map app that can notify you when you are approaching your destination. The sound and the timing of the notification can be adjusted. You can specify your destination by the following ways - Type address or coordinates manually - Copy address or coordinates and the app recognizes automatically - Use address in address book - Choose where a picture was taken. The app can: - show direction to the destination* - show distance to the destination - estimate your transport's speed based on GPS tracking - estimate travel time based on average speed* - notify you when you are approaching the destination *The app has below LIMITATIONS. - No turn by turn direction - Cannot calculate time based on traffic condition or routes - Rotation may be inaccurate when your device cannot calibrate compass to the environment.
Pointy Navigation
This app provides a simple walking compass that guides you to your destination using a clear arrow and distance indicator. It allows you to search for places, drop pins, or select saved locations, offering a unique way to navigate without turn-by-turn directions.
- Full-screen arrow guidance
- Distance and direction text
- Apple Maps place search
- Drop-pin destinations
- Saved and recent places
- Parked vehicle marker
- Local walk history
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Pointy is a simple walking compass for iPhone. Pick a place, then walk by direction and distance instead of following turn-by-turn instructions. Search for a destination with Apple Maps, drop a pin, or choose a saved place. When you start walking, Pointy switches to a calm black-and-white arrow screen that points toward your destination and shows how far away it is. Pointy is useful for walking across neighborhoods, finding a parked car, returning to favorite places, and staying oriented while still choosing your own streets. Features: • Apple Maps-style place search • Drop-pin destinations • Saved places and recent places • Parked vehicle marker • Full-screen arrow guidance • Distance and simple direction text • Local walk history • No accounts, ads, analytics SDKs, tracking, or cloud sync Pointy does not provide turn-by-turn directions. It gives you a direction and distance so you can choose your own route.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pointy Navigation at none against Arrivati's 3. Pointy Navigation also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Arrivati's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Arrivati sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pointy Navigation asks for nothing beyond the download.
Arrivati holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arrivati has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Arrivati ships an update every 2 months, Pointy Navigation every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arrivati | Pointy Navigation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (10 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsuyoshi Niwa | Dusan Zabrodsky |
In-app purchases
Arrivati
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Every 6 Months$4.496 Months
- Yearly Subscription$7.991 Year
Pointy Navigation
No in-app purchases
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