Clew vs HapticNav
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clew
This app uses augmented reality to help visually impaired individuals navigate indoor spaces. Users can record custom routes and share them with others, making unfamiliar environments more accessible.
- AR indoor navigation
- Record custom routes
- Share routes with others
- Accessible for visually impaired users
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Clew is an AR indoor navigation app that allows visually impaired or blind users to record, share, and navigate routes in indoor environments.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HapticNav at 4.7 against Clew's 4.0. HapticNav also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 67%). Clew'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
Both are free to download. HapticNav sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Clew asks for nothing beyond the download.
HapticNav holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Clew's written reviews are positive against 93% of HapticNav's.
Clew ships an update every 3 weeks, HapticNav fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clew | HapticNav |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (27 ratings) | 4.7 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Ruvolo | WearWorks |
Customer experience
Clew
HapticNav
In-app purchases
Clew
No in-app purchases
HapticNav
- Wayband App Yearly1 Year trial$0.991 Year
- Wayband$0.991 Year









