Clew vs Talk Compass
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.
Talk Compass
This navigation app provides cardinal and ordinal directions through voice output. Users can customize the speaking rate, volume, and sound effects for a personalized experience.
- Voice output for directions
- Adjustable speaking rate
- Customizable volume
- Sound effect options
- Supports cardinal and ordinal directions
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This compass app lets you know that cardinal directions and ordinal directions by voice. You can adjust speaking rate, volume and sound effects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Clew at every 3 weeks against Talk Compass's every 18 months. Clew also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%). Talk Compass's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Talk Compass holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Clew's written reviews are positive against 50% of Talk Compass's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Clew ships an update every 3 weeks, Talk Compass every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and July 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clew | Talk Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (27 ratings) | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Ruvolo | Yoshiyuki Koyanagi |
Customer experience
Clew
Talk Compass
In-app purchases
Clew
No in-app purchases
Talk Compass
No in-app purchases
