Clew vs Hearsee Mobility
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.
Hearsee Mobility
This app works with a specialized cane to provide indoor navigation for the visually impaired. Users can download indoor maps and receive signals from RFID tags to guide them through complex environments.
- Indoor map downloads
- RFID tag signal reception
- Navigation assistance for the blind
- Pairing with Hearsee Ridgid Cane
- User-friendly interface
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The Hearsee app is the indoor navigation software that go hand-in-hand with the Hearsee Ridgid Cane. Hearsee canes are designed to receive signals from RFID tags embedded along walkways and communicate that signal to the blind. Pairing it with the app allows the user to download indoor maps and navigate through them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hearsee Mobility at 5.0 against Clew's 4.0. Clew's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Hearsee Mobility holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clew has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Clew ships an update every 3 weeks, Hearsee Mobility every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clew | Hearsee Mobility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Ruvolo | Hearsee |
Customer experience
Clew
Hearsee Mobility
In-app purchases
Clew
No in-app purchases
Hearsee Mobility
No in-app purchases
