Comparison

HapticNav vs Seeing

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Seeing

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Seeing-I-Go is a Bluetooth navigation app on smart phones. It can guide you indoor within large buildings and outdoor spaces around buildings. In particular, it works in buildings without any indoor maps. • Presents turn-by-turn directions in terms of simple spoken and visual instructions. • Uses routes for you according to your preferences. • Works with simple maps containing data on locations of destinations and pathways traversable by persons on foot and wheelchairs connecting the destinations. • Can warn you of obstacles ahead along your path. • Can use accessibility features of your smart phone as you wish.

Screenshots

HapticNav4 screens
Seeing3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Seeing at none against HapticNav's 2. Seeing also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HapticNav sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Seeing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HapticNav ships an update every 3 weeks, Seeing every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HapticNav versus Seeing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHapticNavSeeing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (47 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWearWorksBiDaE Technology, Incorporated

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HapticNav

Subscriptions2
  • Wayband App Yearly1 Year trial$0.991 Year
  • Wayband$0.991 Year
None

Seeing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HapticNav free?
HapticNav is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Seeing free?
Seeing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HapticNav or Seeing have ads?
Neither HapticNav nor Seeing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HapticNav or Seeing?
HapticNav ships an update every 3 weeks, and Seeing every 2 weeks. Most recently, HapticNav was updated on October 20, 2026 and Seeing on October 7, 2026.

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