Comparison

HapticNav vs MGRS Wear

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

MGRS Wear

This watch application shows your current GPS coordinates. Easily switch between MGRS, UTM, and decimal Latitude/Longitude formats with a single button. Location permissions are requested upon first launch.

Highlights
  • Displays current GPS location
  • Toggles between MGRS, UTM, and Lat/Lon
  • Requests location permissions
  • Supports Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPod
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This Apple Watch application displays your current GPS location. A button at the bottom toggles the displayed location between MGRS, UTM, and decimal Latitude, Longitude systems. The app will request location permissions at startup.

Screenshots

HapticNav4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HapticNav at 93% against MGRS Wear's 20%. HapticNav also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (47 vs 7). MGRS Wear's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. MGRS Wear asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HapticNav holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HapticNav has 47 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of HapticNav's written reviews are positive against 20% of MGRS Wear's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HapticNav versus MGRS Wear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHapticNavMGRS Wear
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (47 ratings) — better2.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews93.1% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWearWorksJames Taylor

Customer experience

HapticNav

All ratings47 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative0.0%

MGRS Wear

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HapticNav

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

MGRS Wear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HapticNav free?
HapticNav is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MGRS Wear free?
MGRS Wear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HapticNav or MGRS Wear?
HapticNav is rated higher. HapticNav averages 4.7 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while MGRS Wear averages 2.4 from 7 ratings.
Do HapticNav or MGRS Wear have ads?
Neither HapticNav nor MGRS Wear shows ads.

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