Comparison

HapticNav vs Clew Maps

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

Clew Maps

This app provides augmented reality indoor navigation for visually impaired users. It allows recording, sharing, and following indoor routes using printable tags for accurate access.

Highlights
  • AR indoor navigation
  • Route recording
  • Route sharing
  • Printable tag anchoring
  • Navigation for visually impaired
Read full description

Clew Maps is an AR indoor navigation app that allows visually impaired or blind users to record, share, and navigate routes in indoor environments. The starting points for indoor routes are anchored to printable tags that allow users to easily and accurately access saved routes (even ones recorded by other users).

Screenshots

HapticNav4 screens
Clew Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clew Maps at none against HapticNav's 2. Clew Maps also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). HapticNav's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 2). 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. Clew Maps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clew Maps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HapticNav has 47 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HapticNav ships an update every 3 weeks, Clew Maps every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HapticNav versus Clew Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHapticNavClew Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (47 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWearWorksPaul Ruvolo

Customer experience

HapticNav

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

Clew Maps

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HapticNav

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

Clew Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HapticNav free?
HapticNav is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clew Maps free?
Clew Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HapticNav or Clew Maps?
Clew Maps is rated higher. HapticNav averages 4.7 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Clew Maps averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do HapticNav or Clew Maps have ads?
Neither HapticNav nor Clew Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HapticNav or Clew Maps?
HapticNav ships an update every 3 weeks, and Clew Maps every 2 weeks. Most recently, HapticNav was updated on October 8, 2026 and Clew Maps on October 8, 2026.

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