Comparison

N vs OnPace

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

Head to head
About

N

This navigation app uses a connected wristband to provide vibration-based directions for visually impaired users. It allows for discreet and intuitive guidance, freeing up hearing to focus on surroundings. Enter an address and follow the haptic feedback for left or right turns.

Highlights
  • Vibration-based navigation
  • Discreet and intuitive guidance
  • Focus on road safety
  • Requires N-Vibe connected bracelet
  • Address input for guidance
Features
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N-Vibe, le premier GPS vibrant pour déficients visuels est enfin disponible sur l'AppStore ! Notre application fonctionne uniquement avec les bracelets connectés N-Vibe disponibles depuis notre site internet www.n-vibe.fr En utilisant la vibration comme vecteur d’information, notre solution va vous permettre de libérer votre ouïe et de vous concentrer sur les dangers de la route de manière discrète et intuitive. Une fois l'adresse rentrée dans l'application dédiée, il suffit de vous laisser guider par les vibrations : une vibration à gauche pour aller à gauche et une vibration à droite pour aller à droite. Bonne exploration !

About

OnPace

Features
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Know at every checkpoint whether you are ahead of your plan or behind it. Set the times you usually pass a few points on the way: leaving home, the corner, the bus stop, the office. While you move, OnPace compares where you are with where the plan says you should be and shows the gap in minutes and seconds. It does not give directions. It tells you whether to hurry. ■ Making a route • Walking and driving routes from Apple Maps • Checkpoints filled in along the way • A route built from a trip you take • A window of its own at each checkpoint • Bus and subway legs ■ Before you leave • A departure reminder for each route • The route for the time of day, picked on its own ■ On the move • Minutes and seconds ahead of or behind plan • The next checkpoint and the time to pass it • Estimated arrival • Lock Screen card and Dynamic Island • An alert when you drift out of the window • Map pins where you mark boarding, getting off and more • Start from Control Center, Siri or Shortcuts ■ OnPace Pro • More routes: two to begin with, no limit with Pro • Tune from trips: checkpoint times set to the median of your recent trips, with the suggestions visible without Pro • Days for each route: departure reminders and the automatic pick follow them ■ Privacy • No personal data collected • No account and no sign-in • No ads and no outside analytics Set your usual route once, and the next time you head out you will know whether to run.

Screenshots

N3 screens
OnPace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: N at none against OnPace's 1. N also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). OnPace's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). 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. OnPace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. N asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

N ships an update every 6 weeks, OnPace weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
N versus OnPace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOnPace
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperN-VibeDohyun Kim

In-app purchases

None

N

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

OnPace

One-time1
  • OnPace Pro$1.99

Questions

Is N free?
N is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnPace free?
OnPace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do N or OnPace have ads?
Neither N nor OnPace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, N or OnPace?
N ships an update every 6 weeks, and OnPace weekly. Most recently, N was updated on October 3, 2026 and OnPace on October 18, 2026.

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