Clew Maps vs GoodMaps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- AR indoor navigation
- Route recording
- Route sharing
- Printable tag anchoring
- Navigation for visually impaired
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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).
GoodMaps
Navigate complex indoor environments with ease and precision. This app offers an inclusive and user-friendly experience for exploring buildings, ensuring a seamless journey for everyone.
- Effortless indoor navigation
- Inclusive design
- Complex space exploration
- Precise accuracy
- User-friendly interface
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Experience the future of indoor navigation with GoodMaps. Inclusive by design, our app enables effortless navigation and interaction in complex indoor spaces, providing a seamless and stress-free experience. With a user-friendly and efficient interface, GoodMaps empowers everyone to explore indoor environments with precise accuracy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clew Maps at 5.0 against GoodMaps's 4.1. Clew Maps also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). GoodMaps's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Clew Maps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoodMaps has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Clew Maps ships an update every 2 weeks, GoodMaps monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Clew Maps | GoodMaps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.1 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Ruvolo | GoodMaps Inc |
Customer experience
Clew Maps
GoodMaps
In-app purchases
Clew Maps
No in-app purchases
GoodMaps
No in-app purchases
