Clew Maps vs CurbToCar
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).
CurbToCar
This app uses your phone's camera and computer vision to help blind and low-vision users locate their vehicles. It provides audio guidance and distance estimation to make finding rides faster, safer, and more independent.
- Camera-based vehicle detection
- Real-time object tracking
- Continuous audio feedback
- Distance estimation
- Designed for accessibility
- Independent navigation
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CurbToCar helps blind and low-vision users quickly and confidently find their rides using only their phone’s camera. Whether you’re meeting a rideshare, or a friend’s car, CurbToCar removes the guesswork between the curb and the car. CurbToCar was built for the last 10 feet. With smart computer vision and sound guidance, getting to your ride becomes faster, safer, and more independent. Co-designed with Eric Santana + co-designers through the MIT Assistive Tech Club, CurbToCar was built from the ground up around accessibility, clarity, and independence. How it works Point your phone toward the pick-up area and CurbToCar uses object detection and real-time tracking to locate vehicles. With continuous audio feedback and distance estimation, the app guides you toward your car, helping you navigate without relying on sighted assistance. Our favorite thing is user feedback, so please feel free to reach out at any time with questions or suggestions!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clew Maps at 5.0 against CurbToCar's 4.5. Clew Maps also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 18.2). CurbToCar's advantage is ratings volume (8 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 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.
Clew Maps ships an update every 2 weeks, CurbToCar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clew Maps | CurbToCar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Ruvolo | Tage Mehta |
Customer experience
Clew Maps
CurbToCar
In-app purchases
Clew Maps
No in-app purchases
CurbToCar
No in-app purchases








