Comparison

PingPath vs Fieldnote

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

Head to head
About

PingPath

This app uses AI, spatial audio, and LiDAR to help visually impaired users navigate their surroundings. It describes the environment, locates objects, and guides users with intuitive audio cues. Siri integration allows for hands-free control.

Highlights
  • AI-powered path-finding
  • Spatial audio guidance
  • Environmental captioning
  • Object location
  • Siri integration
  • LiDAR compatibility
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PingPath is building a more accessible world. Designed with care for the visually impaired and blind, Ping Path leverages the power of spatial audio, AI, LiDAR technology, and Siri to create an intuitive experience. Effortless experience: With our innovative path-finding feature, PingPath guides you to avoid obstacles and locate objects. Seamlessly hear objects in rooms, around obstacles, and towards your desired destination, whether you're at home, in the office, or exploring a new place. This is an early experimental feature that shouldn't be used without someone to assist with navigation. Siri Integration: PingPath is integrated with Siri for even easier navigation. Just say "Ping Path to the door" or "Hey Siri, PingPath around me" and the app will do the rest. Spatial Audio: With an added layer of situational awareness, PingPath uses spatial audio to guide you in a natural and intuitive way. Experience your surroundings like never before. Captioning + Querying: Our captioning feature describes your surroundings, giving you a clearer picture of the world around you. Querying empowers you to ask questions about your environment. LiDAR Compatibility: Optimized for LiDAR enabled phones, Ping Path offers you detailed and precise navigation. The app also works with standard cameras, ensuring no one is left behind. At PingPath, we believe in empowering the visually impaired to hear their world with confidence and independence. Join us on this journey and experience the difference today. Privacy Policy: https://www.craft.do/s/ePRw8bs20jJPdy Terms of Use: https://www.craft.do/s/1bBGHgNwxDQxbA

About

Fieldnote

This private voice journal app allows you to record thoughts on your Apple Watch or iPhone, transcribing them into searchable text. It generates notes based on your words without offering advice or interpretation, ensuring your journal remains entirely yours.

Highlights
  • Voice recording and transcription
  • Searchable journal entries
  • On-device note generation
  • Offline functionality
  • iCloud backup option
  • Export to Markdown/JSON
  • App Lock for privacy
Features
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Some of your clearest thoughts arrive on a walk. An idea clicks. A conversation makes more sense. You remember something you want to hold on to. Then you get home and can't quite find it again. Fieldnote is a voice journal for those moments. Say the thought into your Apple Watch and keep walking. When the recording reaches your iPhone, Fieldnote turns it into a searchable Page made from your own words. No Watch? No problem. Fieldnote works on your iPhone, too. YOUR WORDS COME FIRST Read what you said, correct a transcription mistake, or listen to the original recording. Tap a phrase to hear that moment again. When there's something worth noticing, Fieldnote can add a short note in the margin. When there isn't, your Page stands on its own. PERSONAL MEANS PERSONAL Recording, transcription, and margin notes happen on your devices. No Fieldnote account. No journal-content server. No advertising or analytics about your activity. Audio stays on your devices; optional private iCloud backup is for Pages and notes, not recordings. Protect your notebook with Face ID or your iPhone passcode. TRY IT WITH A REAL THOUGHT Make a guided first Page, then make three more Pages whenever something comes to you. No deadline and no automatic charge. After that, unlock Fieldnote for $39.99 in the US. One purchase. No subscription. Prices vary by country. Your existing Pages remain readable, searchable, and exportable. New recordings stay safe while they wait to become Pages. Existing lifetime purchases remain unlocked, and earlier fourteen-day trials keep their original end date. TAKE YOUR WORDS WITH YOU Export your Pages and notes as Markdown or JSON. Your writing doesn't have to stay in Fieldnote. REQUIREMENTS Recording, transcription, reading, search, editing, playback, and export work on iPhone 12 or later with iOS 26 or later. Margin notes require Apple Intelligence on a supported iPhone. Apple Watch is optional; the Watch app requires Series 6, SE (2nd generation), or later with watchOS 26 or later.

Screenshots

PingPath4 screens
Fieldnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fieldnote at 100% against PingPath's 50%. Fieldnote also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). PingPath's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PingPath sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Fieldnote sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fieldnote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PingPath has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of PingPath's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fieldnote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PingPath ships an update every 2 months, Fieldnote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PingPath versus Fieldnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPingPathFieldnote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAndreas InkSECOND ACT LABS LLC

Customer experience

PingPath

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Fieldnote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PingPath

Subscriptions1
  • PingPath Pro$3.991 Month
2 purchases

Fieldnote

One-time2
  • 14-day TrialFree
  • Fieldnote, forever$39.99

Questions

Is PingPath free?
PingPath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fieldnote free?
Fieldnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PingPath or Fieldnote?
Fieldnote is rated higher. PingPath averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Fieldnote averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PingPath or Fieldnote have ads?
Neither PingPath nor Fieldnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PingPath or Fieldnote?
PingPath ships an update every 2 months, and Fieldnote every 4 days. Most recently, PingPath was updated on October 7, 2026 and Fieldnote on September 30, 2026.

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