Comparison

ARCharaNavi vs Geoglight

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

Head to head
About

ARCharaNavi

Navigate your surroundings with a virtual character guiding your way. Take photos with your chosen character and customize their poses and expressions. Record your walking distance and share your adventures privately.

Highlights
  • AR Walking Navigation
  • Character Photo Snaps
  • Customizable Poses & Expressions
  • Route Map Display
  • Load Custom VRM Characters
  • Walking Distance Record
  • Privacy Protection for Sharing
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ARCharaNavi is a route navigation app by your favorite character. All you have to do is to tell where you want to go(station, store or any other landmarks) and just follow the character. If you find a nice spot along the way, you can ask the character to pose for a photo or take a snapshot. You can change the character by sending VRM file to you iPhone and select it on the app. Enjoy the way to destination like a date! CAUTION: When using the app, please be sure to check the safety of your surroundings and follow the actual road conditions, road signs, traffic conditions, and other rules and regulations. How to use - Launch the application and allow using location services. - Point the camera at a building, street, etc. Make sure that the Accuracy displayed at the bottom of the screen is within about 5 meters. - Tap the character, enter the location you want to go and press the "Go" button. All you have to do is follow him or her. Main features - AR Walking navigation: Simply follow behind the character. - Snapshots: Take pictures of the character with real-life scenery, just like a camera app. - Pose and expression change: 30 different poses, 5 expression presets, and 10 expression parts can be combined - Route map display: Show the route the character will take on a map - Change character: Load VRM file and use your favorite character - Walking distance record: Records the total distance you have walked together - Privacy protection: You can hide the destination to share screenshot or screen recording video safely. Tap the top of the screen to toggle the display while navigating.

About

Geoglight

Features
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Geolight is a simple map and GPS logger app. Key Features - Start and stop GPS track recording with a single tap - Switch between GSI maps / OpenStreetMap / OpenTopoMap - View cached map tiles even offline - Accurate elevation recording using elevation tiles in Japan - Stable background recording - Export in GPX format - Import GPX / KML files - Automatic backup and restore to Google Drive - A lightweight app focused purely on GPS track recording and management, without unnecessary features. Perfect for hiking, cycling, walking, and travel logging. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kzi.jp/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

ARCharaNavi4 screens
Geoglight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Geoglight at Free against ARCharaNavi's $1.99. Geoglight also leads on device support (4 vs 2). ARCharaNavi's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence and in-app purchases 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

Geoglight is free to download; ARCharaNavi costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ARCharaNavi versus Geoglight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARCharaNaviGeoglight
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB14 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperYuji Uekikeiji matsumoto

In-app purchases

None

ARCharaNavi

No in-app purchases

None

Geoglight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ARCharaNavi free?
ARCharaNavi costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Geoglight free?
Geoglight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ARCharaNavi or Geoglight have ads?
Geoglight shows ads; ARCharaNavi does not.
Which is updated more often, ARCharaNavi or Geoglight?
ARCharaNavi ships an update monthly, and Geoglight monthly. Most recently, ARCharaNavi was updated on October 5, 2026 and Geoglight on October 15, 2026.

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