Comparison

White Cane vs Candle

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

Head to head
About

White Cane

This app uses your device's advanced sensors to detect nearby obstacles and provide real-time auditory and vibrational feedback. It helps visually impaired users navigate their surroundings safely by announcing distances with high precision.

Highlights
  • Real-time obstacle detection
  • Auditory and vibrational feedback
  • Distance announcements
  • Customizable alert tones
  • Adjustable detection field of view
  • High precision distance measuring
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Since its launch, White Cane App has helped countless blind and visually impaired people around the world, receiving widespread acclaim! White Cane is a powerful obstacle detection application, specifically designed for the visually impaired to navigate safely. It helps avoid nearby obstacles by real-time detection of their distance, preventing injuries. Employing the latest technology, it uses the iPhone's LIDAR scanner and TrueDepth camera for distance measuring, boasting stability and high precision. It can measure distances up to 5 meters with centimeter-level accuracy, specially designed for the blind. Key Features: - Provides auditory and vibrational feedback indicating the proximity of obstacles. - Real-time announcements of the actual distance of obstacles. - Supports customization of alert tones for different distances. - Allows adjustment of the detection field of view, both horizontally and vertically. Supported Devices: All Apple devices are equipped with a LIDAR scanner or Face ID feature. Contact Us: Email: darkce97@gmail.com

About

Candle

Features
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Candle helps blind and visually impaired people find their way. The app is built for VoiceOver from the ground up: large buttons, clear announcements and vibration instead of looking at a map. COMPASS • Direction by vibration: Candle vibrates when you point your iPhone north or in one of the eight compass directions, and announces it. • Compass to a destination: hold the iPhone in front of you – Candle tells you the direction and distance to your destination. PLACES NEARBY • Explore: cafés, restaurants, pharmacies, ATMs, bus stops, taxi stands, hospitals, public toilets, pedestrian crossings and traffic lights with sound signals – sorted by distance while you walk. • Radar: point your iPhone in a direction and hear which places are there. • Wikipedia: articles about sights around you. YOUR PLACES AND ROUTES • Save favourite places – from your current position or by address search, also by voice. • Walking navigation to saved places, with announcements you choose: detailed or short. • Location notes: leave a hint at a spot, e.g. "stairs after the door" – when you pass it with Candle open, your iPhone vibrates and Candle tells you the hint. Add a new one quickly with a long press on the Candle icon. • Share places as a link and receive them from family and friends. PRIVACY No sign-up, no ads, no tracking. Your places and location notes stay on your device. For maps, places and routes Candle uses open services such as OpenStreetMap. OPEN SOURCE Candle is free and open source: github.com/freegroup/candle Found a bug or have an idea? We welcome feedback – especially from blind and visually impaired users.

Screenshots

White Cane4 screens
Candle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Candle at none against White Cane's 4. Candle also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. White Cane sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Candle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

White Cane ships an update fortnightly, Candle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
White Cane versus Candle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhite CaneCandle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer绪海 罗Andreas Herz

In-app purchases

4 purchases

White Cane

One-time4
  • Donate$2.99
  • Donate$9.99
  • Donate$19.99
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  • Donate$99.99
None

Candle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is White Cane free?
White Cane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Candle free?
Candle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do White Cane or Candle have ads?
Neither White Cane nor Candle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, White Cane or Candle?
White Cane ships an update fortnightly, and Candle every 4 days. Most recently, White Cane was updated on November 12, 2026 and Candle on November 4, 2026.

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