Candle vs CrossGuide Blind Navigation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Candle
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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 β’ Direction by vibration: Candle vibrates when you point your iPhone north or in one of the eight compass directions, and announces it. β’ Compass to a destination: hold the iPhone in front of you β Candle tells you the direction and distance to your destination. PLACES NEARBY β’ Explore: cafΓ©s, restaurants, pharmacies, ATMs, bus stops, taxi stands, hospitals, public toilets, pedestrian crossings and traffic lights with sound signals β sorted by distance while you walk. β’ Radar: point your iPhone in a direction and hear which places are there. β’ Wikipedia: articles about sights around you. YOUR PLACES AND ROUTES β’ Save favourite places β from your current position or by address search, also by voice. β’ Walking navigation to saved places, with announcements you choose: detailed or short. β’ Location notes: leave a hint at a spot, e.g. "stairs after the door" β 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. β’ 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 β especially from blind and visually impaired users.
CrossGuide Blind Navigation
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CrossGuide helps blind and visually impaired users find accessible pedestrian signals. Find Signals Easily Quickly locate nearby accessible pedestrian signals. Community Input Contribute to and benefit from a shared database of signal locations. Accessibility comes first Designed to be intuitive and straightforward. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Candle at none against CrossGuide Blind Navigation's 1. Candle also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. CrossGuide Blind Navigation sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Candle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Candle ships an update every 4 days, CrossGuide Blind Navigation monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Candle | CrossGuide Blind Navigation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days β better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 17.5 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Herz | Pawel Luczak |
In-app purchases
Candle
No in-app purchases
CrossGuide Blind Navigation
- Unlimited access7 Days trial$0.991 Month
Questions
Is Candle free?
Is CrossGuide Blind Navigation free?
Do Candle or CrossGuide Blind Navigation have ads?
Which is updated more often, Candle or CrossGuide Blind Navigation?
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