Seeing Eye GPS vs Clew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seeing Eye GPS
This navigation app offers turn-by-turn directions with unique features for blind users. It announces intersections, nearby points of interest, and provides customizable route configurations for pedestrians and vehicles. The app also includes a 'LookAround Wand' feature to discover what's in a specific direction.
- Turn-by-turn navigation
- Intersection announcements with orientation
- Nearby points of interest announcements
- LookAround Wand feature
- Configurable pedestrian and vehicle routes
- Automatic route recalculation
- Background operation with screen locked
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The Seeing Eye GPS, is a fully accessible turn-by-turn GPS iPhone app with all the normal navigation features plus features unique to blind users. Unique to The Seeing Eye GPS™: • Instead of multiple layers of menus, the three important navigation elements are on the lower portion of every screen: Route, POIs and Location. • At intersections, the cross street and its orientation are announced • Intersections are described (e.g. four-way) with the clock face orientation of the streets. • There are three choices for POI data (Apple, Foursquare, and OSM). • Directions are configured appropriately for Pedestrian and Vehicle routes, including heads-up announcements for approaching turns, turn now, continue straight and upcoming turns. • If one wanders off the route, it's automatically recalculated and updated turn information is announced. • Point your phone in a given direction to hear what is nearby with the LookAround Wand. • Nearby Points of interest, intersections, and heading changes are automatically announced. • Ability to run in the background or with the screen locked for iOS 7. If you are running an older version of iOS 6 only the sound effects will play and the phone will vibrate at turns and at your destination but no speech output. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Requires: Compatible with iPhone 5, iPad Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad 2 WiFi + 3G, iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular. iOS 9.0 or later. Seeing Eye GPS uses VoiceOver feature for audio voice output and does not contain its own voice synthesizer. Supported Maps: U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Ger-many, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Lithuania, Argentina. Not all countries have full intersection descriptions. Join us on Twitter, https://twitter.com/airaio
Clew
This app uses augmented reality to help visually impaired individuals navigate indoor spaces. Users can record custom routes and share them with others, making unfamiliar environments more accessible.
- AR indoor navigation
- Record custom routes
- Share routes with others
- Accessible for visually impaired users
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Clew is an AR indoor navigation app that allows visually impaired or blind users to record, share, and navigate routes in indoor environments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clew at none against Seeing Eye GPS's 1. Clew also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (67% vs 48%). Seeing Eye GPS's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.2). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Seeing Eye GPS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clew asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clew holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Seeing Eye GPS's written reviews are positive against 67% of Clew's.
Seeing Eye GPS ships an update every 2 months, Clew every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seeing Eye GPS | Clew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (17 ratings) | 4.0 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GoodMaps Inc | Paul Ruvolo |
Customer experience
Seeing Eye GPS
Clew
In-app purchases
Seeing Eye GPS
- Thirty Day Subscription$5.99
Clew
No in-app purchases
