Comparison

Seeing Eye GPS vs HapticNav

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

HapticNav

This app provides navigation through vibrations, guiding users to their destination without visual or audio cues. It uses a patented Haptic Corridor™ system to indicate direction and proximity to the correct path. Designed to be intuitive, it offers an alternative navigation experience for all users, including those with visual impairments.

Highlights
  • Haptic navigation without visual or audio feedback
  • Patented Haptic Corridor™ for directional guidance
  • Intuitive vibration-based feedback system
  • Optional HapticNav® wristband integration
  • Accessible navigation for visually impaired users
Features
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HapticNav® is a haptic navigation app, paired with an optional HapticNav® wristband, that gently guides you to your destination using vibration, without the need for any visual or audio feedback. Our patented Haptic Corridor™ works like a compass, giving you feedback based on the direction you are facing. When you are in the Haptic Corridor™ you feel no vibrations at all. When you turn you begin to feel a slight vibration. And that vibration gets stronger the more you turn away from the correct direction. We tested with 1000s of users and it is so intuitive, most can figure out the correct way to go without any instruction. In 2017, Wayband® made history when it helped the first person who is blind to run in the NYC marathon, without being tethered to a sighted guide. WearWorks® is a haptic platform company. We build products and experiences that communicate information through touch. Our mission is to reimagine the skin as a high fidelity communications channel capable of giving you information in a more intuitive and less obtrusive way. And our first goal is to revolutionize navigation for the sense of touch. 77% of global smartphone users use navigation apps monthly. Navigation is communicated entirely through vision and audition. For the billions of us who rely on mapping applications for our daily lives, is the need to constantly staring at a screen, or listening to a voice, while getting from one place to another really the best we can do? And even more, for the 285 million people world-wide living with a visual impairment, and the 466 million living with a hearing impairment, that status quo is inaccessible. We see a better way to navigate. One that frees your ears and eyes while giving you all the information you need directly through your natural sense of touch. Download the HapticNav® App to feel your way... anywhere. Terms: https://www.wear.works/terms-conditions

Screenshots

Seeing Eye GPS4 screens
HapticNav4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HapticNav at 93% against Seeing Eye GPS's 48%. HapticNav also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Seeing Eye GPS's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. Seeing Eye GPS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HapticNav sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HapticNav holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Seeing Eye GPS's written reviews are positive against 93% of HapticNav's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seeing Eye GPS ships an update every 2 months, HapticNav every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Seeing Eye GPS versus HapticNav: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeeing Eye GPSHapticNav
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (17 ratings)4.7 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews93.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1747 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB148 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoodMaps IncWearWorks

Customer experience

Seeing Eye GPS

All ratings17 ratings
Positive58.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative42.5%

HapticNav

All ratings47 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Seeing Eye GPS

One-time1
  • Thirty Day Subscription$5.99
2 purchases

HapticNav

Subscriptions2
  • Wayband App Yearly1 Year trial$0.991 Year
  • Wayband$0.991 Year

Questions

Is Seeing Eye GPS free?
Seeing Eye GPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HapticNav free?
HapticNav is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Seeing Eye GPS or HapticNav?
HapticNav is rated higher. Seeing Eye GPS averages 3.6 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while HapticNav averages 4.7 from 47 ratings.
Do Seeing Eye GPS or HapticNav have ads?
Neither Seeing Eye GPS nor HapticNav shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seeing Eye GPS or HapticNav?
Seeing Eye GPS ships an update every 2 months, and HapticNav every 3 weeks. Most recently, Seeing Eye GPS was updated on October 12, 2026 and HapticNav on October 16, 2026.

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