Comparison

CleanAirNav Outside vs RFYL

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

Head to head
About

CleanAirNav Outside

Features
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Fresh air instead of stuffy rooms CleanAirNav shows restaurants, cafés and hotels with outdoor seating, and also helps you find activities, sights and practical places outdoors. HIGHLIGHTS • Colour-coded markers show outdoor dining, activities, memorials and more at a glance • Filters for take-away, street food, drinking water, public restrooms, benches, activities and more • e.g. mini golf, table tennis, swimming spots, beaches, parks, viewpoints and historic places … • Built-in walking and driving routes worldwide – transit currently in D-A-CH • Powered by OpenStreetMap and continuously improved by the community • Free to use, no ads, no account USE CASES • Grab an outdoor table during your lunch break • Choose a hotel with seating outside • Refill your bottle on the go • Take a break on a bench • Quickly find a public restroom • Discover places to spend more time outdoors

About

RFYL

This community-driven map highlights potentially unsafe locations, allowing users to check for hazards before venturing out. Report and discover issues like aggressive animals or poor lighting to help others stay safe.

Highlights
  • Community-reported safety map
  • Color-coded severity levels
  • Filter by type, severity, and recency
  • Report unsafe spots in seconds
  • Anonymous and no account required
  • Pins updated by community feedback
Features
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RFYL is a free, anonymous community map of places that felt unsafe: an aggressive dog, harassment, someone following you, a path with no lights, a road with no pavement. Check it before you head out for a run, a walk or a hike. Pin it for the next person. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO • See what people reported around you, colour-coded by severity • Filter by type, severity and how recent it is • Tap a pin for the details: what happened, when, and whether it is still a problem PIN IT IN SECONDS • Tap PIN HERE, drop the pin on the exact spot, pick a category and severity • Add a short note if it helps • Missing a category? Suggest one NO ACCOUNT, NO TRACKING • Nothing to sign up for and no personal data collected • Your location stays on your phone; only the pin's coordinates are shared • No ads, no analytics, no third-party tracking KEPT HONEST BY THE COMMUNITY • Every pin asks "Still a problem? Yes / No" — pins fade when the problem is gone • Anyone can request removal of a pin; every request is reviewed • Pins describe places, never people SHARE A SPOT • Send a pin to a friend with one tap, whether or not they have the app Made for anyone who runs, walks or hikes alone — especially women — RFYL is built on one idea: if you knew, you would have taken the other path. Now you can know. RFYL is made by The Bad Lemon.

Screenshots

CleanAirNav Outside4 screens
RFYL4 screens

Verdict

The call

CleanAirNav Outside and RFYL are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CleanAirNav Outside ships an update every 9 days, RFYL weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CleanAirNav Outside versus RFYL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCleanAirNav OutsideRFYL
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGerd CastanTYPHANIE JANET ALISON GILBERT

In-app purchases

None

CleanAirNav Outside

No in-app purchases

None

RFYL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CleanAirNav Outside free?
CleanAirNav Outside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RFYL free?
RFYL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CleanAirNav Outside or RFYL have ads?
Neither CleanAirNav Outside nor RFYL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CleanAirNav Outside or RFYL?
CleanAirNav Outside ships an update every 9 days, and RFYL weekly. Most recently, CleanAirNav Outside was updated on November 5, 2026 and RFYL on October 31, 2026.

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