Orinav vs Sight

Explore freely, move boldly. Orinav is an AI-powered navigation app built for people with visual impairments. Plan accessible routes and receive clear walking guidance while understanding what is happening around you — all from one app designed for independent travel. NAVIGATE WITH CLEAR, ACCESSIBLE GUIDANCE* Orinav gives you frequent, practical instructions throughout your journey. Hear when to make your next turn, how far you have left to walk, which direction to face, and other information relevant to your route. • Clock-face orientation — Hear prompts such as Turn 3 o'clock to quickly align yourself with the correct direction. • Step-based guidance — Get instructions based on walking distance and upcoming actions. • Frequent route updates — Receive information throughout your journey so you can keep track of where you are. • Shake to repeat — Repeat the latest navigation instruction whenever you need it. • Accessible route information — Compare routes using details such as tactile paving and other accessibility-related infrastructure. • Screen-reader support — Orinav is designed to work with accessibility technologies including VoiceOver. EXPLORE YOUR SURROUNDINGS WITH AI Raise your phone whenever you want more information about the environment around you. Explore uses on-device intelligence to recognize useful details in real time while working alongside navigation. Orinav can help identify: • Nearby obstacles and obstacle-dense areas • Objects in your surroundings • Traffic lights and signal information • Pedestrian crossings • Hazards and other useful environmental cues Explore works together with Navigate, allowing environmental information to appear when it is relevant to your journey. Orinav uses navigation context to automatically activate features that may be useful along the way. ONE APP FOR THE WHOLE JOURNEY Accessible travel can involve many different kinds of information. Orinav brings route planning, turn-by-turn guidance, orientation, crossing information, traffic-light recognition, and environmental awareness into a single navigation experience. There is no additional wearable hardware to buy. Orinav uses the phone you already carry. PRIVACY-FOCUSED ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION Explore features use on-device machine learning, allowing environmental recognition to run directly on your device. This keeps environmental processing close to you while giving you immediate information as you travel. DESIGNED WITH PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS Orinav has been developed through research and field evaluation with people with varying degrees of visual impairment. In a study involving 18 participants on a typical suburban route, Orinav was associated with a 12% improvement in navigation time, 44% fewer hesitations, and 43% fewer hazard approaches compared with a traditional navigation application. Orinav has now been awarded Highly Commended at the Tech4Good Awards 2026 and selected as an Inclusive Innovations Presenter in 2025. EXPLORE FREELY. MOVE BOLDLY. It is free to get started. Download Orinav and bring accessible navigation and environmental awareness together wherever your next journey takes you. IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION Orinav is provided for informational and navigational assistance purposes only. Orinav is not a medical device. It should not be relied upon as the sole means of navigation and does not replace service animals, mobility aids, orientation and mobility training, or professional medical or safety advice. You remain solely responsible for your own safety and for exercising independent judgment while using Orinav. Orinav cannot be held liable for any health or safety issues that may occur during your usage. Terms of service: https://orinav.com/terms Privacy policy: https://orinav.com/privacy *Features may not be available in all countries.

Sight: Detect & Navigate is a LiDAR-based navigation assistant for blind and low-vision users. It requires an iPhone with a LiDAR scanner, such as supported iPhone Pro models. The app helps users navigate with spoken guidance, haptic feedback, walking directions, and obstacle awareness. It uses the camera and LiDAR sensor for real-time environmental awareness, and location for walking routes through Apple Maps. It is a free to use application and features such as object detection and LiDAR can be used offline. Once the route under the navigation tab is set, the entire app can function offline. Camera and LiDAR processing happens on device. The app has no account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, no in-app purchases, and no subscriptions. Thank you for downloading the app! Privacy Policy: https://wisdominurmovement.com/sight-detect-navigate-privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/