HelloNav vs linkstr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HelloNav
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HaloNav turns your iPhone into an intelligent companion—combining LiDAR obstacle detection, AI scene understanding, and personalized outdoor navigation. Three systems. One seamless journey. How HaloNav Guides You Halo Shield | Obstacle Detection Real-time scanning up to 5 meters. Detects obstacles, overhangs, and drop-offs with instant voice, spatial audio, or haptic alerts. Runs entirely on-device. Works offline. Halo Guide | Outdoor Navigation Built for streets and open spaces. Save custom points of interest, record persistent obstacles for automatic warnings, revisit saved routes, and turn with precise angle guidance. Requires internet. Halo Vision | AI Scene Understanding Reads traffic lights, crosswalks, signs, and menus. Find specific objects on command—keys, seats, doors. Some features require internet. Better Together: How HaloNav Couples HaloNav's three systems hand off seamlessly as you move. Halo Guide plots your route. Halo Shield watches your step. At intersections, Halo Vision reads the scene. Near your destination, GPS fades—Halo Vision reads storefront text to pinpoint your exact arrival. Never a gap, never a guess. Your Way. Your Feedback. Choose voice prompts, spatial audio, haptic patterns, or layer them all. Fully compatible with VoiceOver. Built for accessibility from the ground up. Privacy First Core safety features run offline. Cloud features only connect when needed. You control everything. Compatible Devices Requires iPhone with LiDAR Scanner: iPhone 12 Pro / Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro / Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro / Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max, iPhone 16 Pro / Pro Max. Join the Community TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@halonavglobal Youtube: https://youtube.com/@halonav?si=b9upEA4qqO2BGgmF
linkstr
This app helps you save, organize, and download media from various social media platforms. It allows for in-app playback and offline access to videos, all while prioritizing user privacy with no account required.
- Save social media links
- Extract and download videos
- In-app video playback
- Organize links into sessions
- Private by default (no account needed)
- Decentralized Nostr network integration
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linkstr is a link manager with built-in video extraction for social media. save links from tiktok, instagram, facebook, x/twitter, youtube, and rumble into organized sessions. supported videos play inline and can be saved to your photo library — no switching apps, no broken mobile pages, no app-store redirects. save and extract - collect social media links into organized sessions - share links directly from any browser or app - save supported media to your photo library from any browser - in-app playback for supported video links - save eligible videos directly to your photo library - save to photos or files - open the original source anytime private by default - no account, phone number, or email required - no ads, analytics, or tracking sdks - use solo as a personal link collection - or create group sessions with friends, family, or collaborators built on nostr - decentralized relay network - end-to-end encrypted session payloads - create, import, or export your nostr identity - your relays, your keys, your data supported platforms - tiktok, instagram, facebook, youtube, x/twitter, rumble - plus any web link use responsibly: only save or share content you have rights to use, and follow source platform terms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: linkstr at every 2 days against HelloNav's every 8 days. HelloNav's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HelloNav ships an update every 8 days, linkstr every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HelloNav | linkstr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 国斌 马 | Parmesh Krishen |
In-app purchases
HelloNav
No in-app purchases
linkstr
No in-app purchases









