Comparison

Fathom vs EagleNav

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

Head to head
About

Fathom

This navigation app provides real-time spatial awareness for blind and low-vision users indoors. It speaks only when necessary, indicating doors, people, and hazards, and offers features for room exploration, object identification, and guided navigation to specific locations.

Highlights
  • Indoor spatial awareness
  • Object and hazard detection
  • Turn-by-turn indoor navigation
  • Step-by-step task guidance
  • Real-time conversational assistance
Features
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The world isn't built for blind people. Fathom is. It gives you a feel for the space around you indoors, where GPS quits. Nothing to download, nothing installed in the building. You point your iPhone, walk in, and it works the first time, anywhere. I'm a legally blind product designer. I built the tool I kept wishing I had, instead of waiting for a sighted team to guess what I needed. Most of the time, Fathom says nothing. It speaks only when something needs you, so silence means the way ahead is clear. That's the part I care about most. A few ways to use it. Lookout talks you through the room as you move, calling doors, people, signs, and hazards by the clock, like "door at 2 o'clock, ten steps ahead." Snapshot tells you what's in front of you the second you ask. Both are free. The rest come with Fathom Plus. Go walks you turn by turn to a spot inside a building. Task helps you through one job at a time, step by step, like working a checkout kiosk. Live Task is a real conversation for the moment you're stuck, like finding your keys. And the Assistant ties them together. Tell it the whole goal, like getting checked in and finding your gate, and it builds the plan and walks you through it. Point at anything and Fathom tells you what it is, then reads what's written on it. Hold your arm out and point during Lookout or Go, no button, and it just answers, leading with the thing itself before any detail so you can move on as soon as you have what you needed. It's free, the same as Lookout and Snapshot. The part that keeps you safe is free, and it stays that way. It runs on your phone, with no signal and no account, using object detection, LiDAR depth on Pro models, and a buzz in your hand the moment something's close. The room takes on a shape you can hold. Safety shouldn't sit behind a paywall, so it doesn't. Fathom Plus is seven days free, then $12.99 a month. It renews monthly until you cancel in Settings. Live Task is the heavy one, so a busy month can reach its limit, and Fathom keeps working on your phone instead of going quiet. I'd rather tell you that than pretend it's endless. Fathom rides alongside your cane or your guide dog. It doesn't replace them. It tells you what it sees and stays honest about what it can't, so you're never working off false confidence. Your privacy comes first, and you're safe without ever signing up. Made by Unruly Vision, LLC. Questions: fathomvision.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

EagleNav

This campus navigation app provides turn-by-turn voice guidance and real-time obstacle detection. It is designed with accessibility for visually impaired users in mind and includes campus event updates.

Highlights
  • Turn-by-turn voice guidance
  • Real-time obstacle detection
  • Campus event updates
  • Accessibility features
  • Designed for visually impaired users
Features
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EagleNav is a campus navigation app designed for Cal State LA students, with a focus on accessibility for visually impaired users. Navigate campus with turn-by-turn voice guidance, real-time obstacle detection, and campus event updates — all in one app.

Screenshots

Fathom3 screens
EagleNav4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EagleNav at none against Fathom's 1. EagleNav also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Fathom sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. EagleNav asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fathom against 5.0 for EagleNav. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fathom versus EagleNav: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFathomEagleNav
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB34 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperUnruly Vision, LLCIsidoro Flores

Customer experience

Fathom

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EagleNav

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fathom

Subscriptions1
  • Fathom Plus7 Days trial$12.991 Month
None

EagleNav

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fathom free?
Fathom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EagleNav free?
EagleNav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fathom or EagleNav?
Fathom and EagleNav are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Fathom or EagleNav have ads?
Neither Fathom nor EagleNav shows ads.

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