Fathom vs FindCircle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Indoor spatial awareness
- Object and hazard detection
- Turn-by-turn indoor navigation
- Step-by-step task guidance
- Real-time conversational assistance
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Visual assistance you can talk to. Ask fathom what's in front of you, what a letter says, or where you left your keys. It remembers what you tell it, and you decide what it keeps. Most of the day asks you to look. The label on the can. The dial on the washer. The sign on the door. The kiosk that's only a screen. So you ask someone, or guess, or wait. Or you ask fathom. 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. Just ask One screen. Speak, type, or pick a suggestion, and fathom does it right there. The mic is always in the same place, and Magic Tap opens it. Look Now Six ways to look: describe the whole scene, read text word for word, identify what you're holding, read a kiosk or appliance screen, name what you're pointing at, or take a closer look. Read at your pace A long letter becomes a document you move through. Go back, skip ahead, repeat a part, or pause. With VoiceOver, it's real text, with headings on the rotor. Lookout and Point to Ask Lookout keeps describing what's around you while you walk. You choose how much it says: Hazards Only, Balanced, or Full Awareness. Point at anything for about a second, and fathom tells you what it is. Memory Tell fathom where things are, then ask later. It says back what it saved. Everything it keeps is in Settings, where you can correct it or delete it. Obstacle alerts are always on, and always free When fathom notices a hazard, it buzzes first. Obstacle alerts run on your phone in Lookout, Go, and tasks, with Cloud AI on or off. They keep working when this month's Cloud AI allowance runs out. fathom plus Go guides you to places you've named, like the laundry room, from what the camera sees. When it thinks you're there, it asks. Step-by-step plans: tell fathom the whole job. It reads you the steps before anything starts. Accept the plan, change it, or dismiss it. Task coaches you through one hands-on job in front of the camera. Turn on Live mode and it becomes a conversation while you work. Skills: teach fathom a job once, then run it by name, from the app or from Siri. fathom plus is a monthly subscription. New subscribers get the first week free. Cloud or on-device, your choice With Cloud AI, fathom sends camera pictures, the text of what you say, and what it remembers about you to Google's Gemini AI. In Live mode, your voice is sent too, while the microphone is on. fathom asks before anything goes to Google. With On-device AI, nothing is sent to Google, and obstacle alerts and reading text work on every iPhone. Built for VoiceOver Built for VoiceOver from the first screen. Eight Siri shortcuts, and the Action Button can open Look Now. Light, dark, and Contrast Boost. fathom answers in your iPhone's language when it can; buttons and alerts are in English. No account. Every setup question is optional. fathom uses AI, and it can make mistakes. Keep your cane or your dog. Privacy Policy: https://fathomvision.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Made by Unruly Vision, LLC.
FindCircle
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FindCircle puts your whole group on a live radar so you always know where everyone is — no more "where are you?" texts. Whether you're navigating a festival crowd, splitting up at a theme park, hiking with friends, or meeting family at the airport, FindCircle keeps everyone visible on a shared radar that updates in real time. ◆ HOW IT WORKS ◆ Create or join a group in seconds using a 6-character invite code. Once everyone is in, open the radar and see your friends' positions instantly updating around you — no map needed, no manual refreshing. ◆ KEY FEATURES ◆ ● Live Radar View See all group members plotted around you in real time, with a sweeping radar aesthetic that makes distance and direction immediately clear. ● Easy Group Setup Create a named group, share the invite code, and you're tracking. Join in seconds by entering the code your friend sends — or scan their QR code directly from the group screen for a completely code-free join. ● Meeting Points Drop a shared rally pin everyone can see, set at your location or by long-pressing any spot on the radar. Save your favourite spots as permanent named points ("The Pub", "Car Park", "Main Gate") so the whole group always knows where to regroup. ● Quick Pings Send one-tap message alerts to your whole group — "On my way!", "I'm here!", "Wait for me!" and more. Pings appear as a notification on everyone's radar instantly. ● SOS Alert In a genuine emergency, one tap sends your exact location to every member of your group with a bright SOS banner on their screen. ● Proximity Alerts Set a distance threshold (5–100 m) and your phone vibrates when a group member enters that range — great for crowded venues where you can't stare at your screen. ● Background Tracking Keep sharing your location even when the app is minimised, so your friends can always find you. ● Battery Awareness Each person's battery level is visible on the radar so you know who might drop off soon. ● Fast Updates The radar refreshes every 2 seconds so your group always has a current picture. ◆ FINDCIRCLE PREMIUM ◆ FindCircle is free for small groups. Upgrade to Premium when you need more: ● Bigger circles — grow your group from 3 people up to 50, so the whole crew stays on one radar. ● Unlimited saved spots — save as many permanent named meeting points as you like, not just one. Premium is a monthly or yearly subscription. Heading out for a single event? Grab a one-time Event Pass instead — a Day, Weekend, or Trip pass unlocks everything Premium for 24 hours, 72 hours, or 7 days, with no subscription and nothing to cancel. ◆ BUILT FOR ◆ ‣ Festivals & concerts ‣ Theme parks & zoos ‣ Hiking & trail runs ‣ Airport meet-ups ‣ City trips & school trips ‣ Team sports events ‣ Any situation where a group needs to stay connected ◆ PRIVACY ◆ Your location is shared only with members of your group and is stored as your last known position within that group — it is overwritten on every update, not accumulated as a history. No ads. No selling of data. ◆ GET STARTED ◆ Download free. Create a group. Share the code. Open radar. Find your people. ◆ SUBSCRIPTION TERMS ◆ FindCircle Premium is an auto-renewable subscription, available monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings after purchase. Event Passes are one-time purchases that expire automatically and do not renew. Privacy Policy: https://findcircle.nerdware.eu/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://findcircle.nerdware.eu/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FindCircle at 15.6 against Fathom's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Fathom sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month and FindCircle sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fathom ships an update every 3 weeks, FindCircle every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Fathom | FindCircle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Unruly Vision, LLC | Cristian Cojocaru |
In-app purchases
Fathom
- Fathom Plus7 Days trial$12.991 Month
FindCircle
- FindCircle Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- FindCircle Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- Day Pass (24h)$1.99
- Weekend Pass (72h)$3.99
- Trip Pass (7-day)$5.99






