AIBA Navi vs CompassPinMax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AIBA Navi
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AIBA Navi is a navigation companion for blind and low-vision people — made in Portugal, built side by side with the people who use it. OPEN IT AND IT TALKS. No setup: on opening it tells you where you are, which marked points are around you, and what you can ask for. THE WORLD, LIVE. Tap World and hear what surrounds you as you walk — streets, places, crossings — with hazards always first, following the international standard ITU-T F.921. No pre-mapping needed: it works wherever you are. FOUR LANGUAGES. It speaks Portuguese, English, Spanish or French, says place names in your language, and uses the right voice for each one. TALK TO IT. "Is there a café nearby?", "Take me to the pharmacy", "Which buses stop here?" — it understands natural language, answers, and guides you. THE CAMERA THAT SPEAKS. Scenes, text, money (notes and coins), medicines from the box, colours, people, and how you look in the mirror. SAFETY FIRST. It detects shared e-scooters on the pavement over Bluetooth, measures obstacles with LiDAR, calls the emergency contact for the area you are in, shares your route in real time with people you trust, and lets you report hazards by voice for the whole community. MAPPED ZONES. In places with the AIBA network installed (museums, universities, cities), guidance tightens to the metre with beacons, using the knowledge of whoever mapped it.
CompassPinMax
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CompassPinMax helps you quickly choose a destination and point yourself in the right direction. Search for a place, drop a pin on the map, save favorite destinations, or open a shared map link. Once a destination is selected, CompassPinMax shows live directional guidance using your location and heading, helping you understand where to turn and how far away the place is. For moments when a full route is more than you need, CompassPinMax gives you a fast, lightweight way to get oriented. It is useful for walking toward a meeting spot, returning to a saved place, finding your way across a park or event space, or simply understanding which direction your destination is from where you are. Features include: • Place search with Apple Maps • Drop-a-pin destination selection • Saved and recent destinations • Live compass guidance toward your selected place • Distance-aware guidance • Shared location link import • Privacy-first guest use with no account required • CompassPinMax Premium unlocks additional guidance tools, including AR Live View, directional haptic guidance, and vibration intensity controls. Your saved places stay on your device. CompassPinMax only uses location while the app is open to provide map and guidance features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AIBA Navi at Free against CompassPinMax's $9.99. AIBA Navi also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
AIBA Navi is free to download; CompassPinMax costs $9.99 up front. CompassPinMax sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AIBA Navi asks for nothing beyond the download.
AIBA Navi ships an update every 3 weeks, CompassPinMax every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AIBA Navi | CompassPinMax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | filipe silva | Thomas Richardson |
In-app purchases
AIBA Navi
No in-app purchases
CompassPinMax
- CompassPin MaxFree







