GuideDog Nav vs EagleNav
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GuideDog Nav
This navigation assistant uses your iPhone's sensors and AI to detect obstacles, stairs, and hazards in real-time. It provides voice and haptic feedback to help blind and visually impaired individuals navigate safely. All processing is done on-device for enhanced privacy.
- Real-time obstacle detection
- LiDAR distance sensing
- AI object identification
- Voice and haptic alerts
- On-device processing
- Voice command controls
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GuideDog Vision is a navigation assistant designed for blind and visually impaired individuals. Built as a student project, it uses your iPhone's LiDAR sensor, camera, and AI to detect obstacles, walls, stairs, and hazards in real time. How it works: - Automatic protection: constantly scans and warns about obstacles - LiDAR distance sensing: real-time measurements in feet - AI object detection: identifies people, chairs, vehicles, and more - Cloud AI: detects stairs, wet floors, doors, and hazards on scan - Voice alerts with haptic feedback Controls: - Hold screen: speak a voice command - Double tap: scan surroundings - Swipe left/right: check sides - Voice: "What's around", "Is it safe", "Left", "Right", "Scan", "Help" Privacy: - All detection runs on-device - Cloud AI optional, only on scan - No images stored, no account needed Works best on LiDAR-equipped iPhones (12 Pro and later). Camera and microphone access required. Built as a student project to make navigation safer for the visually impaired community.
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.
- Turn-by-turn voice guidance
- Real-time obstacle detection
- Campus event updates
- Accessibility features
- Designed for visually impaired users
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: GuideDog Nav at 3 against EagleNav's 1. EagleNav's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GuideDog Nav against 5.0 for EagleNav. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | GuideDog Nav | EagleNav |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Premkumar Krishnamurthy | Isidoro Flores |
In-app purchases
GuideDog Nav
No in-app purchases
EagleNav
No in-app purchases
