Ariadne's Clew vs feelSpace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ariadne's Clew
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You turned out to be in unknown city and want to go for a walk? Afraid to get lost? So, this app is for you! Surely, you have heard myth about Theseus found his way out of minotaur's labyrinth thank to Ariadne's clew. So this app is like that Ariadne's clew but in your iphone (or ipad). IMPORTANT NOTICE: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. To remember your way, select "track", than the work mode - how precise and how energy demanding remember the route. Then while you are staying in the screen with map, app is remembering your route. When you are in the desired place, go back from screen with map and route will be saved in app's memory. You can remember many tracks. App can remember track while being in the background mode, the main thing is you should stay in the screen with map. Then, to find the way back, select "guide", then desired track (they are sorted by date, and displaying addresses if available). On the screen with map you will see your route. Part of route you should be on displayed with green color. Part you should go to displayed with blue color. Already gone part displayed with red color. You should go by green segments in the direction of blues, and you will find your way back. Don't get lost.
feelSpace
This navigation app pairs with a special belt to provide directions through tactile vibrations. It offers routing, turn-by-turn, and beeline modes, making navigation intuitive and allowing users to focus on their surroundings. Designed for outdoor use, it's also accessible for visually impaired individuals.
- Bluetooth connection to naviBelt
- Tactile vibration for directions
- Routing and turn-by-turn navigation
- Beeline mode for directional cues
- Map view and destination selection
- Siri Shortcut and VoiceOver support
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Orientation that you can feel! Description: The feelSpace app is a navigation app. It is designed to be used together with the feelSpace naviBelt. The App interfaces with the feelSpace naviBelt via Bluetooth. The naviBelt displays directions through tactile vibration around the waist. Directional information, orientation and navigation cues are intuitively understand in this way. Using tactile directions can help the user focus their eyes and attention on their surroundings during navigation. In the app, you can select the navigation mode. In routing mode or turn-by-turn-mode mode, the app navigates you from your current location to a desired destination. In the beeline mode, you receive information about the direction of a destination. Directions are displayed in a tactile manner (together with the naviBelt), graphically and, optionally, acoustically. The app is designed for outdoors use. Care was taken to ensure that visually impaired and blind people can also use the app without any problems. Features: • connect via Bluetooth to the naviBelt, • adapt intensity of the vibration, • map view, • select a destination though clicking on the map, searching for an address, entering coordinates, • select a navigation mode (compute and display tactilely the direction between your current location and the destination), • Set bookmarks, • Supported assistance through Siri Shortcut, VoiceOver Mode. If you do not yet have your own naviBelt, please visit our website: www.feelSpace.de and contact us. Feedback: We are happy to get your feedback. Please contact us by mail: feedback@feelspace.de Note: A naviBelt, GPS data, internet and Bluetooth are required to use the application’s full range of features. Their continuous use can greatly reduce the battery life of your smartphone. For long trips, an additional battery for the smartphone is recommended. The development of this App was supported with funds by the EU (“Europa für Niedersachsen”, EFRE).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: feelSpace at every 5 weeks against Ariadne's Clew's every 38 months. Ariadne's Clew's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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.
Ariadne's Clew ships an update every 38 months, feelSpace every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ariadne's Clew | feelSpace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denis Malykh | feelSpace GmbH |
In-app purchases
Ariadne's Clew
No in-app purchases
feelSpace
No in-app purchases









