Ariadne's Clew vs waveOut
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.
waveOut
Navigate your surroundings using immersive spatial audio cues and virtual waypoints. This app offers a hands-free, intuitive experience by guiding you with sound, allowing you to focus on the world around you.
- Audio Augmented Reality waypoints
- Spatial audio guidance
- Hands-free navigation by hearing
- Multiple view modes (cards, map, AR)
- Save favorite places and routes
- Indoor and outdoor navigation
- Explore nearby places
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The world's first spatial audio navigation app - See the world through your ears. Our mission is to make navigation easy for everyone. **Features at a glance: 1. Audio Augmented Reality - Virtual waypoints are placed in the real world around you 2. Spatial Audio - You can hear the waypoints as if a friend was calling 3. Navigation by Hearing - Follow the sounds until the destination. Simple and hands-free 4. Three views: descriptive cards, map view (classic) and AR view 5. Save favourite places and routes 6. Three different guiding sounds 7. Explore nearby places with “Around Me” 8. Navigate indoors as easily as outdoor **What to do -Wear headphones -Start a route -The phone’s back camera must be facing the same direction you are looking at as images of the streets and house walls are analysed locally on your phone to improve localization (data is not stored or processed for anything else). -Follow the audio: no need to look at the screen -To get the best experience, please check out our tutorials **Route planning can be done: -Directly on the app -In your (desktop) browser with the web planner at: https://app.waveout.app/map -Places and routes can saved on your account and can be user later for navigation. ** Help us improve All feedback is welcome! It is the way by which we will improve. If you have any suggestions, questions or need help, please write us at support@dreamwaves.io With your help, we create the navigation of the future! ** Free version and premium features The app has all the features in place for audio navigation and is currently completely free. In the future we will introduce premium features including higher localization accuracy and these will be part of a subscription plan. ** App details Headphones are needed to hear the waypoints. Even though we use spatial audio, any headphone model will work. For the best experience, we recommend open headphones so you are always aware of the world around you. For an amazing experience we will support selected hearables. Stay tuned! ** Behind the scenes An intuitive experience requires that the virtual content is displayed flawlessly. We use state-of-the art computer vision methods to determine the location of the user within the world. We take the latest augmented reality toolkits, global positioning advances and machine learning methods, combine them with some magic and obtain the position with incredible accuracy. **Spatial audio Spatial audio simulates the way people naturally understand sound locations. When a phone rings, or a friend calls, you immediately turn your head. Spatial audio does the same and we use this to help you find the next waypoint in the easiest way. Terms of service: Privacy policy: https://www.dreamwaves.io/impressum.html Website: https://www.dreamwaves.io Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamwaves.io/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreamwaves.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/dreamwaves_io LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dreamwaves Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvX11E-zUioNxhqEl2PLBZg/featured
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: waveOut at every 5 weeks against Ariadne's Clew's every 38 months. Ariadne's Clew's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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, waveOut every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ariadne's Clew | waveOut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denis Malykh | Dreamwaves GmbH |
In-app purchases
Ariadne's Clew
No in-app purchases
waveOut
No in-app purchases









