Comparison

Indigo Nav vs Handy Compass

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Indigo Nav

This turn-by-turn GPS app offers comprehensive outdoor navigation with unique accessibility features, including enhanced verbosity for visually impaired users. Explore points of interest, record custom routes with waypoints, and receive audio-visual feedback for turns and intersections.

Highlights
  • Turn-by-turn GPS navigation
  • Enhanced accessibility for blind users
  • Virtual exploration of POIs and route turning points
  • Waypoint route recording and saving
  • LookAround Wand for directional information
  • Customizable POI creation and sharing
  • Audio and vibration feedback for navigation cues
Features
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Indigo is a fully accessible turn-by-turn GPS app. It has all the outdoor navigation features you expect plus unique offerings you cannot get anywhere else including extra verbosity for blind users. Features: Four main tabs are easy to access at the bottom of the screen. Routes, Location, POIs and settings Indigo has the option to explore POIs or route turning points virtually. Transit Routes can be created and nearby transit stops will be announced. A unique Indigo feature: record a route using breadcrumbs called Waypoints. No other accessible app has this. You can add these waypoints with the Add Button or you can shake the phone to create a waypoint. It also automatically records a point after you have gone a certain distance. These waypoint routes can be saved for future use. The LookAround Wand in the upper right corner tells you what is in the direction your phone is pointing. The More Info button on the Location screen gives the altitude and speed. Create your own POIs and share your POIs with others or keep them private with a shortcut on the Location page or from the POIs page. POI categories are announced with search results and make finding your destination easier. Audio tones and vibrations give feedback throughout the app letting you know about upcoming turns, critical intersection information and when search is loading A robust route menu includes multiple methods of choosing a destination starting with a POI and an address from your contact list, your route history and many more. Settings include many customization options like vibrations, vision contrast, color settings and distance units. There are announcement options like right/left, clockface, or both.

About

Handy Compass

This navigation tool helps you find directions and locate specific items or places. Easily mark and track locations on a map, and even find your parked car.

Highlights
  • Find directions
  • Locate items
  • Track saved places
  • Move map symbols
  • Find parked car
Features
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Handy Compass is a compass app that helps you find directions or locate items whenever needed. You can also use this app to find your car in the parking lot. FEATURES: - Add and track a place or item by clicking "+". - You can move and relocate the symbol wherever you want by dragging the map.

Screenshots

Indigo Nav4 screens
Handy Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Handy Compass at 5.0 against Indigo Nav's 4.0. Handy Compass also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Indigo Nav's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Handy Compass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Indigo Nav has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Indigo Nav ships an update every 4 months, Handy Compass every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Indigo Nav versus Handy Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIndigo NavHandy Compass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (27 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmerican Printing House for the Blind (APH)APPS BAY LIMITED

Customer experience

Indigo Nav

All ratings24 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Handy Compass

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Indigo Nav

No in-app purchases

None

Handy Compass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Indigo Nav free?
Indigo Nav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Handy Compass free?
Handy Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Indigo Nav or Handy Compass?
Handy Compass is rated higher. Indigo Nav averages 4.0 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Handy Compass averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Indigo Nav or Handy Compass have ads?
Handy Compass shows ads; Indigo Nav does not.
Which is updated more often, Indigo Nav or Handy Compass?
Indigo Nav ships an update every 4 months, and Handy Compass every 2 weeks. Most recently, Indigo Nav was updated on September 16, 2026 and Handy Compass on June 10, 2026.

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