Comparison

Indigo Nav vs MetroRide MSP

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

MetroRide MSP

This app allows paratransit passengers to manage their trips online. Users can book, cancel, and confirm rides, view vehicle locations, and update personal information. Access is granted using existing login credentials.

Highlights
  • Book trips online
  • Cancel trips online
  • Confirm trips online
  • View vehicle location
  • Review and edit personal information
  • Login with existing credentials
Features
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With PASS App, paratransit passengers can use their mobile phone or tablet to book, cancel or confirm trips online and see when their vehicle is on the way. They can also review and edit personal information and utilize advanced location services. A user profile already exists on the agency’s system (PASS backend). To access the account, the rider simply logs in using your existing Client ID and password. There are no paid services associated with the account. Clients simply use the application to book, view, or cancel their trips. Since a user profile already exists in the PASS platform, clients can log in using their existing Client ID and password.

Screenshots

Indigo Nav4 screens
MetroRide MSP3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MetroRide MSP at 5.0 against Indigo Nav's 4.0. MetroRide MSP also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Indigo Nav's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

MetroRide MSP 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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Indigo Nav versus MetroRide MSP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIndigo NavMetroRide MSP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (27 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmerican Printing House for the Blind (APH)Metropolitan Council

In-app purchases

None

Indigo Nav

No in-app purchases

None

MetroRide MSP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Indigo Nav free?
Indigo Nav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MetroRide MSP free?
MetroRide MSP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Indigo Nav or MetroRide MSP?
MetroRide MSP is rated higher. Indigo Nav averages 4.0 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while MetroRide MSP averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Indigo Nav or MetroRide MSP have ads?
Neither Indigo Nav nor MetroRide MSP shows ads.

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