HUD Nav vs ARHUDs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HUD Nav
This navigation app transforms your device into a head-up display for your car, reflecting directions and distances onto your windshield. Drive safer by keeping your eyes on the road, with customizable display modes and voice guidance.
- Head-up display for windshield reflection
- Turn-by-turn directions and distance
- Customizable HUD information modes
- Voice instructions with language choice
- Motorcycle mode for bright conditions
- Save and organize favorite locations
- Integrates with Apple Maps routes
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Transform your iPhone and iPad into a head-up display for any car with HUD Nav - Turn by turn Head up display navigation. Look for a location, chose a route and place your iPhone/iPad on the dashboard — you’ll see the directions, distances, and other information, reflected on your windshield. Drive safer and keep your eyes on the road, and know in advance what’s ahead. Features: - Watch the direction and distance to the next turn, right on the windshield - HUD interfaces with clear, simple and non-distracting information that you understand immediately - Double tap the HUD to change the information displayed. 6 different modes are available: + Direction and distance to the next turn + Direction, road/street name, and distance to the next turn + Direction and distance to the next turn, remaining distance to destination and expected time arrival (ETA) + Detailed direction, road/street name, and distance to the next turn + Map, direction and distance to the next turn + Map, direction, road/street name, and distance to the next turn - Get voice instructions and drive with a co-pilot - Choose the voice that guides you (available in some languages) - Motorcycle mode: the HUD is not mirrored so you can use the app while riding your bike, or driving in bright conditions - Save places and locations in the Historic to quickly drive to them later. Edit your historic and rename places/locations, organize them or delete them - Works with Apple Maps app: send routes from Maps to the app, and drive them with the app HUD Note! - On a clear day or bright conditions, the device screen brightness is typically insufficient to give a decent reflection for HUD mode. In that situation, you can use the app in motorcycle mode with the phone fixed with some mount. At night, in dusk, or in dull weather the reflection is normally well-discernible. - When driving, make sure that your iPhone or iPad is well fixed in some mount or on some sticky pad, and doesn't prevent you from clearly seeing the road. Continued use of GPS running in the background can quickly drain your device battery. Note that the app uses the same "route search engine" as the Maps app. However, as not all the iOS features are available in all countries, you can check the list of features available for your country at https://www.apple.com/ae/ios/feature-availability/. If you face any problems or find any bugs, please email us at support@seb-appstore.com or report the bug right from the app. We appreciate your feedback! Check out our other iPhone and iPad apps at www.seb-appstore.com, with hundreds of discounted and free apps.
ARHUDs
This app overlays navigation and trip data onto your view using augmented reality. It displays compass heading, speed, altitude, weather, distance traveled, time, and stopwatch functionality for various outdoor activities.
- Augmented reality display
- Compass heading
- Speed and altitude
- Weather information
- Distance traveled
- Time and stopwatch
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ARHUD (Augmented Reality Heads Up Display) displays in Augmented Reality the compass heading, speed, altitude, weather, distance traveled from literal start point, time, and stopwatch time elapsed. ARHUD is the Swiss Army Knife for your next adventure. Use ARHUD for cycling, running, hiking, camping, climbing, snowboarding, biking, skiing, boating, flying, and any adventure. Never have to look away from the road again with the Augmented Reality display. Place ARHUD on your dashboard, bike handles, or in front of you while you run. Never miss a beat with ARHUD. - The Compass Direction refers to the direction in which the top edge is pointing. - MASL = Meters Above Sea level. - Bottom Right corner = Current time in Military time. - Middle Right = Distance traveled from starting location as the crow flies - Top Left = Bearing - Top Right = Timer since started trip (swipe app off to reset to zero, re-open app to start timer) -Top Middle = Approximate Speed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ARHUDs at 100% against HUD Nav's 30%. ARHUDs also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). On ratings volume, ads 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
ARHUDs is free to download; HUD Nav costs $2.99 up front. HUD Nav sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ARHUDs asks for nothing beyond the download.
ARHUDs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of HUD Nav's written reviews are positive against 100% of ARHUDs's.
HUD Nav ships an update every 2 months, ARHUDs every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HUD Nav | ARHUDs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastien BUET | Praxticus Mobile Labs LLC |
Customer experience
HUD Nav
ARHUDs
In-app purchases
HUD Nav
- Maps HUD$1.99
ARHUDs
No in-app purchases








