# Lazarillo Accessible GPS

> Download the guiding app for blind and visually impaired.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lazarillo](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lazarillo)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.lazarillo`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** LAZARILLO
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 276,864
- **Rating:** 4.19 / 5 (1,881 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.3.23
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-20
- **First published:** 2016-09-08
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 55 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lazarillo)
- **Website:** [https://lazarillo.app/](https://lazarillo.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://lazarillo.app/privacy](https://lazarillo.app/privacy)

## Description

Lazarillo Accessible GPS is a free, user-friendly app designed specifically for individuals who are blind or have low vision. It provides real-time audio guidance, helping users explore outdoors and indoors with turn-by-turn navigation and location announcements including streets, intersections, and nearby businesses. The app supports customizable features such as voice options, language selection, and layout adjustments to tailor the navigation experience.

Developed in close collaboration with visually impaired users, Lazarillo offers easy search options by category or specific places, favorites saving, and seamless indoor navigation with Bluetooth beacon support. Its goal is to empower users with autonomy and safety while traveling. Visit lazarillo.app for more information, tutorials, and support.

## Rankings

- #135,279 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.lazarillo.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise Lazarillo Accessible GPS for its strong accessibility features, with spoken street names and audio cues that help blind users navigate unknown areas. However, many report core reliability issues across reviews: location accuracy and offline/mobile data problems, occasional UI bugs (search results not opening, bottom bar disappearing), incomplete features (saving favorites and dynamic routing), and localization gaps (more language options and some Arabic localization crashes). Several users also request improvements like volume control, 3D audio, and up-to-date nearby places. The app shows promise, but reliability and localization need work.

### Pros

- Excellent accessibility for visually impaired users; reads street names and nearby shops to aid independent navigation.
- Beneficial audio cues and voice feedback, often preferred over other navigation apps for blind users.
- Helpful in unknown places and generally easy to use for outdoor navigation.
- Positive support from customer service when issues arise.

### Cons

- Location accuracy and reliability problems, including poor offline performance and data-dependent inaccuracies.
- UI/UX bugs and instability (e.g., search results not opening on tap, bottom bar disappearing).
- Routing and feature gaps (e.g., trouble saving favorites and inconsistent route recalculation).
- Localization and language issues (requests for more languages; occasional crashes with Arabic).
- Nearby places and bus stops can be outdated.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lazarillo)