NavKlear vs DigiKlear: Which Screen Cleaner Fits Your Gear?
By LensPen | Published: 2026-10-15
Category: Buying Guides
NavKlear is built for your car's GPS screen; DigiKlear is sized for camera LCDs and small glass. Compare both LensPen screen cleaners and pick the right one.
Quick answer
Choose NavKlear if you mainly clean a GPS screen or other larger device display; choose DigiKlear if your priority is the small glass and LCD screens on the back of a digital camera, plus drones and similar optical devices. Both use LensPen's retractable dust brush and a non-liquid cleaning element that is designed not to dry out, so the real difference is size and intended surface. If you clean both types of screens, owning both is the simplest solution.
What each screen cleaner is actually made for
NavKlear is described as a screen cleaning tool that is perfect for the GPS screen on your car. DigiKlear is designed specifically for cleaning the small digital glass and LCD screens on the backs of digital cameras, and the same design can also clean screens on other optical devices and drones. The two pens share the same core cleaning approach, but they are not interchangeable in everyday use: a pen sized for a camera LCD is fiddly on a dashboard display, and a pen sized for a GPS screen is bulky for a compact camera.
How to decide in under a minute
Look at the screen you clean most often and its size. If it lives in a car mount and you touch it with greasy fingers, NavKlear is the practical match. If it folds out from the back of a camera, or you also clean drone and optical device screens, DigiKlear is the practical match. If you clean both a GPS and a camera, buy both rather than forcing one pen to do two jobs.
What the shared LensPen design means for daily use
Both NavKlear and DigiKlear come with a handy retractable dust removal brush and a special non-liquid cleaning element, designed to never dry out. That combination matters because it removes fingerprints, dust and grease without liquid sprays or cloths that need replacing. In practice, you brush away loose dust first, then use the cleaning element on the screen surface. Because the element is non-liquid, there is nothing to leak in a glovebox or camera bag, and no drying-out clock running between uses.
Trade-offs to weigh before you buy
- NavKlear: right size, narrow focus: NavKlear is built around the GPS screen on your car, so it handles a larger dashboard display comfortably. The trade-off is that it is not described as a camera-LCD tool, so it is not the natural pick for the back of a DSLR or mirrorless body. Best if your most-touched screen is in a car mount.
- DigiKlear: precise size, smaller surface: DigiKlear is designed specifically for the small digital glass and LCD screens on the backs of digital cameras, and it also cleans screens on other optical devices and drones. The trade-off is that a pen this size is not the ideal match for a large GPS display. Best if your screens are small, camera-mounted, or spread across drones and optical devices.
- One pen or two: Both pens use the same retractable dust removal brush and non-liquid cleaning element designed to never dry out, so the decision is about surface size, not cleaning method. If you own a GPS and a camera, one pen will always be the wrong size for one of them. Buying both removes the compromise; buying one means accepting the size mismatch on the other device.
Product facts
- NavKlear GPS Screen Cleaner: NavKlear by LensPen is described as a superb new tool in screen cleaning technology and is perfect for the GPS screen on your car. If your main screen lives on a dashboard, this is the pen designed around that exact surface.
- DigiKlear™ Black Series: DigiKlear is designed specifically for cleaning the small digital glass and LCD screens on the backs of digital cameras, and can also clean screens on other optical devices and drones. If your screens are small and camera-mounted, this is the size and purpose match.
- MiniPro® Black Series: MiniPro is described as the most versatile LensPen, with a mid-range size suited to camera lenses, binocular lenses, small aperture spotting scopes and telescopes, eyepieces, and other optical items. If you also clean lenses and eyepieces, not just screens, MiniPro covers more of your gear with one tool.
Which screen cleaner should you get?
Best for
- Drivers who clean a GPS screen in the car and want a pen sized for that display
- Camera owners who clean the small digital glass and LCD screens on the backs of their cameras
- Drone and optical device users who want the same small-screen cleaning design for those screens
Not for
- Someone who only cleans a large GPS screen and would find a camera-sized pen awkward
- Someone who only cleans camera LCDs and would find a GPS-sized pen bulky
- Anyone expecting a liquid spray or a cloth-based cleaner, since these are non-liquid LensPen tools
