Useful, big text and contrast
I’ve been using this throughout the day for city navigation, garden planning and hiking. Big, bold cardinals are easy to read and it is very responsive to a change in direction. Much more beefy than the iPhone’s built-in app.
Response from developer
Thank you for the great review! I designed Big North to be simple, responsive and easy to read at a glance. It’s especially gratifying to hear that you’re finding it useful for everything from city navigation to gardening and hiking. That’s exactly the kind of everyday versatility I was hoping for.
Great watch app
I get tired of Apple’s built-in apps that use very small fonts but leave a lot of empty blank space. The built-in compass app is a prime example as it is almost impossible to read and is absolutely a terrible design from a functionality standpoint. Fortunately 3rd party apps like Big North help solve this problem with an easy to read compass. Apple could learn something from this app. Now I just wish there was a Big North widget that could be added to the Smart Stack.
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Response from developer
Thank you for the thoughtful review and for your helpful feedback on Reddit! I created Big North because I wanted a compass that was easy to read at a glance, especially outdoors. I’ve just released an update that removes the “BN” prefix from the complication, as you suggested. I’m glad you’re enjoying the app, and I’ll certainly explore the possibility of adding a Smart Stack widget in a future version.
Very nice
Simple, elegant, and useful!
Perfect
This is exactly the watch app I have wanted. Whether walking in a city or hiking in nature, I like to keep track of direction. In the mountains, I want to know the altitude. Although my watch already had a compass and complications to display altitude and distance, this is the only one that I can read easily without putting on glasses. Each swipe of the screen provides a beautiful layout with large letters and numbers in bright coded colors. It is an app dedicated to the information I most want to see, with no clutter. Thank you for developing this app.
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