# Digital Bearing Compass — user reviews > 22 indexed App Store user reviews of Digital Bearing Compass by Thomas Oswald, rated 4.30/5 from 12 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/digital-bearing-compass/id1459486631/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/digital-bearing-compass/id1459486631.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 10 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (2 of 22) ### 4/5 — GPS Positions *2020-01-19, version 2.10* I have just purchased and downloaded this app and so far so good. However, as I use Degrees Decimal Minutes (DDM) for all my GPS positions, is there any way of changing the screen display from Degrees Minutes Seconds (DMS) to DDM please? ### 3/5 — Ganz gut, aber ... *2019-09-14, version 2.0* ... folgende Verbesserungen wären wünschenswert: - die Buttons ‚Save Bearing‘ sprechen schlecht an. Ich muss oft Tippen. Stört beim Peilen - Kamera-Zoom zur besseren Erkennung der zu peilenden Objekte - Ausgabe der Koordinaten des Fix - Angabe einer Einheit bei der Distanz zum Fix (bitte km wenn metrisch gewählt, ansonsten nm, in jedem Fall aber bitte angeben! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Very unsatisfactory *2020-05-12, version 2.14* I am using an iPhone 8+ with latest version.. App needs phone to be held horizontally and will not zoom so only very near items can be identified. After much trying at sea and on land I have not achieved a single reliable fix and request a refund. ### 1/5 — Camera not visible on iPad Air 2 *2020-05-09, version 2.14* I downloaded the app about a week ago and the camera worked fine. Since the update 3 days ago the camera does not work. ### 1/5 — Can’t see *2020-01-27, version 2.10* One star because despite following all the instructions I can’t see as the camera is not being picked up. Using latest iOS version Contacted the developer and no response. Very poor Thomas Thanks for reply I am using iPhone 6+ on ver 12.4.4 It is not jailbroke Regards Rob Thomas Thanks at least I know Reason I downloaded as it say it runs on my device No intention of buying new phone so sadly I must ask for the refund🙁 Thank for taking time to explain Regards You sent a message on Apple using the same wording as used here then asked me same questions Even though the app say iPhone + will run the app we know it will not Please simply process the refund It seems that the promise is hollow I have asked 3 times and all you can ask is my phone jailbroke Please just do the refund Thomas the App Store actually says “works on this device” nothing about what phone Rob ### 1/5 — Cannot get camera to work *2019-09-15, version 2.0* No image on iPhone 6+ ### 1/5 — Digital Bearing Compass *2019-08-13* App will not display camera view. Using iPhone 5s and latest iOS **Developer response:** As I wrote to you in the email, iPhone 5s does not support augmented reality, only iPhone 7 upwards. You should not be able to download the app, most probably your device is jailbroken. ### 1/5 — Not worth the cost *2019-08-09, version 1.8* Terrible app..completely freezes up the phone/camera..junk. I’m an 40 year airline pilot, power boat and sailboat user. My iPhone 8 and IPad Air has the latest software. ### 1/5 — Could be really useful but doesn’t work. *2019-06-23, version 1.3* To the developer following their response to my review: a) In the App Store the information on your app says specifically that it is compatible with my device. b) it also does not work on my iPad which is a recent model. c) my device is running IOS 12.3.1 as I told you in my email. d) you did not say in your email to me that the app required a particular chipset nor that it wouldn’t work on an iPhone 5s. What you said was, ‘This is very strange. I will try to find out if such a thing ever happened and is documented in the internet. I will keep you informed.’ I’m sorry if you are upset with my review but it is based upon fact and my experience. Your response is not an accurate reflection of my experience nor of our exchange of emails. ### 2/5 — Nettes Spielzeug... *2020-01-25, version 2.10* ...aber auf See im Wellengang kaum zu gebrauchen. Dafür sind die Schriften zu klein und heben sich oft genug nicht vom Hintergrund ab. ### 2/5 — Cannot see *2019-09-01, version 2.0* Potentially a good app.. but in sunlight, I just cannot see the text no matter how I change it. Please make it readable and bigger! ### 3/5 — No camera on I pad *2020-05-22, version 2.15* Works very well on my i phone, I would give five stars, but camera function not working on my i pad. Please advise, thank you ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great little app *2024-04-14, version 3.2* Very handy, simple and functional. Working fine for me on an iPhone 13 Mini running iOS 17. ### 5/5 — First it didn’t but now it does. *2022-06-08, version 3.2* The Digital Bearing Compass for some inexplicable reason didn’t work when I first installed it on my iPad Pro. It worked on my wife’s ipad but even with Thomas’s help, I couldn’t get it to work on mine. Today, whilst cleaning out unused apps, I fired it up just to be sure before deleting it and lo and behold, it works perfectly. Must have had some updates. As far as the app goes, it’s brilliant, I love it! ### 5/5 — Does what it says on the box *2021-09-26, version 3.2* This app is easy to use and has no unnecessary cruft. When I had a question about locating a distant fix (which appear smaller due to the distance), the developer responded quickly and helpfully. ### 5/5 — Digital bearing compass is excellent *2021-04-15, version 3.1* I live work and play in Australia where the magnetic declination is 13° east. I have a boat and use it a great deal and I am always trying to ensure parity between the magnetic compass and the digital true North GPS, heading sensor and fluxgate compass. I see that this app gets an average of three stars and honestly that’s not fair. The rules for easterly declination are the opposite of westerly declination and I suspect most people don’t even know the declination of their area and therefore can never reconcile true and magnetic north. I purchased this app fired it up and blow me down...it is almost perfect. ### 5/5 — Pas mal du tout *2020-11-02, version 3.0* What’s can of precision could we obtain with this app? ### 5/5 — So far so good *2020-05-09, version 2.14* Nice useful app, reasonable price. would love to see one feature added... the ability to re-zero (or offset) pitch, bank and compass heading from any iPad / iPhone position so iPad could be mounted in some position other than directly in line of sight but still give (relative) pitch / bank and heading... ### 5/5 — Very nice navigation app. *2020-05-03, version 2.13* Useful for boating. I wish there were a way to have it record the bearing so that I can check my progress on a return journey. ### 5/5 — Usefull *2020-05-02, version 2.13* Juste great ! ### 5/5 — Great app *2020-01-17, version 2.10* Started using this app on an iPhone 7, now using on an iPhone Xs. Works great, never any problems. ### 5/5 — Calibration *2019-07-30, version 1.7* I like this app but it is showing an error of 30 degrees. I am wondering if it can be calibrated. Thank you for your reply, the app is working perfectly now and I have found it very useful. Well worth five stars. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-24.*