# HandBearing: Marine Compass — Sailing Log & Pelorus Sight

> Sailing Log & Pelorus Sight (iPhone/iPad app by Netflowers Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/handbearing-marine-compass/id6805309976 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Netflowers Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1672067319)
- Category: Navigation, Utilities
- Price: $1.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.5 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Bangla, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France) and 34 more
- Released: 2026-10-04
- Data updated: 2026-10-22

## What is HandBearing?

The compass apps on your phone show a dial from above, as if the phone lay flat on a chart table. A real hand bearing compass works differently: you hold it up at eye level, sight your target over it, and read the bearing off the side of a floating vertical card. HandBearing puts that instrument on your screen.

SIGHT AND READ
- Hold your phone up and aim at a lighthouse, a buoy, a vessel or a peak
- The vertical card turns behind dome glass, damped like the real liquid-filled instrument, and the lubber line reads your bearing
- True or magnetic reference, with the reciprocal bearing always at hand
- Lay the phone flat and the same card shows its top face, a round compass rose; tilt it in between and you see both, because it is a cylinder

MARK IT
- One tap records the bearing with the time, and your position if you choose
- Keep a log, label each bearing and share it as plain text
- HOLD freezes the reading while you write it down
- Track a marked bearing over time and see on the display whether it holds steady or drifts

MADE FOR THE WATCH ON DECK
- Night mode: deep red illumination keeps your night vision
- A degrees-of-error readout is always on screen, plus a calibration guide: check the instrument against a known landmark before you rely on it

GOOD TO KNOW
The phone's magnetic sensor is affected by nearby metal, electronics and magnets. Base navigation decisions on your vessel's proper instruments, charts and official information. This app is not a substitute for required marine equipment.

## Is HandBearing safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess HandBearing.

## Is HandBearing legit?

HandBearing: Marine Compass appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for HandBearing is 70 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-10-12

Updated the App Store description to make the app's features easier to find.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-04

No release notes.

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