UbiPark vs Virtual Compass º
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UbiPark
Easily find, navigate to, and pay for parking spots. This app streamlines the entire parking process, from searching for available on-street or off-street locations to entering and exiting car parks using your smartphone.
- Search for on-street and off-street parking
- View parking rates and restrictions
- Turn-by-turn navigation with live traffic
- Smartphone-based car park access
- In-app payment to avoid queues
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Take the hassle out of car parking and park, quick, smart. UbiPark allows you to search, navigate, access and pay for parking all from your smartphone! Make finding a parking spot easier – saving you time and money. Use UbiPark to: - SEARCH for the best available on-street or off-street car park. For on-street parking, review rates & related parking restrictions. Looking for an off-street car park? Be provided with rates, opening hours, height restrictions, pictures of the car park entry & more! - NAVIGATE to your selected car park using turn-by-turn directions. Avoid any traffic congestion with a live-traffic data feed. - ACCESS allows you to enter and exit the car park with a touch of your smartphone, no more paper tickets. - PAY via our smartphone app, save time and money & avoid the pay station queue.
Virtual Compass º
This app overlays a precise compass and GPS coordinates onto your camera's view, offering real-time direction and location tracking. Navigate easily by seeing your heading and position directly on your surroundings.
- Real-time compass direction
- Real-time compass heading
- GPS coordinates display
- Camera viewfinder integration
- Instant GPS readings
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Virtual Compass is a camera compass that accurately navigates users through virtual navigation and compass direction. Just open the app and see an accurate compass heading and compass direction displayed over what is in front of you. Your GPS coordinates are always displayed as well, so you can always identify where you are, making it easier to navigate using the virtual compass. Virtual Compass includes: -accurate realtime compass direction in big bold font -accurate realtime compass heading -your real time GPS coordinates -easy-to-use view finder (via your phone's camera) to accurately identify compass direction and compass heading. -instant gps readings -camera compass Get an accurate virtual compass reading instantly!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: UbiPark at none against Virtual Compass º's shown. UbiPark also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UbiPark ships an update monthly, Virtual Compass º every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UbiPark | Virtual Compass º |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (308 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 308 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Unified Parking Pty Ltd | Villegas Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
UbiPark
Virtual Compass º
In-app purchases
UbiPark
No in-app purchases
Virtual Compass º
No in-app purchases
