Comparison

Compass vs Accurate Compass Navigation

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Compass

This app displays your current latitude, longitude, and elevation. It also allows you to lock your current heading and provides a visual indicator to help you stay on course.

Highlights
  • Displays latitude and longitude
  • Shows current elevation
  • Lock current heading
  • On-course indicator
Features
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Find compass directions, see your latitude, longitude, and elevation, all with Compass from Apple. Features • See the latitude and longitude of your current location. • Tap the screen to lock in the current heading, then watch for a red band to see if you’re on course.

About

Accurate Compass Navigation

Navigate with confidence using a globally accurate compass. Customize its appearance with various designs and colors. Features include true or magnetic north, a bubble level, and location sharing.

Highlights
  • Global accuracy for true and magnetic north
  • Display location with coordinates and address
  • Bubble level for tilt measurement
  • Customizable housing colors, disk, needle, and background
  • Location sharing via email and SMS
Features
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Accurate Compass is a simple application and easy to be used with various designs and colors customized to produce high quality graphic. Accurate Compass can be used for most of your outdoor activities such as travel, picnics, camping, hiking or boating. There are many compass apps on the market but most of them work accurately only in America but less accurate in Australia and Asia. Our app can work accurately all over the world. It can display True North (default, GPS on) or Magnetic North and Level (tilt). With this application you can customize your compass as follow: - 7 housing (case) colors from white to blue - Option for black or white disk - 4 background options - 3 types of direction needle Features: - Display directions in magnetic north and true north - Display location with coordinates, address and gps altitude (check Setting). Click location will show on map - Display bubble level. - Share your location with friends through email, sms... * GPS must be turned on and fixed for True North, coordinates, address and altitude, you choose "Allow" when first run * Important note: Hold phone/tablet in fixed magnetic field, away from computers, other phones / tablets, cables and electrical devices for accurate measurement results * During the time you use our app, we collect anonymous data and error reports in order to improve application. Follow our official Twitter account: https://twitter.com/pvdapps or Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/accucompass/ *** If you like this app, please support us, you can remove ads from the Menu *** We welcome your ideas and suggestions, please email us at: support+compass@pvdapps.com

Screenshots

Compass1 screens
Accurate Compass Navigation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Accurate Compass Navigation at 4.6 against Compass's 3.3. Accurate Compass Navigation also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 22%). Compass's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Accurate Compass Navigation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Accurate Compass Navigation holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass has 2.2K ratings behind it against 193, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Compass's written reviews are positive against 64% of Accurate Compass Navigation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compass ships an update every 8 months, Accurate Compass Navigation every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Compass versus Accurate Compass Navigation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompassAccurate Compass Navigation
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (2.2K ratings)4.6 (193 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.9% of reviews64.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.2K — better193
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApple Inc.Ngo Na

Customer experience

Compass

All ratings2,240 ratings
Positive55.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative37.4%
Written reviews534 reviews
Positive21.9%
Neutral7.3%
Negative70.8%

Accurate Compass Navigation

All ratings193 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative32.0%

User reviews

Compass

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Simple and effective
  • 🗺️ Provides location and elevation data
  • 💯 Saved a life in an emergency
  • 🤖 Helpful for kids and the directionally challenged

Room to improve

  • 🧭 Inaccurate compass readings
  • 🔁 Inconsistent and unreliable direction
  • 🔒 Locked on north direction
  • 🚫 Completely non-functional

Accurate Compass Navigation

From 193 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate readings (sometimes)
  • 👍 Helpful for navigation
  • 👍 Useful for specific tasks (telescopes, satellite dishes)
  • 👍 Simple and clean design
  • 👍 Works on iPad (for some users)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate readings
  • 🐛 Frozen compass
  • 🐛 Backwards readings
  • 🐛 Does not work on iPhone
  • 🐛 Does not work on iPad (for some users)

Bugs and requests

Compass

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Compass frozen or stuck on one direction
  • Compass showing opposite direction
  • Elevation and location data not working
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to switch between magnetic and true north
  • Integration with CarPlay and Apple Watch
  • Option to display coordinates in decimal degrees
  • Customizable compass face with cardinal directions

Accurate Compass Navigation

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Compass needle is frozen
  • Compass is backwards
  • Compass does not work on iPad
  • Compass does not work on iPhone
  • Compass is not accurate
Show 7 more
  • Compass gives two different outcomes (True/Magnetic North)
  • Compass needle stays at 0 degrees
  • Text dial does not rotate
  • Altitude does not display
  • Decimal coordinates do not display
  • App is just a picture of a compass
  • Compass doesn't move

Requested features

6 requests
  • Improve graphics
  • Allow color customization
  • Reduce calibration needs
  • Fix altitude display bug
  • Fix decimal coordinate bug
Show 1 more
  • Make the app more modern

In-app purchases

None

Compass

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Accurate Compass Navigation

One-time1
  • Use compass app without ads$1.99

Questions

Is Compass free?
Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Accurate Compass Navigation free?
Accurate Compass Navigation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Compass or Accurate Compass Navigation?
Accurate Compass Navigation is rated higher. Compass averages 3.3 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while Accurate Compass Navigation averages 4.6 from 193 ratings.
Do Compass or Accurate Compass Navigation have ads?
Accurate Compass Navigation shows ads; Compass does not.
Which is updated more often, Compass or Accurate Compass Navigation?
Compass ships an update every 8 months, and Accurate Compass Navigation every 13 months. Most recently, Compass was updated on October 14, 2026 and Accurate Compass Navigation on October 11, 2026.

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