Comparison

Accurate Compass Navigation vs Compass Guide

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

Head to head
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

About

Compass Guide

This application provides directional guidance and heading information using your device's compass. It's designed to help users find their way in various situations.

Highlights
  • Directional finding
  • Heading information
  • Outdoor navigation aid
  • Hiking GPS support
Features
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Compass Guide is a simple, reliable digital compass for hiking, navigation, and everyday direction-finding — no account required. FIND YOUR WAY • Live compass heading in true north or magnetic north • Calibration guidance and an accuracy indicator you can trust • Your coordinates, altitude, and speed at a glance NAVIGATE TO A DESTINATION • Set a destination by map, clipboard coordinates, or manual entry • See live bearing and distance to where you're headed • Save multiple destinations with Premium SEE THE SKY • Sun and moon position markers on the dial (Premium) • Night mode with a red-tinted display to protect your night vision MAKE IT YOURS • Six compass styles: Classic, Field, Nautical, Military, Surveyor, and Minimal • Choose degrees or mils, metric or imperial units • Keep the screen on, add a haptic tick at true north, and use the built-in flashlight SHARE YOUR HEADING • Export a shareable image card with your heading and location details GO PREMIUM YOUR WAY • Unlock every feature with a one-time purchase — no subscription • Or watch a short ad anytime to unlock Premium free for 24 hours Compass Guide works fully offline for core compass features and never asks you to create an account.

Screenshots

Accurate Compass Navigation4 screens
Compass Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Compass Guide at every 2 weeks against Accurate Compass Navigation's every 13 months. Compass Guide also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Accurate Compass Navigation's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 38%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 and Compass Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Accurate Compass Navigation against 4.5 for Compass Guide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 193 and 125 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Accurate Compass Navigation's written reviews are positive against 38% of Compass Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Accurate Compass Navigation ships an update every 13 months, Compass Guide every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Accurate Compass Navigation versus Compass Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccurate Compass NavigationCompass Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (193 ratings) — better4.5 (125 ratings)
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings193 — better125
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNgo NaAPPS BAY LIMITED

Customer experience

Accurate Compass Navigation

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

Compass Guide

All ratings125 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

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
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  • 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

Compass Guide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Accurate Compass Navigation

One-time1
  • Use compass app without ads$1.99
1 purchases

Compass Guide

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Accurate Compass Navigation free?
Accurate Compass Navigation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Compass Guide free?
Compass Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Accurate Compass Navigation or Compass Guide?
Accurate Compass Navigation is rated higher. Accurate Compass Navigation averages 4.6 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while Compass Guide averages 4.5 from 125 ratings.
Do Accurate Compass Navigation or Compass Guide have ads?
Both Accurate Compass Navigation and Compass Guide show ads.
Which is updated more often, Accurate Compass Navigation or Compass Guide?
Accurate Compass Navigation ships an update every 13 months, and Compass Guide every 2 weeks. Most recently, Accurate Compass Navigation was updated on September 23, 2026 and Compass Guide on September 24, 2026.

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