Comparison

Bagua Compass Tools vs Ephora

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

Head to head
About

Bagua Compass Tools

This app helps you understand Feng Shui principles by calculating your personal "gua" symbol based on your birthday. It then uses your device's compass to identify auspicious and inauspicious directions for your living space, offering tips to enhance positive energy and neutralize negative influences.

Highlights
  • Personal "gua" symbol calculation
  • Eight flow directions of Qi detection
  • Auspicious and inauspicious direction identification
  • Compass-based directional guidance
  • Tips for utilizing or neutralizing directions
Features
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Feng Shui means "Wind and Water". This art seeks to achieve harmony and balance between ourselves and our surroundings. When you choose a home, move in and arrange your furniture you are already either practicing good Feng Shui or bad Feng Shui. Bagua Compass application gets your birthday and calculates a "gua" symbol. Base on the "gua" symbol that is calculated, we can detect eight flow directions of Qi with four auspicious directions and four Inauspicious directions. Using compass inside your iPhone, we will tell you which is best direction to using and bad direction to avoid, there are some tips per direction to utilize or Neutralizing their effect.

About

Ephora

Effortlessly remove unwanted text, watermarks, objects, and backgrounds from your photos. Create professional-looking headshots for your CV or LinkedIn profile with AI-powered editing tools. Offers various editing options, including background changes and artistic filters.

Highlights
  • Remove text and watermarks
  • Erase unwanted objects and people
  • Change photo backgrounds
  • Generate AI headshots
  • Create product branding visuals
  • Apply artistic filters and adjustments
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Remove text, watermarks, objects and backgrounds from your photos in one tap. Turn a selfie into a studio-style headshot for your CV or LinkedIn. Start with free credits, then buy a credit pack or an optional plan. Every tool shows its credit cost before you tap. Unused credits stay in your balance, and if an AI edit fails, the credits go back to you. Built for online sellers, job seekers and anyone who needs one clean photo today. WHAT YOU CAN DO Text & Watermark Eraser Erase text, captions, date stamps and watermarks. The AI fills in what was behind them, so the photo looks untouched. Object Eraser Mark an unwanted object or person and remove it. The gap is filled with detail that matches the rest of the photo. Background Remover Cut a person or a product out of its background in one tap. Handy for product listings, profile pictures and social posts. Background Changer Pick your photo and the background you want. Ephora places your subject into the new scene as one image. AI Headshot Turn one selfie into a studio-style headshot for your CV or LinkedIn. Ephora keeps your face and your own clothes. Each headshot uses 10 credits; generate again for another take. Product Branding Upload your product, your logo and a background, choose your brand colors, and get a product visual ready for your shop or socials. Ephora It Turn a portrait into a soft, illustrated look with a pastel glow. Filters & Adjustments 11 filters including Sepia, B&W, Vintage and Dramatic, plus color tints, crop, rotate and flip. CREDITS AND PLANS • Background removal, background change, object removal and Ephora It: 5 credits • AI headshot and product branding: 10 credits • Text removal: 20 credits • Credit packs are one-time purchases. • Plus adds 500 credits a month and Pro adds 1,000 credits a month, billed monthly or yearly. Plans are optional. PRIVACY Ephora's servers don't store your photos. Our AI provider processes a photo only for your edit and deletes it within 24 hours. Your photos stay yours. Plus and Pro are optional auto-renewing subscriptions, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://ephora-app.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://ephora-app.com/privacy Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bagua Compass Tools4 screens
Ephora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ephora at 100% against Bagua Compass Tools's 40%. Ephora also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Bagua Compass Tools's advantage is ratings volume (118 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Bagua Compass Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ephora sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ephora holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bagua Compass Tools has 118 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Bagua Compass Tools's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ephora's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bagua Compass Tools ships an update every 7 months, Ephora every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bagua Compass Tools versus Ephora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBagua Compass ToolsEphora
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (118 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings118 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuy PhanCodereltech

Customer experience

Bagua Compass Tools

All ratings118 ratings
Positive67.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative27.1%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative53.4%

Ephora

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bagua Compass Tools

One-time1
  • Unlock full version$4.99
3 purchases

Ephora

One-time3
  • 100 Credits$1.99
  • 500 Credits$8.99
  • 2000 Credits$19.99

Questions

Is Bagua Compass Tools free?
Bagua Compass Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ephora free?
Ephora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bagua Compass Tools or Ephora?
Ephora is rated higher. Bagua Compass Tools averages 3.8 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while Ephora averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bagua Compass Tools or Ephora have ads?
Bagua Compass Tools shows ads; Ephora does not.
Which is updated more often, Bagua Compass Tools or Ephora?
Bagua Compass Tools ships an update every 7 months, and Ephora every 4 months. Most recently, Bagua Compass Tools was updated on October 6, 2026 and Ephora on October 1, 2026.

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