Compass vs Simple Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass
This app provides a clear and easy-to-read digital compass with a large display showing your direction and heading. Its straightforward design prioritizes simplicity and usability for quick navigation.
- Large display for easy reading
- Shows direction and heading
- Simple and intuitive design
- Free to use
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Compass-Free is a super simple compass that is very easy to read with a huge display showing you the direction and heading. Its simple design makes it awesome!. Please rate us if you like it and share it with your friends!.
Simple Compass
This application provides a straightforward and easy-to-read compass with a large display for direction and heading. Its minimalist design ensures a user-friendly experience for quick navigation.
- Large display for easy reading
- Shows direction and heading
- Simple and intuitive design
- Free to use
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Simple Compass Simple Compass-Free is a super simple compass that is very easy to read with a huge display showing you the direction and heading. Its simple design makes it awesome!. Please rate us if you like it and share it with your friends!.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Compass at 3.5 against Simple Compass's 3.1. Compass also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 18 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Compass holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Compass's written reviews are positive against 25% of Simple Compass's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Compass ships an update every 5 months, Simple Compass every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass | Simple Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (17 ratings) — better | 3.1 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aishvarya Sadasivam | Ramalingam Sivaramakrishnan |
Customer experience
Compass
Simple Compass
In-app purchases
Compass
No in-app purchases
Simple Compass
No in-app purchases
