Compass vs The 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!.
The Compass
Easily determine your direction with this straightforward navigation tool. Personalize the app's appearance by customizing background and text colors to your liking. Enjoy a simple, visually appealing way to check your bearings.
- Quick direction checking
- Customizable background color
- Customizable text color
- Magnetic compass functionality
- User-friendly interface
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This is a simple compass app that allows you to quickly check your direction. Additionally, it offers the option to customize the compass to your preferred colors. What can you do with "The Compass" app? - Quickly check your direction - Color customization (you can change the background color and text color) It's an app that allows you to check your direction like a magnetic compass. You can freely set the background color and text color to any color you like, so you can choose your favorite color scheme and enjoy it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Compass at 4.7 against Compass's 3.5. The Compass also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
The Compass holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Compass has 141 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Compass's written reviews are positive against 57% of The Compass's.
Compass ships an update every 5 months, The Compass every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass | The Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (17 ratings) | 4.7 (141 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 141 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aishvarya Sadasivam | Vida Apps Incorporated |
Customer experience
Compass
The Compass
In-app purchases
Compass
No in-app purchases
The Compass
No in-app purchases
