Compass Live vs Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass Live
A straightforward and easy-to-read compass app with a large display for clear direction and heading indication. Its minimalist design prioritizes usability for quick access to navigation information.
- Large display for easy reading
- Shows direction and heading
- Simple and intuitive design
- Live direction updates
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Compass Compass-Live 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!.
Compass
A straightforward compass app with a large, easy-to-read display showing your direction and heading. Its minimalist design prioritizes simplicity and usability for quick navigation.
- Large display
- Shows direction
- Shows heading
- Simple design
- Easy to read
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Compass 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 ratings volume: Compass Live at 106 against Compass's 15. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Compass Live against 4.1 for Compass. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass Live has 106 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Compass Live's written reviews are positive against 50% of Compass's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 109 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Compass Live | Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (106 ratings) — better | 4.1 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 109 months | Every 109 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 | 8 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aishvarya Sadasivam | Ramalingam Sivaramakrishnan |
Customer experience
Compass Live
Compass
In-app purchases
Compass Live
No in-app purchases
Compass
No in-app purchases
