Compass Live vs Simple 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!.
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 Live at 4.2 against Simple Compass's 3.1. Compass Live also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 25%) and ratings volume (106 vs 14). Simple Compass's advantage is update cadence (every 18 months vs every 109 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.
Compass Live holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass Live has 106 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Compass Live's written reviews are positive against 25% of Simple Compass's.
Compass Live ships an update every 109 months, Simple Compass every 18 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Compass Live | Simple Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (106 ratings) — better | 3.1 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 109 months | Every 18 months — 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aishvarya Sadasivam | Ramalingam Sivaramakrishnan |
Customer experience
Compass Live
Simple Compass
In-app purchases
Compass Live
No in-app purchases
Simple Compass
No in-app purchases
Questions
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