Compass Live vs Compass_S
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_S
A straightforward compass app offering five distinct needle designs. It displays cardinal directions in multiple formats, including Japanese, and provides GPS coordinates like latitude, longitude, and altitude. The app includes features to help maintain accuracy and can be used for specific cultural practices.
- Five needle designs
- NESW and Japanese cardinal points
- Latitude, longitude, and altitude display
- Accuracy guidance for level positioning
- Ehomaki compass for Setsubun
- Ad-free and offline modes
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This is a simple and intuitive compass app. You can choose from five different needle designs. It displays directions in NESW and Japanese cardinal points, as well as latitude, longitude, and altitude. Please hold your smartphone flat when using the compass. Accuracy will decrease if the device is not held level. When tilted, the center icon of the needle will shift to help guide you into a level position. It can also be used as a compass to check the direction to eat "Ehomaki" during Setsubun. Displays directions like "North-northwest", "East-northeast", "South-southeast", and "West-southwest" in Japanese. Setsubun in 2026 falls on February 3rd, and the lucky direction is south-southeast. Useful as an Ehomaki compass for Setsubun. We resolved the issue where the app could be installed on devices without a magnetic sensor. Note: Since the compass relies on a magnetic sensor, it will not work on unsupported devices We have also added a function to detect environmental conditions that may affect compass accuracy and provide solutions. Now includes features to hide banner ads and use offline in mountains or at sea. Give it a try
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Compass_S at 4.6 against Compass Live's 4.2. Compass_S also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 109 months). Compass Live's advantage is review sentiment (42% vs 25%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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_S holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 106 and 281 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Compass Live's written reviews are positive against 25% of Compass_S's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Compass Live ships an update every 109 months, Compass_S every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Compass Live | Compass_S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (106 ratings) | 4.6 (281 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 106 | 281 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 109 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aishvarya Sadasivam | hiroyuki uchida |
Customer experience
Compass Live
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In-app purchases
Compass Live
No in-app purchases
Compass_S
No in-app purchases
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