Compass Live vs Direction Compass Camera
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!.
Direction Compass Camera
Overlay compass directions, location coordinates, and timestamps onto your photos. Visualize your surroundings with a compass aligned with satellite imagery or maps. Get precise GPS data in multiple formats for accurate navigation.
- Add compass direction to photos
- Overlay GPS coordinates
- Include date and time stamps
- Align compass with satellite/map views
- Multiple GPS coordinate formats
- Capture screenshots with data
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With Direction Compass Camera, you can visualize the compass direction and align it with either a satellite image or a map displayed on the compass. The Direction Compass Camera app provides the ability to add location coordinates, direction, date, time and compass screenshot information to the image. With Compass Pro Cam you can navigate your surroundings efficiently. Users can see the compass direction and compare it with the satellite image or map displayed on the compass. For more accurate location determination, the application provides the address, exact GPS coordinates in various formats, such as: Decimal degrees by microseconds (DD.dddddd "N, S, E, W") Decimal minutes (DDMM.mmmm) Degrees, minutes, seconds (DD°MM'SS.sss") December minutes seconds (DDMMSS.sss ") UTM (Universal Transversal Mercator) MGRS (Military Reference System) Decimal degrees (DD.dddddd) This application provides a rich set of location data for improved user orientation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Compass Live at 4.2 against Direction Compass Camera's 3.0. Compass Live also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (106 vs 5). Direction Compass Camera's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 42%). On price and device support 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. Direction Compass Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Compass Live asks for nothing beyond the download.
Compass Live holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass Live has 106 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Compass Live's written reviews are positive against 75% of Direction Compass Camera'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, Direction Compass Camera every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass Live | Direction Compass Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (106 ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 109 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aishvarya Sadasivam | Tigran Mkhitaryan |
Customer experience
Compass Live
Direction Compass Camera
In-app purchases
Compass Live
No in-app purchases
Direction Compass Camera
- Remove Ads$6.99
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