Simple Compass vs Compass Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!.
Compass Guide
This application provides directional guidance and heading information using your device's compass. It's designed to help users find their way in various situations.
- Directional finding
- Heading information
- Outdoor navigation aid
- Hiking GPS support
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Compass Guide is a simple, reliable digital compass for hiking, navigation, and everyday direction-finding — no account required. FIND YOUR WAY • Live compass heading in true north or magnetic north • Calibration guidance and an accuracy indicator you can trust • Your coordinates, altitude, and speed at a glance NAVIGATE TO A DESTINATION • Set a destination by map, clipboard coordinates, or manual entry • See live bearing and distance to where you're headed • Save multiple destinations with Premium SEE THE SKY • Sun and moon position markers on the dial (Premium) • Night mode with a red-tinted display to protect your night vision MAKE IT YOURS • Six compass styles: Classic, Field, Nautical, Military, Surveyor, and Minimal • Choose degrees or mils, metric or imperial units • Keep the screen on, add a haptic tick at true north, and use the built-in flashlight SHARE YOUR HEADING • Export a shareable image card with your heading and location details GO PREMIUM YOUR WAY • Unlock every feature with a one-time purchase — no subscription • Or watch a short ad anytime to unlock Premium free for 24 hours Compass Guide works fully offline for core compass features and never asks you to create an account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Compass Guide at 4.5 against Simple Compass's 3.1. Compass Guide also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 18 months) and review sentiment (40% vs 25%). Simple Compass's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Compass Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.
Compass Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass Guide has 126 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Simple Compass's written reviews are positive against 40% of Compass Guide's.
Simple Compass ships an update every 18 months, Compass Guide fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Compass | Compass Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (14 ratings) | 4.5 (126 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 126 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ramalingam Sivaramakrishnan | APPS BAY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Simple Compass
Compass Guide
In-app purchases
Simple Compass
No in-app purchases
Compass Guide
- Premium$2.99
