Comparison

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. vs GPS Waypoints Lite

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

This navigation app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for land, air, and marine use. It includes a detailed map, compass, GPS coordinates, altitude, distance, speed tracking, and route planning. Advanced features like offline maps, GPS track recording, and sensor integration are available through an upgrade.

Highlights
  • GPS coordinates in 6 formats
  • Advanced waypoint editor
  • Speedometer with speed tracking
  • Offline map downloads
  • GPS track recording and sharing
  • Magnetic declination calculation
  • Sunset and sunrise times
Features
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Compass 55 is an offline-capable GPS map and navigation toolkit for hiking, off-road travel, fieldwork, aviation, and marine use—with a compass, waypoints, routes, coordinate tools, and video recording. + Advanced target/waypoint editor. Can be also used as a coordinates converter. You can use map to check or set waypoint location and add photo or audio note. + Share your location via email, text message, Facebook or Twitter. This includes UTM, MGRS and Latitude/Longitude (MENU>Share my location). + You can use UTM, MGRS or Lat/Long, just pick your preference in settings (Coordinate Format). + Speedometer. Shows you the speed and pace. Speedometer also gives you options to control average and max speed and pace counters (MENU > RESET and PAUSE/RESUME counters). + Compass. Instant reaction compass, no delays. Automatically pickups the direction based on magnetic or GPS course. If you mostly walk or drive, you can change this automatic mode in app settings > Compass or GPS course. NATO mils? Same place in settings to set. + Magnetic declination δ for the current location and any location on the map (via World Magnetic Model, WMM, no need for data/internet). + Sunset and sunrise. So you can plan your travel better. + Arrow pointing to your target waypoint. Distance and bearing to it. + Create/measure routes and areas. + Barometric Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI, IVSI) in both scale and graph forms. + Integration of bluetooth sensors: Cycling cadence, Heart rate, Cycling speed. + Video recording for action and fieldwork. Add real-time G-Cross, map, QR code, and pitch & roll overlays as needed, then replay your recordings. The basic version stores one video and exports a branded 15-second clip. All above belong to a basic version. PRO Pack upgrade will add following capabilities: + Recording and sharing GPS tracks. + Moving waypoints between folders. + Showing ETA to a target as this requires GPS tracking. + Native Google map with fantastic terrain map, amazing 3D and real night mode. + Adding own/custom tile map servers. + Downloading offline maps. Offline maps import in .sqlitedb, rmaps, mbtiles formats. Support for overzoom and underzoom - offline map is shown even for zoom levels that are not downloaded. + GPX import and export for waypoints, tracks and routes. + Google Earth KML support for waypoints and tracks import/export. KMZ support for waypoints and tracks export, waypoints import. + Ground overlays. Import KMZ ground overlay or draw your own on the map in the app and share as kmz files! + CSV import/export for waypoints. + Voice coach to tell you active track distance and duration, current speed and altitude without need to open the app. + Support for Siri shortcuts in IOS 12 for starting and stopping GPS tracks. + From version 4.2 - support for OSGB (including grid shifts) and SK 42 in the coordinates converter. + Unlimited saved videos and full-length exports of stamped or original video. + BACKGROUND MODE. App will work in background automatically when tracking. You can use other apps while Compass 55 does its job in the background! + PRIVACY. Compass 55 never shares your location data with 3rd parties or ad agencies. Location data is used solely for telling you direction to a target and recording GPS tracks and never leave the app unless you decide to share by means of a track export. It always lets you know when background mode is on and never runs in background unless the track is being recorded. ! You can use this app on your iPhone as well as on any cellular iPad. **App will not work properly on iPods and wifi only iPads as they don't have GPS (external GPS module is required). As quite a lot of us are using external GPS modules, app is available for wifi only iPads and iPods. ! Please note that as with all GPS apps, continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

GPS Waypoints Lite

This app allows users to collect, classify, and export geographic points and paths. It supports various professional and personal outdoor activities, offering features like navigation, data import/export, and map visualization.

Highlights
  • Collect and classify points and paths
  • View current position with accuracy
  • Get directions and distances
  • Import points from CSV, KML, GPX, Geojson
  • Export points to CSV, KML, GPX, Geojson
  • Create paths manually and automatically
  • Backup and restore data
Features
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GPS Waypoints Lite is a surveying application for iOS devices that enables smartphones' users to collect, classify and export Points and Paths to become map creators. This multi-purpose solution, with an easy-to-use interface, is adequate for professional activities (earth sciences surveying, infrastructure monitoring, forest, agriculture, etc...) and personal activities (outdoor and tourism). The GPS Wpts Lite includes the following features: - View current position with accuracy and navigation information; - Create Points and Paths with accuracy information and custom Tags classification; - Get directions and distances from current position to existing Points using the magnetic or gps compass; - Import Points from CSV, KML, GPX and Geojson files using geographic coordinates (Lat, Long in wgs84); - Export Points to CSV, KML, GPX and Geojson files by saving data locally or sharing with other applications (e.g. Mail, iCloud/Google Drive); - Create Paths manually and automatically for producing tracks, routes or polygons; - Create and use survey's Themes with custom Tags for classifying Points and Paths; - View Geodata (Points and Paths) and measure distances on Maps; - Satellite image processing requests (Premium); - Backup and restore your data. The regular version has advertising and is restricted in number of exports, while Premium is unlimited in exports and has advanced features.

Screenshots

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.4 screens
GPS Waypoints Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. at 4.7 against GPS Waypoints Lite's 1.5. Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 2) and review sentiment (91% vs 67%). GPS Waypoints Lite's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and GPS Waypoints Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. has 1.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.'s written reviews are positive against 67% of GPS Waypoints Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. ships an update monthly, GPS Waypoints Lite fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. versus GPS Waypoints Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompass 55. Map & GPS kit.GPS Waypoints Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better1.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKalimex-Consulting s.r.o. @Blocoware & Stanislav DvoychenkoBluecover Technologies Lda

Customer experience

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

All ratings1,545 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews400 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative4.0%

GPS Waypoints Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with GPX file import and tracking
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Inaccurate GPS positioning in some cases

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to download and cache more map types
  • Option to show map grid coordinates
  • Elevation profile for planned routes
  • Apple Watch app support
  • Faster map updates
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  • More coordinate system options (e.g., PZ-90)

GPS Waypoints Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

Subscriptions2
  • Pro pack.$1.991 Month
  • Pro pack.$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro pack$14.99
1 purchases

GPS Waypoints Lite

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. free?
Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GPS Waypoints Lite free?
GPS Waypoints Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. or GPS Waypoints Lite?
Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. is rated higher. Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while GPS Waypoints Lite averages 1.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. or GPS Waypoints Lite have ads?
Neither Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. nor GPS Waypoints Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. or GPS Waypoints Lite?
Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. ships an update monthly, and GPS Waypoints Lite fortnightly. Most recently, Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. was updated on October 29, 2026 and GPS Waypoints Lite on October 24, 2026.

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