Comparison

Compass vs Visa Sailing

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

Head to head
About

Compass

Features
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Compass-Easy Direction Find: Your Simple and Clear Compass Compass-Easy Direction Find is the easiest and clearest compass app you'll ever use. With its huge, easy-to-read display, finding your direction and heading is straightforward and instantaneous. No clutter, just the essential information you need, presented brilliantly. Why You'll Love Compass-Easy Direction Find: Super Simple Design: Just open the app, and instantly see your direction and heading. Huge, Clear Display: The oversized display ensures you can read your direction at a glance, even from a distance. Accurate Readings: Get reliable real-time direction and precise heading (in degrees). Perfect for Everyone: Ideal for hiking, camping, travel, or quick orientation. Compass-Easy Direction Find strips away complexity to deliver a highly functional, effortlessly readable compass. If you enjoy our app, please consider rating us and sharing with friends!

About

Visa Sailing

Features
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Visa Sailing helps you hold a steady course using sound, not sight. It is built to aid visually impaired sailors, turning your phone into a talking compass that keeps you on heading through every passage. Lock your target heading, then let Visa guide you. As your bow drifts, Visa speaks the deviation and plays clear audio cues so you can correct by ear and keep both hands on the helm. HEAR YOUR WAY Choose how Visa talks to you. Pick spoken announcements, simple tones, or both together. Drift to port sounds on one side and drift to starboard on the other, so the direction to correct is instantly clear. STAY ON COURSE Set a target heading with a single tap, or enter one by hand. Visa tells you when you are on course and warns you the moment you begin to wander, with faster cues as the deviation grows. BUILT FOR SCREEN READERS Every screen, button and value is designed to work with VoiceOver and TalkBack. Headings, live readings and status changes are announced clearly, with large high contrast text for visually impaired sailors. This is real accessibility, built in from the start, not added on at the end. ACCURATE HEADINGS Visa blends compass, motion and location sensors to give a stable heading even in a rolling sea. Boat calibration corrects for magnetic interference on your vessel, and your location is used to adjust for magnetic declination so your heading stays true. REVIEW YOUR JOURNEYS Visa saves a summary of each trip, including your target heading, your average deviation and how long you sailed, so you can look back on how each passage went. KEY FEATURES - Talking compass with a live spoken heading - Target heading lock with fine adjustment by one degree or ten degrees - Spoken deviation alerts in degrees, to port or starboard - Distinct audio tones for port and starboard drift - Three audio modes: speech, tones, or both - Full VoiceOver and TalkBack support on every screen - High contrast display with large, legible text - Sensor fusion for a steady heading in real conditions - Boat calibration for your own vessel - Magnetic declination correction from your location - Journey history with trip summaries - The screen stays awake while you are sailing Visa Sailing is an aid for visually impaired sailors, so you can sail with confidence and independence, guided by what you hear. Hold your course. Hear your way. Privacy Policy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZDYCMcVNphTr9sCSfR7rHRsqg-vnmA2a/view?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gPjHi5sRi8-54-mpYkSbdZgeNQtogFzA/view?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Compass4 screens
Visa Sailing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Visa Sailing at none against Compass's shown. Visa Sailing also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 110 months). Compass's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compass ships an update every 110 months, Visa Sailing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Compass versus Visa Sailing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompassVisa Sailing
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 110 monthsEvery 2 months β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAishvarya SadasivamScottish Tech Army

In-app purchases

None

Compass

No in-app purchases

None

Visa Sailing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Compass free?
Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visa Sailing free?
Visa Sailing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Compass or Visa Sailing have ads?
Compass shows ads; Visa Sailing does not.
Which is updated more often, Compass or Visa Sailing?
Compass ships an update every 110 months, and Visa Sailing every 2 months. Most recently, Compass was updated on October 9, 2026 and Visa Sailing on October 14, 2026.

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