Compass for Watch vs Altimeter Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass for Watch
This app helps you find North using the sun and your Apple Watch. Rotate the digital crown to align a marker with the sun, and it will display your direction. It functions like a real compass without needing GPS or a phone.
- Find direction to North using the sun
- Digital Crown for marker alignment
- Works without GPS or phone
- Real compass feel
- Supports Apple Watch, iPhone, iPod
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Compass for Apple Watch Easily find direction to the North using the sun and Apple Watch. Just use Digital Crown (on your Apple Watch) to point marker to the sun and app shows you direction to the North. It looks and feel like real compass, You do not need GPS and phone, only what you need is to see the sun see how it works here: https://youtu.be/PYH5n703aP8
Altimeter Pro
Instantly discover your altitude, location, direction, and atmospheric pressure on a map. Save altitude data for specific locations and track your progress while moving. Share photos with embedded location and altitude details.
- Real-time altitude and location tracking
- Detailed compass and direction finding
- Atmospheric pressure monitoring
- Save altitude data for marked locations
- Share photos with embedded location data
- Apple Watch integration
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While traveling with a vehicle (car, bicycle, etc.), while hiking or climbing, you can instantly discover your location and altitude, direction, geographic coordinate, address and atmospheric pressure on the map. While following your direction on a detailed compass screen, you can also monitor the change in your altitude. You can share the photos you take with your loved ones, including your altitude, geographic coordinates and address information. Depending on the shooting angle, the compass direction is included in the photos. SAVE THE ALTITUDES OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON THE MAP (Marker Mode) You can explore and save altitude information of selected locations on the map - You can find out the altitude and coordinates by marking the locations on the map - You can save data for these locations DISCOVER YOUR ALTITUDE ON THE MAP (Normal Mode) You can instantly discover the information of your location on the map. - Altitude - Open air (atmosphere) pressure - latitude and longitude coordinates and address - Speed in motion - Direction with a detailed compass FOLLOW YOUR ALTITUDE ON THE MAP ON THE MOVE (Track Mode on the Map) On the map when traveling in a vehicle (car, bike, etc.), hiking or climbing You can instantly track your location and the change in information. - Altitude - Open air (atmosphere) pressure - latitude and longitude coordinates and address - Speed in motion - Direction with a detailed compass TRACK YOUR ALTITUDE ON THE COMPASS (Compass Mode) While traveling with a vehicle (car, bicycle, etc.), while hiking or climbing, you can instantly track your direction and the altitude of your current location. SHARE YOUR PHOTO WITH YOUR LOVED ONES WITH ALTITUDE AND DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION (Sharing Mode) While traveling with a vehicle (car, bike, etc.), hiking or climbing, you can share the photos you have taken with this information. - Altitude, pressure, coordinate and address information will be on the photo - Depending on the shooting angle, the compass direction will be added to the photo YOU CAN ACCESS ALTITUDE AND LOCATION INFORMATION FROM APPLE WATCH IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT CALCULATION METHOD AND ACCURACY - The coordinates of the altitude and location are calculated using the GPS signals of the device used - There may be differences in the measurement values depending on the GPS signal quality of the device's location. - Just below the altitude value, the accuracy of the measurement is given instantly in meters - Compass accuracy may be affected by magnetic or environmental interference
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Compass for Watch at $1.99 against Altimeter Pro's $49.99. Compass for Watch also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months). Altimeter Pro's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (47% vs 9%). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Compass for Watch costs $1.99 and Altimeter Pro $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Altimeter Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Altimeter Pro has 45 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Compass for Watch's written reviews are positive against 47% of Altimeter Pro's.
Compass for Watch ships an update every 2 months, Altimeter Pro every 18 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Compass for Watch | Altimeter Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $49.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 46.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orion Lukasz Gonerski | Furkan Ozoglu |
Customer experience
Compass for Watch
Altimeter Pro
In-app purchases
Compass for Watch
No in-app purchases
Altimeter Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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