Precise digital compass GPS vs Compass_S
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Precise digital compass GPS
This app provides a precise digital compass to help you find your direction and location. It's ideal for outdoor activities like hiking and traveling, ensuring you never get lost by showing real-time orientation to magnetic and true north.
- Digital compass functionality
- Find location and direction
- Supports magnetic and true north
- Professional and simple design
- Useful for outdoor activities
- GPS compass navigation
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Useful digital compass to help you find your location. Essential for all hikers or travelers who wish to know the exact direction or magnetic north pole. It is easy to use our smart compass, just hold your device flat like a real compass. Your device will read earth magnetic field. It is made for all those tricky situations so you won't get lost. When travel or lost your way then check your direction by GPS compass map. The most precise of all compass app supports high definition displays. This smart compass can be used for most of your outdoor activities such as travel, picnics, camping, hiking or boating. GPS compass navigation is a real compass, which shows device’s real-time orientation to magnetic fields and true north. • Digital compass • Simple to use, use it like a real compass • Professional design • Ability to switch between true and magnetic true north. • Magnetic and true north are available, the app automatically takes care of variation. • Find out the orientation and where the most relevant cities are by clicking on the cities drop-down list. If you like our app, please rate and comment to help us improve!
Compass_S
A straightforward compass app offering five distinct needle designs. It displays cardinal directions in multiple formats, including Japanese, and provides GPS coordinates like latitude, longitude, and altitude. The app includes features to help maintain accuracy and can be used for specific cultural practices.
- Five needle designs
- NESW and Japanese cardinal points
- Latitude, longitude, and altitude display
- Accuracy guidance for level positioning
- Ehomaki compass for Setsubun
- Ad-free and offline modes
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This is a simple and intuitive compass app. You can choose from five different needle designs. It displays directions in NESW and Japanese cardinal points, as well as latitude, longitude, and altitude. Please hold your smartphone flat when using the compass. Accuracy will decrease if the device is not held level. When tilted, the center icon of the needle will shift to help guide you into a level position. It can also be used as a compass to check the direction to eat "Ehomaki" during Setsubun. Displays directions like "North-northwest", "East-northeast", "South-southeast", and "West-southwest" in Japanese. Setsubun in 2026 falls on February 3rd, and the lucky direction is south-southeast. Useful as an Ehomaki compass for Setsubun. We resolved the issue where the app could be installed on devices without a magnetic sensor. Note: Since the compass relies on a magnetic sensor, it will not work on unsupported devices We have also added a function to detect environmental conditions that may affect compass accuracy and provide solutions. Now includes features to hide banner ads and use offline in mountains or at sea. Give it a try
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Compass_S at 4.6 against Precise digital compass GPS's 4.0. Compass_S also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (281 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Precise digital compass GPS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Compass_S asks for nothing beyond the download.
Compass_S holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass_S has 281 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Precise digital compass GPS's written reviews are positive against 25% of Compass_S's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Precise digital compass GPS ships an update every 17 months, Compass_S every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Precise digital compass GPS | Compass_S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (281 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 281 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sara Fernandez de Cordoba | hiroyuki uchida |
Customer experience
Precise digital compass GPS
Compass_S
In-app purchases
Precise digital compass GPS
- Remove Ads$3.99
Compass_S
No in-app purchases
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