The ESO App Lite vs Neon Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The ESO App Lite
This app serves as an offline companion for The Elder Scrolls Online, providing maps and information on lore books, skyshards, and delves. It offers an in-built search function and detailed descriptions to help players locate in-game items and areas without requiring an internet connection.
- Offline functionality
- Lore book locations
- Skyshard locations
- Delve maps
- In-built search
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The essential map and reference companion for The Elder Scrolls Online community. Explore Tamriel, navigate delves and find important locations with a complete Atlas designed to remain useful wherever you play. EXPLORE THE ATLAS • Browse regional, delve and interior maps • Search thousands of locations across every map • Find lorebooks, skyshards, bosses, wayshrines, crafting locations, treasure maps, surveys, fishing spots and more • Filter map markers to focus on the locations you need • Select a search result to open its exact location on the map • Keep the complete bundled Atlas available offline GUIDES AND REFERENCES • Browse helpful player guides • Learn about set farming and fishing • Search sets by name, location or type • Explore skills and skill lines • Save favourite sets and skills for quick access No account or subscription is required. The ESO App Lite focuses on maps, guides and reference tools. Character progress tracking, account syncing, collections and Alchemy tools are available in the full version of The ESO App. The Atlas and bundled reference content remain available offline. An internet connection is only required when checking for content updates. We hope The ESO App Lite makes exploring Tamriel easier. If you enjoy using the app, please consider leaving a review. Follow us on Instagram at @the_eso_app for news and updates. Nexu Industries Australia https://theesoapp.com https://theesoapp.com/contact The ESO App Lite is an unofficial fan made companion and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or associated with ZeniMax Media, ZeniMax Online Studios or Bethesda Softworks. Privacy Policy: https://theesoapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://theesoapp.com/terms
Neon Compass
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Your second screen for GTA 6 and GTA 5. The map, every cheat code and this week's online bonuses on your iPhone or iPad, so your eyes stay on the game, not on a browser tab. Unofficial, free to use, no account required. FIND EVERYTHING ON THE MAP More than 500 spots across GTA 5: stunt jumps, under-the-bridge flights, hidden cash, letter scraps, spaceship parts, rare vehicles, garages and more. Filter by what you are hunting, tap a pin to see what it is, mark it found and watch your collection fill up. The GTA 6 map starts from the officially revealed locations and keeps growing with the community. DROP YOUR OWN PINS Spotted something worth remembering? Press and hold anywhere on the map, pick an icon, give it a name, tick it off when it's done. Your notebook lives on your device. CHEAT CODES YOU CAN READ FROM THE COUCH All the story-mode codes, in four input modes: PlayStation pad, Xbox pad, PC keyboard and in-game phone numbers. Choose your platform once and every sequence follows. Open a code full screen: giant button glyphs you can read from the couch, and a screen that stays awake while you type. Search, star your favourites, copy in one tap. Works offline from the first launch. THIS WEEK ONLINE, ON ONE CARD Bonuses, discounts, rewards and the podium vehicle, summed up every week so you know what's worth playing. NEWS WITHOUT THE NOISE A short feed of announcements, updates and events, rewritten in plain language, dated and filterable by game. Every item says how solid it is, and viral rumours get debunked rather than repeated. BUILD THE MAP TOGETHER Found something? Propose a spot. A human reviews every proposal before anyone else sees it. Vote on other players' finds, see your accepted spots on everyone's map and climb the contributors' board. SEE HOW FAR YOU'VE COME Two separate gauges: what you've explored, and what you've brought to the community. Plus challenges to chase. No fake percentages: a dash means "not started", never zero. MADE FOR TWO SCREENS iPhone in your hand, iPad beside the TV. On tablet the map runs edge to edge, and layouts adapt instead of stretching. OPEN IT AND GO The map, the codes and the news work without signing in. An account is only for proposing spots, voting and syncing, and you can delete it from Settings at any time. NEON COMPASS PRO: PAY ONCE, KEEP IT A single purchase, no subscription: no ads, unlimited pins and favourites, cloud sync between iPhone and iPad, a collectible route planner, hide-found-spots on the map, favourite cheats on the Lock Screen, a Home Screen progress widget, and exclusive themes. Not sure yet? Watch a short video to try Pro for 2 hours, whenever one is available. Everything above stays free: Pro adds comfort and tools, never content. SIX LANGUAGES English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Brazilian Portuguese. The whole app, not just the menus. Download Neon Compass and have everything at hand the moment you pick up the controller. — Neon Compass is an independent fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive. All game names are used only to say which game this companion is for. No game assets are included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Neon Compass at 5.0 against The ESO App Lite's 4.3. Neon Compass also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). The ESO App Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Neon Compass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The ESO App Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Neon Compass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The ESO App Lite has 343 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The ESO App Lite ships an update every 2 months, Neon Compass every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The ESO App Lite | Neon Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (343 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 343 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andrew Carlton | Antoine Teston |
Customer experience
The ESO App Lite
Neon Compass
Bugs and requests
The ESO App Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lore book locations not up-to-date
- Skyshards not accurately marked on maps
- Tooltip issues on iPhone XR
- Crafting survey locations missing
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to mark collected items
- Include more details like boss locations in dungeons
- Integrate with player accounts to track progress
- Add Russian language support
- Improve search functionality
Neon Compass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The ESO App Lite
No in-app purchases
Neon Compass
- Neon Compass Pro$4.99







