# Thingview vs Survey Compass

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Survey Compass at 100% against Thingview's 50%. Survey Compass also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Thingview's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Survey Compass is free to download; Thingview costs $1.99 up front. Thingview sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Survey Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.

Survey Compass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thingview has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Thingview's written reviews are positive against 100% of Survey Compass's.

Thingview ships an update every 2 months, Survey Compass weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Thingview | Survey Compass |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.3 (35 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thingview/id1284878579/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/survey-compass-angle-and-gps/id6790019156/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **35** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 14 MB | 53 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 16.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Marcelo Prolo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1284878578) | [heekyung moon](https://appshunter.io/developer/6779193748) |

## What reviewers say

### Thingview

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thingview/id1284878579)

Visualize your ThingSpeak data channels with ease. Simply input your channel ID to start viewing your data in a user-friendly interface.

**Highlights:** Visualize ThingSpeak channels, Enter channel ID to view data, Easy to use interface, Data visualization tool

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Thingview Full | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great app for viewing ThingSpeak data
- 🚀 Quick and easy setup
- 👍 Simple and clean interface
- 👍 Reliable performance
- 👍 Convenient for field checks

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Limited data history (often 3 days)
- 🐛 Inability to zoom out past a certain time range
- 🐛 Paid app lacks features like alerts/widgets
- 🐛 Display issues on newer devices/updates
- 🐛 Refresh button not working

**Reported bugs**

- App closes abruptly when creating channel
- App does not open on mobile version
- Search button covered by keyboard when adding channel
- Only 3 days of data displayed
- Time scale fixed to two hours on overview screen

**Requested features**

- Add status update reporting
- Add lat/long display
- Add alert/notification options
- Add widget support
- Add auto-refresh functionality


### Survey Compass

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/survey-compass-angle-and-gps/id6790019156)

Transform your phone into an outdoor survey tool. Overlay azimuth, pitch, level, and GPS data directly onto your camera view. Measure angles between points, estimate distances, and record site data with stamped photos.

**Highlights:** Live camera overlay for azimuth, pitch, and GPS, Measure horizontal and vertical angles, Estimate distance and height with trigonometry, Multiple coordinate formats (Lat/Lon, UTM, MGRS), Capture photos with data stamps, Save and reuse station notes

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Thingview free?

Thingview costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Survey Compass free?

Survey Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Thingview or Survey Compass?

Survey Compass is rated higher. Thingview averages 4.3 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Survey Compass averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Thingview or Survey Compass have ads?

Both Thingview and Survey Compass show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Thingview or Survey Compass?

Thingview ships an update every 2 months, and Survey Compass weekly. Most recently, Thingview was updated on October 24, 2026 and Survey Compass on October 23, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*