Comparison

MetroCompass vs 北斗导航

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

Head to head

World Metro Systems

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About

MetroCompass

Find nearby metro stations using your device's compass or by browsing a map. It calculates the shortest route to your chosen destination.

Highlights

Find nearby metro stations
Use built-in compass
Select stations on map
Route to selected station
Shortest route calculation
Supports multiple countries

Features

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Look for the metro station near you with the built-in compass or select them on the map. The shortest route will be routed to the selected station. Available countries: - Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Samara) - Kazakhstan (Alma-Ata) - Belarus (Minsk) - Armenia (Yerevan) - Ukraine (Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kiev) - Azerbaijan (Baku) - Georgia (Tbilisi) - Uzbekistan (Tashkent) - United Arab Emirates (Dubai) - Czech Republic (Prague) - Austria (Vienna) - Germany (Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg)

About

北斗导航

Features

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北斗导航是一款国产的卫星导航系统。功能介绍： 1.北斗实时卫星地图供您查看。 2.北斗导航选择最优的线路供您导航。 3.实景vr让您身临其境观看地图。

Screenshots

MetroCompass3 screens

北斗导航3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MetroCompass at 9.0 against 北斗导航's 26. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

MetroCompass versus 北斗导航: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	MetroCompass	北斗导航
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	—	2 — better
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	9.0 — better	26
Further details — not scored
Size	16 MB	2 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Арсений Заляев	zhou haoyuan

In-app purchases

None

MetroCompass

No in-app purchases

None

北斗导航

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MetroCompass free?

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

Is 北斗导航 free?

北斗导航 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do MetroCompass or 北斗导航 have ads?

Neither MetroCompass nor 北斗导航 shows ads.

Which is updated more often, MetroCompass or 北斗导航?

MetroCompass ships an update every 2 months, and 北斗导航 every 2 months. Most recently, MetroCompass was updated on October 9, 2026 and 北斗导航 on October 24, 2026.