Compass Map vs Direction Compass Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass Map
Overlay a camera view with map and compass data to mark and track objects. Visualize your marked locations directly within the camera feed.
- Camera view integration
- Map and compass overlay
- Object marking on map
- AR object visualization
- Direction finding
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Compass Map-Camera integrates the image from the camera with the map and compass. With the application you can mark objects on the map and observe them in the image from the camera.
Direction Compass Camera
Overlay compass directions, location coordinates, and timestamps onto your photos. Visualize your surroundings with a compass aligned with satellite imagery or maps. Get precise GPS data in multiple formats for accurate navigation.
- Add compass direction to photos
- Overlay GPS coordinates
- Include date and time stamps
- Align compass with satellite/map views
- Multiple GPS coordinate formats
- Capture screenshots with data
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With Direction Compass Camera, you can visualize the compass direction and align it with either a satellite image or a map displayed on the compass. The Direction Compass Camera app provides the ability to add location coordinates, direction, date, time and compass screenshot information to the image. With Compass Pro Cam you can navigate your surroundings efficiently. Users can see the compass direction and compare it with the satellite image or map displayed on the compass. For more accurate location determination, the application provides the address, exact GPS coordinates in various formats, such as: Decimal degrees by microseconds (DD.dddddd "N, S, E, W") Decimal minutes (DDMM.mmmm) Degrees, minutes, seconds (DD°MM'SS.sss") December minutes seconds (DDMMSS.sss ") UTM (Universal Transversal Mercator) MGRS (Military Reference System) Decimal degrees (DD.dddddd) This application provides a rich set of location data for improved user orientation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Direction Compass Camera at 75% against Compass Map's 0%. Compass Map's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Compass Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Direction Compass Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Compass Map holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass Map has 69 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Compass Map's written reviews are positive against 75% of Direction Compass Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Compass Map ships an update every 11 days, Direction Compass Camera every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 7, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass Map | Direction Compass Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (69 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pawel Mitek | Tigran Mkhitaryan |
Customer experience
Compass Map
Direction Compass Camera
In-app purchases
Compass Map
- Pro Version$1.99
Direction Compass Camera
- Remove Ads$6.99
Questions
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