GPS实时海拔 vs Compass mini
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS实时海拔
This app provides real-time GPS altitude, coordinates, and compass readings for outdoor enthusiasts. It also features global earthquake cloud broadcasts and allows users to share photos with altitude watermarks. Integrated with various satellite and standard maps.
- Real-time GPS altitude display
- Current coordinates (longitude/latitude)
- Real-time mobile compass
- Global earthquake cloud broadcast
- Altitude-stamped photo sharing
- Integrated satellite and standard maps
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这是一款面向户外爱好者的GPS实时海拔测量应用，它提供强大的GPS实时海拔显示、当前坐标实时经度纬度显示、实时手机指南针功能，全球地震云播报，适合户外爱好者在国内外旅行、长短途徒步、登山、跑步、自驾越野、滑雪、户外摄影、野外寻宝露营以及其他户外活动时用作海拔记录与查看，还能把带着海拔信息的水印照片与好友及时分享。目前已集成各种卫星地图及标准地图。
Compass mini
This app provides a minimalist compass for identifying direction. It also displays altitude, barometric pressure, and coordinate information for your current location. Additional features include sunrise/sunset times and solar angles, with offline usability and widget support.
- Direction identification
- Altitude and barometric pressure
- Coordinate navigation
- Location bookmarking
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Solar elevation and azimuth
- Offline usability
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Compass mini is an elegant and minimalist compass tool. You can use it to get the current location's altitude, barometric, and coordinate information, and identify direction. • Clean and lightweight, usable offline. • View altitude and atmospheric pressure information. • Coordinate navigation and location bookmarking. • Sunrise and sunset related times. • Solar elevation and azimuth angles. • Desktop and lock screen widgets. • Detailed latitude and longitude values. • Supports dark mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Compass mini at none against GPS实时海拔's shown. Compass mini also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 85%). GPS实时海拔's advantage is ratings volume (400 vs 61) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.1). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. GPS实时海拔 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Compass mini sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for GPS实时海拔 against 4.8 for Compass mini. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS实时海拔 has 400 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of GPS实时海拔's written reviews are positive against 96% of Compass mini's.
GPS实时海拔 ships an update every 3 weeks, Compass mini every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS实时海拔 | Compass mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (400 ratings) — better | 4.8 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 95.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 400 — better | 61 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 福州乐迅网络科技有限公司 | 鑫 吴 |
Customer experience
GPS实时海拔
Compass mini
Bugs and requests
GPS实时海拔
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Compass mini
Reported bugs
5 issues- Clicking settings causes frame drops
- Altitude display issues in some locations
- No compass widget available
- Latitude and longitude are阉割 (阉割 means 'castrated' or 'removed', implying it's disabled/unavailable in China)
- watchOS 11 app not available despite update log
Requested features
17 requests- Switch angle to elevation in the center
- More precise location targeting (e.g., to landmarks)
- WatchOS integration
- Change daytime color scheme for solar trajectory widget
- Discount for in-app purchases
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- Display future solar altitude angle changes
- Add a compass widget
- Calibrate using GPS
- Display speed
- Local saving of measurement data
- Virtual query function for past locations
- Change barometric pressure unit to kPa
- Larger font size and black main color
- More comprehensive city name display (including province and district)
- Add Apple Watch version
- More icons and new interfaces
- Visual design for slope display (e.g., crosshair alignment)
In-app purchases
GPS实时海拔
- 终身VIP$7.99
Compass mini
- Compass mini · Pro$7.99
