Comparison

ARHUDs vs NorthPin Compass

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

Head to head
About

ARHUDs

This app overlays navigation and trip data onto your view using augmented reality. It displays compass heading, speed, altitude, weather, distance traveled, time, and stopwatch functionality for various outdoor activities.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality display
  • Compass heading
  • Speed and altitude
  • Weather information
  • Distance traveled
  • Time and stopwatch
Features
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ARHUD (Augmented Reality Heads Up Display) displays in Augmented Reality the compass heading, speed, altitude, weather, distance traveled from literal start point, time, and stopwatch time elapsed. ARHUD is the Swiss Army Knife for your next adventure. Use ARHUD for cycling, running, hiking, camping, climbing, snowboarding, biking, skiing, boating, flying, and any adventure. Never have to look away from the road again with the Augmented Reality display. Place ARHUD on your dashboard, bike handles, or in front of you while you run. Never miss a beat with ARHUD. - The Compass Direction refers to the direction in which the top edge is pointing. - MASL = Meters Above Sea level. - Bottom Right corner = Current time in Military time. - Middle Right = Distance traveled from starting location as the crow flies - Top Left = Bearing - Top Right = Timer since started trip (swipe app off to reset to zero, re-open app to start timer) -Top Middle = Approximate Speed

About

NorthPin Compass

Easily save and navigate back to important locations like your parked car or campsite. Offers live directional guidance, customizable compass styles, and convenient widget support. Share locations with others, even before they install the app.

Highlights
  • Save and follow locations
  • Live directional guidance
  • Customizable compass styles
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Share saved places
  • Global directions (Qibla, etc.)
Features
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Point back to the places that matter. NorthPin Compass turns a saved place into a direction you can follow. Your parked car, your campsite, your hotel, a meeting point, or Qibla. SAVE A PLACE, FOLLOW ITS DIRECTION • Quick Add saves where you stand in one tap • Or drop a pin on the map and give it a name and icon • Live heading, bearing and distance to your target • Edit, favorite, reorder and share your saved places LIVE GUIDANCE • Walk to a saved place and follow it from the Lock Screen • Dynamic Island on compatible iPhone models • Distance, turn guidance, walking ETA and progress • Apple Watch Smart Stack on compatible setups • Needs location access, Precise Location and Live Activities YOUR PLACES, ONE TAP AWAY • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Home Screen quick actions and iOS 18 controls • Siri, Shortcuts and Spotlight 21 GLOBAL DIRECTIONS North, south, east and west, Qibla toward the Kaaba in Mecca, Jerusalem, the Vatican, Varanasi, Bodh Gaya, the North Pole and more. MAKE IT YOURS 23 compass styles, 11 themes, 9 fonts, light or dark. SHARE A NORTHPIN Send a place as a link. Recipients can follow it right away, and the App Clip works even before they install NorthPin. FREE TO START Use NorthPin free, with no ads. Some features require NorthPin Pro, a one-time purchase with no subscription. Purchase restoration supported. PRIVACY FIRST No account, no tracking, no ad SDKs. Compass and coordinate calculations run on your device. Your places stay local unless you turn on iCloud sync. NorthPin gives compass direction and straight-line distance, not street routes or turn-by-turn navigation. Privacy Policy: https://apps.husofttech.com/northpin-compass/privacy Terms of Use: https://apps.husofttech.com/northpin-compass/terms Support: https://apps.husofttech.com/support

Screenshots

ARHUDs4 screens
NorthPin Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARHUDs at none against NorthPin Compass's 1. ARHUDs also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.3 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. NorthPin Compass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ARHUDs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ARHUDs against 5.0 for NorthPin Compass. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ARHUDs ships an update every 2 days, NorthPin Compass every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ARHUDs versus NorthPin Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARHUDsNorthPin Compass
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.3 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPraxticus Mobile Labs LLCHuseyin Bicen

Customer experience

ARHUDs

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NorthPin Compass

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ARHUDs

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NorthPin Compass

One-time1
  • NorthPin Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is ARHUDs free?
ARHUDs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NorthPin Compass free?
NorthPin Compass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ARHUDs or NorthPin Compass?
ARHUDs and NorthPin Compass are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do ARHUDs or NorthPin Compass have ads?
Neither ARHUDs nor NorthPin Compass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ARHUDs or NorthPin Compass?
ARHUDs ships an update every 2 days, and NorthPin Compass every 6 weeks. Most recently, ARHUDs was updated on November 2, 2026 and NorthPin Compass on November 5, 2026.

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