Comparison

Great Arrow Navi vs Waypointer

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

Head to head
About

Great Arrow Navi

Navigate using only distance and direction on your Apple Watch. Register waypoints from your watch or iPhone, and receive guidance to your destination without relying on maps. Ideal for exploring new places or finding the shortest route.

Highlights
  • Distance and direction navigation
  • Register waypoints
  • Waypoint registration from map
  • Search destination and register waypoint
  • Register waypoint using latitude and longitude
  • Edit waypoint
Features
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*AppleWatch only. Great Navigation with distance and direction only with Apple Watch! Unlike the route navigation application that uses a map, you can navigate to a destination by distance and direction only. For models with GPS, Applewatch will work independently. ■Recommended you. - Want to take a walk for free. - Want to grab the distance to the destination and walk. - Want to go to places I don't know. - Want to find shortest distance. - Can't Read Map... ■Functions Watch App - Distance and direction navigation - Register waypoints iPhone App - Register waypoints from the map - Search the destination and register the waypoint - Register to the waypoint using latitude and longitude - Edit waypoint ■How to use Step1 First register Home and waypoint. Register your position by watch and register location information from iPhone from map. Step2 Synchronize with your iPhone in the app's location list, and the watch will synchronize with the location you registered on your iPhone. Step3 From the list of Watchapp, tap the location and navigate to the destination. If you start Navi, please walk anyway. It is a mechanism that confirms the direction of walking by walking and shows the direction to the destination. (On the Apple Watch Series 5 or later, you can also use the compass.) Tips When you come to a place that you are interested in or want to come back to while moving, you can quit navigating and easily register a destination from the destination list screen.

About

Waypointer

Features
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When you regularly go for a walk you often walk the same routes. With this simple app you can make your walking routes a lot more exciting. The app generates locations (waypoints) and gives you only the direction and the distance to the waypoint. The goal is to visit all waypoints to finish the walk. Have fun!

Screenshots

Great Arrow Navi2 screens
Waypointer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Waypointer at Free against Great Arrow Navi's $1.99. Waypointer also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Waypointer is free to download; Great Arrow Navi costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Great Arrow Navi ships an update every 6 weeks, Waypointer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Great Arrow Navi versus Waypointer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGreat Arrow NaviWaypointer
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuki YoshinagaEmbite

In-app purchases

None

Great Arrow Navi

No in-app purchases

None

Waypointer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Great Arrow Navi free?
Great Arrow Navi costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waypointer free?
Waypointer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Great Arrow Navi or Waypointer have ads?
Neither Great Arrow Navi nor Waypointer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Great Arrow Navi or Waypointer?
Great Arrow Navi ships an update every 6 weeks, and Waypointer every 2 months. Most recently, Great Arrow Navi was updated on November 6, 2026 and Waypointer on November 3, 2026.

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