Comparison

Great Arrow Navi vs Spot Compass

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

Spot Compass

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Spot Compass is a navigation app designed to work on Apple Watch without iPhone connectivity. Save a destination in advance and the app shows the direction and distance to that spot on the watch. Navigation to saved spots works offline, so it is useful while running, walking, or traveling light. You can also add the Spot Compass widget to your watch face to see the selected spot name and quickly launch the app.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spot Compass at Free against Great Arrow Navi's $1.99. Spot Compass also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Great Arrow Navi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months). On 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

Spot Compass 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 3 weeks, Spot Compass every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Great Arrow Navi versus Spot Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGreat Arrow NaviSpot Compass
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuki YoshinagaFORESTUNDER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

In-app purchases

None

Great Arrow Navi

No in-app purchases

None

Spot Compass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Great Arrow Navi free?
Great Arrow Navi costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spot Compass free?
Spot Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Great Arrow Navi or Spot Compass have ads?
Neither Great Arrow Navi nor Spot Compass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Great Arrow Navi or Spot Compass?
Great Arrow Navi ships an update every 3 weeks, and Spot Compass every 25 months. Most recently, Great Arrow Navi was updated on September 22, 2026 and Spot Compass on September 15, 2026.

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