Virtual Compass º vs AR Compass 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual Compass º
This app overlays a precise compass and GPS coordinates onto your camera's view, offering real-time direction and location tracking. Navigate easily by seeing your heading and position directly on your surroundings.
- Real-time compass direction
- Real-time compass heading
- GPS coordinates display
- Camera viewfinder integration
- Instant GPS readings
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Virtual Compass is a camera compass that accurately navigates users through virtual navigation and compass direction. Just open the app and see an accurate compass heading and compass direction displayed over what is in front of you. Your GPS coordinates are always displayed as well, so you can always identify where you are, making it easier to navigate using the virtual compass. Virtual Compass includes: -accurate realtime compass direction in big bold font -accurate realtime compass heading -your real time GPS coordinates -easy-to-use view finder (via your phone's camera) to accurately identify compass direction and compass heading. -instant gps readings -camera compass Get an accurate virtual compass reading instantly!
AR Compass 3D
This navigation app uses augmented reality to display a compass directly in your real-world environment. You can mark directions, addresses, and altitudes, and even record your experiences with screenshots. It's designed for those who find traditional compasses difficult to use.
- Augmented reality compass display
- Mark directions, addresses, and altitudes
- Record and screenshot within the app
- Utilizes device compass feature
- Requires location services and compass calibration
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Utilizing AR technology, the compass now displays instantly in the real environment, eliminating the need to look at complex 2D compasses. Moreover, with AR technology, you can mark directions, addresses, and altitudes in the real environment. It also allows you to record and screenshot within the app, capturing every wonderful moment. From a programmer who can't tell north from south (^▽^) This app utilizes the compass feature. Users need to enable location services in Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services and activate compass calibration in the system services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Virtual Compass º at none against AR Compass 3D's 1. Virtual Compass º also leads on ratings volume (308 vs 36) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). AR Compass 3D's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 56%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. AR Compass 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Virtual Compass º asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Virtual Compass º against 4.6 for AR Compass 3D. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Compass º has 308 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Virtual Compass º's written reviews are positive against 75% of AR Compass 3D's.
Virtual Compass º ships an update every 6 months, AR Compass 3D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Compass º | AR Compass 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (308 ratings) | 4.6 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 308 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Villegas Ventures LLC | Hangzhou OrangeJuice Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Virtual Compass º
AR Compass 3D
In-app purchases
Virtual Compass º
No in-app purchases
AR Compass 3D
- VIP$1.99
Questions
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