Virtual Compass º vs Direction Compass Camera
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!
Direction Compass Camera
Overlay compass directions, location coordinates, and timestamps onto your photos. Visualize your surroundings with a compass aligned with satellite imagery or maps. Get precise GPS data in multiple formats for accurate navigation.
- Add compass direction to photos
- Overlay GPS coordinates
- Include date and time stamps
- Align compass with satellite/map views
- Multiple GPS coordinate formats
- Capture screenshots with data
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With Direction Compass Camera, you can visualize the compass direction and align it with either a satellite image or a map displayed on the compass. The Direction Compass Camera app provides the ability to add location coordinates, direction, date, time and compass screenshot information to the image. With Compass Pro Cam you can navigate your surroundings efficiently. Users can see the compass direction and compare it with the satellite image or map displayed on the compass. For more accurate location determination, the application provides the address, exact GPS coordinates in various formats, such as: Decimal degrees by microseconds (DD.dddddd "N, S, E, W") Decimal minutes (DDMM.mmmm) Degrees, minutes, seconds (DD°MM'SS.sss") December minutes seconds (DDMMSS.sss ") UTM (Universal Transversal Mercator) MGRS (Military Reference System) Decimal degrees (DD.dddddd) This application provides a rich set of location data for improved user orientation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Virtual Compass º at 4.6 against Direction Compass Camera's 3.5. Virtual Compass º also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (308 vs 4). Direction Compass Camera's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 56%). On price, update cadence 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. Direction Compass Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Virtual Compass º asks for nothing beyond the download.
Virtual Compass º holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Compass º has 308 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Virtual Compass º's written reviews are positive against 75% of Direction Compass Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Virtual Compass º ships an update every 6 months, Direction Compass Camera every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Compass º | Direction Compass Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (308 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 308 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Villegas Ventures LLC | Tigran Mkhitaryan |
Customer experience
Virtual Compass º
Direction Compass Camera
In-app purchases
Virtual Compass º
No in-app purchases
Direction Compass Camera
- Remove Ads$6.99
Questions
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