三词地址 vs Compass mini
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
三词地址
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使用三词地址(what3words) APP查找，分享，导航至任何精确的位置。三词地址是交流地理位置的最佳方式。它为世界上每个3米 x 3米的方格都提供了独一无二的三词地址。三词地址可让您更轻松地与朋友相见，分享有意义的地点，并在不迷路的情况下探索中国。下载免费应用程序APP，来查找您的三词地址吧。 使用三词地址： - 与朋友分享精确的会面地点（例如在公园中，繁忙的道路上，节庆活动的地点） - 向快递公司或其他人员提供建筑物的特定入口位置 - 分享独特观景点或隐秘景点的确切位置 - 向出租车提供精准的目的地 - 当街道地址不够完整时也能找到您的路线 - 能确切知道您的车到底停在哪里 - 计划和分享越野驾驶或徒步旅行的路线 为了顾客能更轻松的找到它们，越来越多的商家，包括酒店，餐厅和旅行指南已经标注了它们的三词地址。 主要特点： • 搜索三词地址 • 语音输入三词地址 • 自动纠错、防错系统 • 罗盘模式离线导航 • 与第三方应用程序兼容 如果您遇到任何问题或有任何疑问，请与support@what3words.com联系。
Compass mini
This app provides a minimalist compass for identifying direction. It also displays altitude, barometric pressure, and coordinate information for your current location. Additional features include sunrise/sunset times and solar angles, with offline usability and widget support.
- Direction identification
- Altitude and barometric pressure
- Coordinate navigation
- Location bookmarking
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Solar elevation and azimuth
- Offline usability
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Compass mini is an elegant and minimalist compass tool. You can use it to get the current location's altitude, barometric, and coordinate information, and identify direction. • Clean and lightweight, usable offline. • View altitude and atmospheric pressure information. • Coordinate navigation and location bookmarking. • Sunrise and sunset related times. • Solar elevation and azimuth angles. • Desktop and lock screen widgets. • Detailed latitude and longitude values. • Supports dark mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 三词地址 at none against Compass mini's 1. 三词地址 also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.1). Compass mini's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Compass mini sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 三词地址 asks for nothing beyond the download.
三词地址 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass mini has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of 三词地址's written reviews are positive against 96% of Compass mini's.
三词地址 ships an update every 3 weeks, Compass mini every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 三词地址 | Compass mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 95.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | what3words Ltd. | 鑫 吴 |
Customer experience
三词地址
Compass mini
Bugs and requests
三词地址
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Compass mini
Reported bugs
5 issues- Clicking settings causes frame drops
- Altitude display issues in some locations
- No compass widget available
- Latitude and longitude are阉割 (阉割 means 'castrated' or 'removed', implying it's disabled/unavailable in China)
- watchOS 11 app not available despite update log
Requested features
17 requests- Switch angle to elevation in the center
- More precise location targeting (e.g., to landmarks)
- WatchOS integration
- Change daytime color scheme for solar trajectory widget
- Discount for in-app purchases
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- Display future solar altitude angle changes
- Add a compass widget
- Calibrate using GPS
- Display speed
- Local saving of measurement data
- Virtual query function for past locations
- Change barometric pressure unit to kPa
- Larger font size and black main color
- More comprehensive city name display (including province and district)
- Add Apple Watch version
- More icons and new interfaces
- Visual design for slope display (e.g., crosshair alignment)
In-app purchases
三词地址
No in-app purchases
Compass mini
- Compass mini · Pro$7.99
