Watch Compass vs Lock Screen Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watch Compass
Provides accurate directional guidance for various activities like walking, riding, driving, and flying. It displays a clear arrow pointing north, independent of device orientation. Designed specifically for Apple Watch.
- Accurate direction of movement
- North-pointing arrow
- Independent of device orientation
- Designed for Apple Watch
- Supports walking, riding, driving, flying
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Watch Compass combines a direct live compass on iPhone with the movement directions recorded by your Apple Watch. CarPlay keeps heading and degrees visible while you drive. The Live Activity also shows them on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and in the CarPlay Dashboard. At a glance: - current heading on a focused compass dial - latest movement direction with timestamp - direction profiles for today, seven days, and 30 days - a clear history of recent measurements - a dedicated CarPlay display for heading and degrees - course tracks with distance, average course, direction changes, and GPX/CSV export - Live Activity for the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and CarPlay Dashboard - widgets and Apple Watch complications - synchronized data across iPhone and Apple Watch Unlike a traditional compass, Watch Compass distinguishes between the current heading of your iPhone and the direction in which you were recently moving. You get immediate orientation together with a useful movement history. Compass Pro unlocks all premium features. Subscription terms: - Title: Compass Pro - Length: 1 year, auto-renewing - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://bernhardhering.de/privacy/
Lock Screen Compass
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See your compass heading at a glance, right from your Lock Screen. Lock Screen Compass gives you a focused compass in the app and a user-started Live Activity that keeps your heading visible while your iPhone is locked. FEATURES • A live foreground compass whenever the app is open • Lock Screen Live Activity with current heading and a Stop control • Interactive Lock Screen widget for starting and stopping a session • Direction haptics at all eight cardinal and intercardinal directions • Automatic session limits of 5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes • Magnetic heading in the foreground and true north during an authorized Lock Screen session PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No advertising. No analytics. No server. Compass and location information is processed on your device and is not stored as location history or transmitted. Lock Screen Compass is designed for quick orientation and is not intended for safety-critical navigation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lock Screen Compass at none against Watch Compass's 1. Lock Screen Compass also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Watch Compass sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Lock Screen Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Watch Compass | Lock Screen Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bernhard Hering | Corse Apps Inc. |
In-app purchases
Watch Compass
- Yearly Subscription$3.991 Year
Lock Screen Compass
No in-app purchases
Questions
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