Comparison

Pathify vs Handy Compass

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pathify

This navigation app prioritizes user privacy by keeping all location history secure on the device. It offers a real-time map with customizable views and a unique timeline feature to visualize past activities chronologically.

Highlights
  • On-device location history storage
  • Real-time map with customizable views
  • Chronological activity timeline
  • Power-efficient activity tracking
  • Minimalist, translucent controls
  • Satellite, topographic, and trail maps
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Pathify reinvents the running app, and takes off running in a new direction. First, privacy: Everything you do in Pathify stays in Pathify. Your location history stays secure on your device, not entrusted to a shared remote server. There are no subscriptions, accounts, signups, or ads to distract you. Pathify lets you focus on navigating the real world, not the app. The map is always visible, overlaid with minimal, translucent controls. Two taps and you are tracking your own activity, in a power-efficient way, without being tracked by anyone else. View your path, see your pace, and find your way in real time using beautiful, customizable maps from Mapbox. Move fluidly between satellite, topographic and trail maps that help you discover new places to get away from the crowds close to home. The magic is the way Pathify lets you navigate through the domains of time, space, and data all at once. Visualize your activities as a chronological sequence on a continuously scrollable, zoomable timeline. Spin an analog clock back and forth, like an old-fashioned time machine, to review your location history on the map. Watch the numbers spin as a marker follows your former track. Choose your own adventure UI at any time by sliding a bar down to see more activities and more details. Or slide the bar up to maximize the map. Visualize a sequence of activities on the map and the timeline simultaneously, as a continuous spectrum of paths. We hope this app is as much fun to use as it was to build, and helps you get greater value from your own data, without sacrificing your privacy in any way. This is only the start of a journey we're excited to be taking with you!

About

Handy Compass

This navigation tool helps you find directions and locate specific items or places. Easily mark and track locations on a map, and even find your parked car.

Highlights
  • Find directions
  • Locate items
  • Track saved places
  • Move map symbols
  • Find parked car
Features
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Handy Compass is a compass app that helps you find directions or locate items whenever needed. You can also use this app to find your car in the parking lot. FEATURES: - Add and track a place or item by clicking "+". - You can move and relocate the symbol wherever you want by dragging the map.

Screenshots

Pathify3 screens
Handy Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pathify at none against Handy Compass's shown. Pathify also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). Handy Compass's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pathify against 5.0 for Handy Compass. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pathify ships an update every 9 months, Handy Compass every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Pathify versus Handy Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathifyHandy Compass
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan DubmanAPPS BAY LIMITED

Customer experience

Pathify

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Handy Compass

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pathify

No in-app purchases

None

Handy Compass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pathify free?
Pathify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Handy Compass free?
Handy Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pathify or Handy Compass?
Pathify and Handy Compass are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pathify or Handy Compass have ads?
Handy Compass shows ads; Pathify does not.
Which is updated more often, Pathify or Handy Compass?
Pathify ships an update every 9 months, and Handy Compass every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pathify was updated on June 1, 2026 and Handy Compass on June 10, 2026.

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