Orienteering Compass & Map vs Direction Compass Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orienteering Compass & Map
Navigate your way using your device's compass and GPS. This app overlays your destination onto Apple Maps, allowing you to orient the map and find the correct direction. It also includes a ruler for measuring distances, mimicking traditional orienteering techniques.
- Map orientation with compass
- Distance and direction to destination
- Supports SI, imperial, and nautical units
- Integrated map ruler
- GPS and Apple Maps integration
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This app makes it easy to find the direction and distance to where you want to go by using the built-in compass, the GPS, and Apple maps. You line up your position (the GPS position) on the map with your destination by moving and rotating the map using one or more fingers. Turn the phone/tablet until the compass needle fits into the compass orienting arrow. Then the phone/tablet points in the direction towards the destination. Just like classical orienteering with compass and paper map. Alternatively the map can be locked to the compass such that north of the map is always the same as real north irrespective the orientation of the phone/tablet. Also the compass has a ruler such that you can measure the distance to where you want to go. Features: • The compass can orient the map with the landscape automatically or you can orient the map yourself • You get the distance and direction to where you want to go • Supports SI, imperial, and nautical units • Makes orienteering easy
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: Orienteering Compass & Map at 4.3 against Direction Compass Camera's 3.5. Orienteering Compass & Map also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Direction Compass Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Orienteering Compass & Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
Orienteering Compass & Map holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 75% and 75% positive.
Orienteering Compass & Map ships an update every 9 months, Direction Compass Camera every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orienteering Compass & Map | Direction Compass Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nils Calander | Tigran Mkhitaryan |
Customer experience
Orienteering Compass & Map
Direction Compass Camera
In-app purchases
Orienteering Compass & Map
No in-app purchases
Direction Compass Camera
- Remove Ads$6.99
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