OptimalRouteMaps vs Talk Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OptimalRouteMaps
This app helps you find the shortest possible car routes by solving the traveling salesman problem. It allows you to select multiple points, calculate optimal paths, and save your routes. You can also transfer route details to Apple Maps for further analysis.
- Select route points by long-pressing map
- Search waypoints via Apple Maps
- Delete route points
- Calculate optimal distance routes
- Save, edit, and delete routes
- Use current location as start point
- Transfer route branches to iOS Maps
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The application is designed to build the shortest distances loop car routes on Apple maps by solving the classic traveling salesman problem. The application allows you to: - select the points of the route directly by long pressing on the map; - search for waypoints using the Apple Maps search engine; - delete route points; - calculate the optimal, minimum in terms of the distance of the automobile route, bypassing route points with a return to the starting point; - save, edit, delete built routes in the application database; - select the current location as the starting point or arbitrary point of the route; - transfer separate branches of the route to the iOS Maps application for a more detailed analysis; - remember intermediate data to continue calculations with a large number of route points; - display distances in miles or kilometers, depending on the application settings.
Talk Compass
This navigation app provides cardinal and ordinal directions through voice output. Users can customize the speaking rate, volume, and sound effects for a personalized experience.
- Voice output for directions
- Adjustable speaking rate
- Customizable volume
- Sound effect options
- Supports cardinal and ordinal directions
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This compass app lets you know that cardinal directions and ordinal directions by voice. You can adjust speaking rate, volume and sound effects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Talk Compass at Free against OptimalRouteMaps's $1.99. Talk Compass also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
Talk Compass is free to download; OptimalRouteMaps costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Talk Compass holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talk Compass has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
OptimalRouteMaps ships an update every 41 months, Talk Compass every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OptimalRouteMaps | Talk Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 18 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Baibuz | Yoshiyuki Koyanagi |
Customer experience
OptimalRouteMaps
Talk Compass
In-app purchases
OptimalRouteMaps
No in-app purchases
Talk Compass
No in-app purchases
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