Survey Help vs Marker Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Survey Help
This app helps you find specific locations by calculating your distance to up to four pre-set points. It continuously updates your proximity as you move, making it useful for locating geotagged spots. You can save and retrieve sets of locations for later use.
- Input up to four GPS locations
- Real-time distance updates
- Locate geotagged spots
- Save and retrieve location sets
- Input from current location
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This iPhone app allows the input of up to four locations (latitude and longitude) and provides the user's distance from each location. As the user moves the distance to the selected location updates regularly. If you have a geotag location this app could help you find the location. Four locations maximum. Locations can be entered from current location. Sets of four locations can be stored on the device for later retrieval.
Marker Compass
This app displays important directional markers directly on a compass interface, including real-time moon phases and the Qibla. Users can easily add their own custom markers, with a premium option to expand the number of saved locations.
- Display Moon phases and direction
- Show Qibla direction
- Register custom markers
- Intuitive compass interface
- Premium mode for more markers
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Marker Compass is a compass app that lets you quickly check your important markers with its intuitive controls and simple user interface. Easily view your essential markers without relying on a map. The Moon marker displays real-time phases, while you can also register your own custom marker—with Premium mode allowing up to 10 markers! Please note that the compass accuracy may decrease when there are metals or magnets nearby. ■ Key Features • Display markers on the compass such as the Moon’s direction and phases, and Qibla (direction to Mecca) • Simple and easy-to-use UI for effortless directional checking • Register one custom marker in the free version • Premium mode supports up to 10 custom markers ■ Note • Since the app uses the magnetic sensor, strong magnetic fields in the vicinity may cause instability in direction readings • Regular calibration is recommended for more accurate orientation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Marker Compass at 100% against Survey Help's 50%. Marker Compass also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 14 months). Survey Help's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Survey Help sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Marker Compass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Marker Compass holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Survey Help's written reviews are positive against 100% of Marker Compass's.
Survey Help ships an update every 14 months, Marker Compass every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Survey Help | Marker Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Bourne | arakawa yuichiro |
Customer experience
Survey Help
Marker Compass
In-app purchases
Survey Help
- Load External Location Sets$0.99
Marker Compass
- Preminu Mode$3.99
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