Comparison

Compass Ω vs Compass Guide

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

Head to head
About

Compass Ω

This navigation app provides accurate compass readings, GPS coordinates, and altitude information. It's designed for outdoor activities like hiking and camping, offering features like coordinate sharing and a built-in flashlight. An optional premium subscription removes ads and unlocks additional features.

Highlights
  • GPS coordinates
  • Altitude in feet or meters
  • Multiple coordinate formats
  • Coordinate sharing
  • Magnetic and true north
  • Flashlight
  • Speedometer
Features
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The most practical and accurate compass that is easy to use and read. Great for outdoor hiking, camping, backpacking, treks, and road trips! • GPS coordinates • Altitude in feet or meters • DMS, DDM, DD coordinates format • Coordinates sharing • Magnetic and geodetic/true north • Beautiful design • Free with ads that can be removed • Flashlight for night time usage • Speedometer • Location Disclaimer: App will not have function properly on devices without a magnetometer, such as the iPod Touch 5th generation or below.

About

Compass Guide

This application provides directional guidance and heading information using your device's compass. It's designed to help users find their way in various situations.

Highlights
  • Directional finding
  • Heading information
  • Outdoor navigation aid
  • Hiking GPS support
Features
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Compass Guide is a simple, reliable digital compass for hiking, navigation, and everyday direction-finding — no account required. FIND YOUR WAY • Live compass heading in true north or magnetic north • Calibration guidance and an accuracy indicator you can trust • Your coordinates, altitude, and speed at a glance NAVIGATE TO A DESTINATION • Set a destination by map, clipboard coordinates, or manual entry • See live bearing and distance to where you're headed • Save multiple destinations with Premium SEE THE SKY • Sun and moon position markers on the dial (Premium) • Night mode with a red-tinted display to protect your night vision MAKE IT YOURS • Six compass styles: Classic, Field, Nautical, Military, Surveyor, and Minimal • Choose degrees or mils, metric or imperial units • Keep the screen on, add a haptic tick at true north, and use the built-in flashlight SHARE YOUR HEADING • Export a shareable image card with your heading and location details GO PREMIUM YOUR WAY • Unlock every feature with a one-time purchase — no subscription • Or watch a short ad anytime to unlock Premium free for 24 hours Compass Guide works fully offline for core compass features and never asks you to create an account.

Screenshots

Compass Ω4 screens
Compass Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Compass Guide at ad-supported against Compass Ω's free with in-app purchases. Compass Guide also leads on ratings volume (126 vs 17). Compass Ω's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Compass Ω sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Compass Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Compass Ω against 4.5 for Compass Guide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass Guide has 126 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Compass Ω's written reviews are positive against 40% of Compass Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compass Ω ships an update monthly, Compass Guide fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Compass Ω versus Compass Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompass ΩCompass Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17 ratings) — better4.5 (126 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17126 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgenii ZhidkovAPPS BAY LIMITED

Customer experience

Compass Ω

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Compass Guide

All ratings126 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Compass Ω

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
One-time2
  • Premium Version$3.99
  • Premium Version$5.99
1 purchases

Compass Guide

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Compass Ω free?
Compass Ω is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Compass Guide free?
Compass Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Compass Ω or Compass Guide?
Compass Ω is rated higher. Compass Ω averages 4.6 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Compass Guide averages 4.5 from 126 ratings.
Do Compass Ω or Compass Guide have ads?
Both Compass Ω and Compass Guide show ads.
Which is updated more often, Compass Ω or Compass Guide?
Compass Ω ships an update monthly, and Compass Guide fortnightly. Most recently, Compass Ω was updated on October 5, 2026 and Compass Guide on October 15, 2026.

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