Save Locations with Photos vs CompassOne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Save Locations with Photos
This app displays your current location, date, and time on both online and offline maps. It allows you to copy coordinates, find locations with crosshairs, and save points of interest. Supports multiple coordinate formats including UTM and MGRS.
- Current location display
- Scrollable online/offline maps
- Coordinate copying
- Save points of interest
- Multiple coordinate formats (UTM, MGRS)
- Elevation display (feet/meters)
- Greenwich Mean Time display
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Save important places with photos, notes and custom pins. Use offline maps, measure distances, view GPS coordinates, quickly find or share saved locations, and open any saved pin in Apple Maps or Google Maps to navigate to it. Save Locations in Seconds Found a place you want to remember? Drop a pin on the map and Save My Pins keeps the location ready whenever you need it again. Use saved pins for travel destinations, parking locations, restaurants, meeting points, hotels, outdoor locations or anything else worth keeping. Add Photos to Your Map Pins A coordinate alone doesn't always tell the whole story. Save My Pins lets you attach photos and notes to saved locations so you can remember what was there and why you saved it. Your map becomes a visual collection of places rather than a list of anonymous coordinates. Access Maps Offline Internet access isn't guaranteed everywhere. Download offline map areas before traveling so important map information remains available when mobile coverage is weak or unavailable. It's especially useful while traveling, exploring remote areas or managing locations where reliable internet isn't available. View GPS Coordinates Need more detailed location information? Save My Pins displays latitude and longitude together with useful GPS information such as altitude and location accuracy. You can save the location as a pin and return to it later. Measure Distance Between Locations Use the built-in distance measurement tool to connect multiple map points and calculate distances. It's useful for checking how far places are from each other or planning movement between several locations. Organize Saved Places Give locations meaningful names and organize them using different pin styles. You can keep different types of places visually separated and quickly search your collection when you need a particular saved location. Keep Your Places With You From a photo-worthy location to somewhere you simply need to find again, Save My Pins gives you one place to store and organize the locations that matter to you.
CompassOne
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Find your way in the field, back to your car, or to any precise coordinate with CompassOne, a modern navigation and field toolkit for iPhone and Apple Watch. Save parking, follow trails, plan tides, and convert coordinates in one focused app. From quick bearings to rich field projects, CompassOne keeps your location tools in one place. KEY FEATURES • Parking Mode • Save your parking spot with a note like level, row, slot, or landmark • See your current parking at a glance and tap Guide Me to navigate back • Share your parking location with friends or family • Trails and Waypoints • Record trip trails and review your Trail History • Save waypoints from your current location • Start Guidance along a route with Route Navigator • Export trails and waypoints as GPX, KML, CSV, or JSON • Coordinates and Import • View your current location in multiple formats • Convert between decimal coordinates, UTM, and Plus Code • Paste coordinates, map links, UTM, or Plus Code and preview on the map • Import GPX or KML files from Files and save imported places • Sky Compass and Space • Use Sky Compass to orient with the sky • Show or hide planets for a cleaner sky view • Track an estimate of the International Space Station position • Center the sky view with the spatial viewport controls • Tides and Moon Reference • Check tide estimates on a simple tide timeline • Use Moon Transit Estimate to set a tide reference time • Set tide check time to now for quick status checks • Read clear notes reminding you to use official tide stations for safety • Field Cockpit and Projects • Use Field Cockpit for an at a glance navigation and status view • Capture Field Projects with project name and notes • Save Field Snapshots for later reporting • Export Field Projects as JSON for archiving or analysis • Export Hub and Offline Pack • Prepare export sets for waypoints, trails, and field projects • Create an Offline Pack to keep essential data ready when coverage is poor • Watch Companion • Use the Watch Companion for quick compass actions on your wrist • See compact field data with a watch ready layout • Tools Grid • Open Tools for focused utilities, including: • Coordinate Converter: decimal, UTM, or Plus Code • Decimal Coordinate entry with latitude and longitude • Bearing Calculator for simple navigation bearings • Route tools to work with saved paths • Widgets and Shortcuts • Add CompassOne widgets for quick access to compass and field info • Use shortcuts like OpenCompass, SaveCurrentPlace, ShareLocation, GuideToCar, OpenFieldCockpit, OpenTides, or OpenLevel from the Shortcuts app • Personalization and Settings • Choose north mode, units, coordinate format, and smoothing preferences • Pick a compass theme to match your environment • Accuracy coaching and trust status help you understand location quality CompassOne is built for everyday navigation and serious fieldwork alike, from finding your car in a crowded lot to managing trails and tide checks on the coast. Install CompassOne today and bring a powerful field-ready compass, trail recorder, and coordinate toolkit wherever you go. Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Save Locations with Photos at Free against CompassOne's $2.99. CompassOne's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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
Save Locations with Photos is free to download; CompassOne costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Save Locations with Photos | CompassOne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tigran Mkhitaryan | Ona Pacholo Asis |
In-app purchases
Save Locations with Photos
No in-app purchases
CompassOne
No in-app purchases
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