Compass Camera vs PhotoGlyph
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass Camera
Record videos or take photos with embedded directional and environmental data. Features include compass, time, date, level, and pitch angle indicators. Save original photos and access media easily from your library.
- Embed compass, time, date, level, pitch angle
- Capture photos with embedded info
- Capture videos with embedded info
- Show/Hide info overlays
- Pinch to zoom
- Save original photo option
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Compass Cam – Easy Scene Documentation Get scene direction quickly and easily with a compass indicator and more. Compass Cam lets you record videos or take photos with useful information embedded directly into them. The embedded info includes Compass, Time, Date, Level, and Pitch Angle. Standard Camera Features: • Pinch to zoom • Rear camera with auto exposure/focus mode • Supports both landscape and portrait modes App Features: • Capture photos with embedded info • Capture videos with embedded info • Show/Hide time and date • Show/Hide compass • Show/Hide grid • Show/Hide level gauge • Show/Hide pitch angle indicator • Option to save the original photo in photo capture mode Usage Examples: • Travel journaling – record your journey with embedded data • Monitor object direction and orientation • And many more uses, limited only by your imagination This is a fast and easy way to capture photos or videos with direction and date embedded — just snap, and your photo will include all the info automatically. Notes * Video and photo captures are saved to your photo library for fast and easy access * Supported pitch angle range: -60° to 60° Thank you for your support! Visit nitrio.com for more great apps for your iOS devices.
PhotoGlyph
Enhance rock art images by overlaying metadata like location, direction, and date. Choose between 'Pictograph' or 'Petroglyph' modes to best highlight features. Save your annotated creations to your photo library.
- Superimpose location, direction, and date
- Pictograph and Petroglyph enhancement modes
- Zoom in and out functionality
- Undo changes feature
- Save to Photo Library
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Press the 'Select' button to choose a photo from your library. If the photo has metadata, then you can press the 'Annotate' button to superimpose the location, direction and date/time on the bottom left of the image (note: when you save to the Photo Library, you can copy and paste this text from the image). Double tap or pinch to zoom in and out. Select either the 'Pictograph' or 'Petroglyph' depending on the subject of your photo to enhance its features. Press the 'Undo' button to revert changes. When finished, you can save the new image to your Photo Library. Note, depending on the color composition of pictographs, the 'Petroglyph' option might yield better results.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PhotoGlyph at 3.0 against Compass Camera's 2.5. PhotoGlyph also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 49 months). Compass Camera's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (13 vs 17.6). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Compass Camera costs $2.99 and PhotoGlyph $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PhotoGlyph holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Compass Camera ships an update every 49 months, PhotoGlyph every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass Camera | PhotoGlyph |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 49 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #197 | #194 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heng Jia Liang | Stephen Denham |
Customer experience
Compass Camera
PhotoGlyph
In-app purchases
Compass Camera
No in-app purchases
PhotoGlyph
No in-app purchases
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