AR Compass 3D vs Direction Compass Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR Compass 3D
This navigation app uses augmented reality to display a compass directly in your real-world environment. You can mark directions, addresses, and altitudes, and even record your experiences with screenshots. It's designed for those who find traditional compasses difficult to use.
- Augmented reality compass display
- Mark directions, addresses, and altitudes
- Record and screenshot within the app
- Utilizes device compass feature
- Requires location services and compass calibration
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Utilizing AR technology, the compass now displays instantly in the real environment, eliminating the need to look at complex 2D compasses. Moreover, with AR technology, you can mark directions, addresses, and altitudes in the real environment. It also allows you to record and screenshot within the app, capturing every wonderful moment. From a programmer who can't tell north from south (^▽^) This app utilizes the compass feature. Users need to enable location services in Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services and activate compass calibration in the system services.
Direction Compass Camera
Overlay compass directions, location coordinates, and timestamps onto your photos. Visualize your surroundings with a compass aligned with satellite imagery or maps. Get precise GPS data in multiple formats for accurate navigation.
- Add compass direction to photos
- Overlay GPS coordinates
- Include date and time stamps
- Align compass with satellite/map views
- Multiple GPS coordinate formats
- Capture screenshots with data
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With Direction Compass Camera, you can visualize the compass direction and align it with either a satellite image or a map displayed on the compass. The Direction Compass Camera app provides the ability to add location coordinates, direction, date, time and compass screenshot information to the image. With Compass Pro Cam you can navigate your surroundings efficiently. Users can see the compass direction and compare it with the satellite image or map displayed on the compass. For more accurate location determination, the application provides the address, exact GPS coordinates in various formats, such as: Decimal degrees by microseconds (DD.dddddd "N, S, E, W") Decimal minutes (DDMM.mmmm) Degrees, minutes, seconds (DD°MM'SS.sss") December minutes seconds (DDMMSS.sss ") UTM (Universal Transversal Mercator) MGRS (Military Reference System) Decimal degrees (DD.dddddd) This application provides a rich set of location data for improved user orientation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AR Compass 3D at 4.6 against Direction Compass Camera's 3.5. AR Compass 3D also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (36 vs 4). Direction Compass Camera's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. AR Compass 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Direction Compass Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AR Compass 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AR Compass 3D has 36 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 75% and 75% positive.
AR Compass 3D ships an update every 2 months, Direction Compass Camera every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR Compass 3D | Direction Compass Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (36 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hangzhou OrangeJuice Technology Co., Ltd. | Tigran Mkhitaryan |
Customer experience
AR Compass 3D
Direction Compass Camera
In-app purchases
AR Compass 3D
- VIP$1.99
Direction Compass Camera
- Remove Ads$6.99
Questions
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