Comparison

Earphones Sensor vs NorthPin Compass

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

Head to head
About

Earphones Sensor

Transform compatible AirPods into a motion sensor to track head movements. Visualize acceleration, gyroscope, and attitude data in real-time and save it as a CSV file for research and analysis.

Highlights
  • Head motion sensing with AirPods
  • Real-time motion graph visualization
  • Data logging for acceleration and gyroscope
  • Save motion data as CSV
  • Customizable data type selection
Features
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Turn your AirPods into a motion sensor that records the movement of your head. Just put on your compatible AirPods and tap a button — the built-in sensors capture your motion and show it on a real-time graph. Recorded data can be saved as a CSV file, ready for research, experiments and data analysis. Data you can measure: • Acceleration • Gravity direction • Rotation rate (gyroscope) • Attitude (pitch / roll / yaw) Highlights: • Easy measurement — just wear your compatible AirPods • Visualize your motion on a real-time graph • Turn each data type on/off in settings • Save as CSV and access it from the Files app • The screen stays on while measuring Perfect for posture research, exercise and rehabilitation analysis, motion data logging and much more. * Requires AirPods with built-in motion sensors.

About

NorthPin Compass

Easily save and navigate back to important locations like your parked car or campsite. Offers live directional guidance, customizable compass styles, and convenient widget support. Share locations with others, even before they install the app.

Highlights
  • Save and follow locations
  • Live directional guidance
  • Customizable compass styles
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Share saved places
  • Global directions (Qibla, etc.)
Features
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Point back to the places that matter. NorthPin Compass turns a saved place into a direction you can follow. Your parked car, your campsite, your hotel, a meeting point, or Qibla. SAVE A PLACE, FOLLOW ITS DIRECTION • Quick Add saves where you stand in one tap • Or drop a pin on the map and give it a name and icon • Live heading, bearing and distance to your target • Edit, favorite, reorder and share your saved places LIVE GUIDANCE • Walk to a saved place and follow it from the Lock Screen • Dynamic Island on compatible iPhone models • Distance, turn guidance, walking ETA and progress • Apple Watch Smart Stack on compatible setups • Needs location access, Precise Location and Live Activities YOUR PLACES, ONE TAP AWAY • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Home Screen quick actions and iOS 18 controls • Siri, Shortcuts and Spotlight 21 GLOBAL DIRECTIONS North, south, east and west, Qibla toward the Kaaba in Mecca, Jerusalem, the Vatican, Varanasi, Bodh Gaya, the North Pole and more. MAKE IT YOURS 23 compass styles, 11 themes, 9 fonts, light or dark. SHARE A NORTHPIN Send a place as a link. Recipients can follow it right away, and the App Clip works even before they install NorthPin. FREE TO START Use NorthPin free, with no ads. Some features require NorthPin Pro, a one-time purchase with no subscription. Purchase restoration supported. PRIVACY FIRST No account, no tracking, no ad SDKs. Compass and coordinate calculations run on your device. Your places stay local unless you turn on iCloud sync. NorthPin gives compass direction and straight-line distance, not street routes or turn-by-turn navigation. Privacy Policy: https://apps.husofttech.com/northpin-compass/privacy Terms of Use: https://apps.husofttech.com/northpin-compass/terms Support: https://apps.husofttech.com/support

Screenshots

Earphones Sensor4 screens
NorthPin Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Earphones Sensor at none against NorthPin Compass's 1. Earphones Sensor also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). NorthPin Compass's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NorthPin Compass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Earphones Sensor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earphones Sensor ships an update fortnightly, NorthPin Compass every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Earphones Sensor versus NorthPin Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarphones SensorNorthPin Compass
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB28 MB
Age rating4++4
Developeryuya kanbetsunawaHuseyin Bicen

Customer experience

Earphones Sensor

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NorthPin Compass

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Earphones Sensor

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NorthPin Compass

One-time1
  • NorthPin Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Earphones Sensor free?
Earphones Sensor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NorthPin Compass free?
NorthPin Compass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Earphones Sensor or NorthPin Compass have ads?
Earphones Sensor shows ads; NorthPin Compass does not.
Which is updated more often, Earphones Sensor or NorthPin Compass?
Earphones Sensor ships an update fortnightly, and NorthPin Compass every 6 weeks. Most recently, Earphones Sensor was updated on October 21, 2026 and NorthPin Compass on October 25, 2026.

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