EWSN Compass vs The Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EWSN Compass
Easily identify cardinal directions and access detailed location data like latitude, longitude, and altitude. Customize your compass with various styles to suit your preferences.
- Cardinal direction identification
- Latitude and longitude display
- Altitude and air pressure readings
- Customizable compass designs
- Map integration for location
- Figure-eight motion for accuracy
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This app is designed to help you quickly and easily identify directions. You can clearly check east, west, south, and north at a glance, while also viewing useful details such as your current latitude, longitude, altitude, and air pressure. Features: 1. Simple and intuitive to use Easily check east, west, south, and north, and quickly find the direction you want. 2. Detailed location information Check your current latitude and longitude on a map. Altitude and air pressure are also displayed. 3. Customizable Choose your favorite compass style from a variety of designs. Main Compass Designs: You can customize the appearance of the compass to suit your preferences. - Standard: Features a large arrow with colors matched to east, west, south, and north. - Zodiac: A cute design featuring zodiac symbols arranged to match each direction. - EWSN: Displays directions using letters (E for East, W for West, S for South, N for North). - Clear: A clean and easy-to-read design that clearly shows both the arrow and the directions. - Classic: Features more detailed direction markings and a classic arrow design. - Fortune: Displays the fortune associated with each direction. - Lucky Color: Displays the lucky color for each direction. Note: Location access is required to use this app. If the compass needle does not stabilize, move your device in a figure-eight (∞) motion several times. This can reduce interference with the electronic compass and improve accuracy.
The Compass
Easily determine your direction with this straightforward navigation tool. Personalize the app's appearance by customizing background and text colors to your liking. Enjoy a simple, visually appealing way to check your bearings.
- Quick direction checking
- Customizable background color
- Customizable text color
- Magnetic compass functionality
- User-friendly interface
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This is a simple compass app that allows you to quickly check your direction. Additionally, it offers the option to customize the compass to your preferred colors. What can you do with "The Compass" app? - Quickly check your direction - Color customization (you can change the background color and text color) It's an app that allows you to check your direction like a magnetic compass. You can freely set the background color and text color to any color you like, so you can choose your favorite color scheme and enjoy it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Compass at none against EWSN Compass's 1. The Compass also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 33%) and ratings volume (123 vs 6). 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
Both are free to download. EWSN Compass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for EWSN Compass against 4.7 for The Compass. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Compass has 123 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of EWSN Compass's written reviews are positive against 57% of The Compass's.
EWSN Compass ships an update every 3 weeks, The Compass every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | EWSN Compass | The Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 4.7 (123 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 123 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.3 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | arakawa yuichiro | Vida Apps Incorporated |
Customer experience
EWSN Compass
The Compass
In-app purchases
EWSN Compass
- Remove Ads$0.99
The Compass
No in-app purchases
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