Compass Guide vs Marker Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass Guide
This application provides directional guidance and heading information using your device's compass. It's designed to help users find their way in various situations.
- Directional finding
- Heading information
- Outdoor navigation aid
- Hiking GPS support
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Compass Guide is a simple, reliable digital compass for hiking, navigation, and everyday direction-finding — no account required. FIND YOUR WAY • Live compass heading in true north or magnetic north • Calibration guidance and an accuracy indicator you can trust • Your coordinates, altitude, and speed at a glance NAVIGATE TO A DESTINATION • Set a destination by map, clipboard coordinates, or manual entry • See live bearing and distance to where you're headed • Save multiple destinations with Premium SEE THE SKY • Sun and moon position markers on the dial (Premium) • Night mode with a red-tinted display to protect your night vision MAKE IT YOURS • Six compass styles: Classic, Field, Nautical, Military, Surveyor, and Minimal • Choose degrees or mils, metric or imperial units • Keep the screen on, add a haptic tick at true north, and use the built-in flashlight SHARE YOUR HEADING • Export a shareable image card with your heading and location details GO PREMIUM YOUR WAY • Unlock every feature with a one-time purchase — no subscription • Or watch a short ad anytime to unlock Premium free for 24 hours Compass Guide works fully offline for core compass features and never asks you to create an account.
Marker Compass
This app displays important directional markers directly on a compass interface, including real-time moon phases and the Qibla. Users can easily add their own custom markers, with a premium option to expand the number of saved locations.
- Display Moon phases and direction
- Show Qibla direction
- Register custom markers
- Intuitive compass interface
- Premium mode for more markers
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Marker Compass is a compass app that lets you quickly check your important markers with its intuitive controls and simple user interface. Easily view your essential markers without relying on a map. The Moon marker displays real-time phases, while you can also register your own custom marker—with Premium mode allowing up to 10 markers! Please note that the compass accuracy may decrease when there are metals or magnets nearby. ■ Key Features • Display markers on the compass such as the Moon’s direction and phases, and Qibla (direction to Mecca) • Simple and easy-to-use UI for effortless directional checking • Register one custom marker in the free version • Premium mode supports up to 10 custom markers ■ Note • Since the app uses the magnetic sensor, strong magnetic fields in the vicinity may cause instability in direction readings • Regular calibration is recommended for more accurate orientation
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Verdict
Compass Guide and Marker Compass both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Marker Compass's written reviews are positive against 40% of Compass Guide's. Compass Guide's advantage is ratings volume (126 vs 8) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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. Compass Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Marker Compass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Compass Guide against 4.4 for Marker Compass. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass Guide has 126 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Compass Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Marker Compass's.
Compass Guide ships an update fortnightly, Marker Compass every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass Guide | Marker Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (126 ratings) — better | 4.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 126 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | APPS BAY LIMITED | arakawa yuichiro |
Customer experience
Compass Guide
Marker Compass
In-app purchases
Compass Guide
- Premium$2.99
Marker Compass
- Preminu Mode$3.99
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