Comparison

MagVar vs Neo Compass

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

Head to head
About

MagVar

This navigation tool calculates magnetic variation, the difference between true and magnetic north, essential for plotting courses on maps. It's designed for pilots, sailors, cartographers, and anyone using maps and a compass.

Highlights
  • Magnetic variation calculation
  • True vs. magnetic north difference
  • Map overlay display
  • Accurate for 2025-2029
  • Declination and inclination calculation
Features
Currently charting
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MagVar is targeted towards anyone interested in navigation. This includes, pilots of aircraft, captains of sea going vessels, cartographers, engineers and surveyors. Anyone who uses maps and a compass will find the declination calculation (also referred to magnetic variation) very useful. (Declination is the difference between true and magnetic north and used when plotting a course on a map.) MagVar calculates the magnetic flux density for any location on the Earth and then uses this data to calculate magnetic variation. The model is accurate for dates ranging from January 1, 2025 up through December 31, 2029. Using the model, the app calculates declination and inclination. As the user pans the map, the magnetic variation is calculated and graphically shown as a map overlay.

About

Neo Compass

This navigation app helps users stay on course during outdoor activities and low-visibility conditions. It is designed to work with a specialized controller for tactile feedback, enhancing navigation and gaming experiences.

Highlights
  • Tactile navigation
  • Low-visibility guidance
  • Outdoor activity aid
  • Labyrinthine gaming
  • Cybernetic control integration
  • Visually impaired traveler assistance
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Introducing Neo Compass, the newest addition to the Neo-Luna Navigation & Game System by Global Tactile. The Neo Compass has been meticulously designed to complement the Luna Navigator App (also available through the App Store) and the optional, high-performance, patent-pending Neo Controller for cybernetic navigation and tactical outdoor and labyrinthine gaming (available exclusively at https://globaltactile.com/product/neo-controller/). The Neo Compass eliminates veering off course during activities such as trekking through forested terrains, navigating through low-visibility conditions like fog while boating, aiding unassisted visually impaired travelers, and playing a whole new realm of social, indoor, outdoor, and athletic games and activities. Simply set a course, pair up a Neo Controller, and feel your way with our Patent Pending Tactile Reticle — exclusively at GlobalTactile.com/product/neo-controller/. We invite you to transcend your magnetically-transparent, conventional human limitations: Enter the realm of Geo-Magnetic Aether, where the integration of Visual-Tactile Navigation & Control, coupled with Distributed-Cognition Cybernetics, revolutionizes the way humans interact with the environment. The Neo Compass empowers you to elevate your Human capabilities to full-on Cyborg. Embrace the future.. Borg Up Yourself.. Be Super, Human..

Screenshots

MagVar4 screens
Neo Compass1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Neo Compass at Free against MagVar's $0.99. Neo Compass also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). MagVar's advantage is chart position (#129 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Neo Compass is free to download; MagVar costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MagVar against 5.0 for Neo Compass. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
MagVar versus Neo Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagVarNeo Compass
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 23 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#129 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert WalkerGlobal Tactile, LLC

Customer experience

MagVar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Neo Compass

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MagVar

No in-app purchases

None

Neo Compass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MagVar free?
MagVar costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neo Compass free?
Neo Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MagVar or Neo Compass?
MagVar and Neo Compass are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MagVar or Neo Compass have ads?
Neither MagVar nor Neo Compass shows ads.

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