Compass Free vs Chartered Wealth Solutions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass Free
This app functions as a sundial to determine cardinal directions using sunlight. Align the shadow of your finger with the app's shading to find north, south, east, and west.
- Measures cardinal points
- Uses sunlight
- Aligns finger shadow
- Indicates directions
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You can find directions without a magnetic compass, as long as there is sunlight. Hold your finger upright at the center of the screen and turn your device. Just line up the white line with your finger's shadow, and the correct directions are shown. It needs neither GPS nor a network connection and works completely standalone. Just make sure your device's clock is set correctly.
Chartered Wealth Solutions
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Chartered Wealth Solutions is one of the largest independent and privately-owned Financial Planning practices in SA, which allows us to give sound and objective Financial Planning advice. Our Family includes 22 CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®) professionals, supported by Lawyers, Accountants, and Fiduciary and Tax Specialists. We specialise in Retiremeant™ but support you through all of life’s transitions. Let’s talk Retiremeant™ - where you get to decide how you will transition into midlife and beyond. Midlife is an exciting opportunity to re-design your life exactly the way you want to, on your own terms and in your own time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chartered Wealth Solutions at none against Compass Free's shown. Chartered Wealth Solutions also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Compass Free ships an update every 10 months, Chartered Wealth Solutions every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass Free | Chartered Wealth Solutions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (49 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | CHARTERED WEALTH SOLUTIONS PTY LTD |
Bugs and requests
Compass Free
Reported bugs
2 issues- Causes device freezes or crashes
- Inaccurate compass readings
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for southern hemisphere
- Integrate with GPS for more accurate direction
- Provide night mode or moonlight option
- Improve instructions and user guidance
Chartered Wealth Solutions
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Compass Free
No in-app purchases
Chartered Wealth Solutions
No in-app purchases
Questions
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