Compass Free vs Resident Connect Concierge
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.
Resident Connect Concierge
This service desk program enhances residential communities by offering premium amenities to residents. It helps property managers offload non-leasing tasks to professionals, improving resident retention and property value.
- Premium resident amenity
- Marketing tool for communities
- Offloads non-management tasks
- Improves resident retention
- Enhances property values
- Resort-like experience
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Welcome to the Resident Connect Concierge Service Desk - Let Us Turn Your Residential/Multifamily Community Into A 5 Star Resort! Our Multifamily/Residential Concierge Service programs are utilized by our premier clients who include; 1. Apartment Community Management Companies 2. Apartment Community Development Companies / Owners 3. Home Owners Associations - HOA’s Boards or HOA Management Companies 4. Condominium Management Companies 5. Condominium Home Owners Associations (HOA) Boards 6. AirBnb Management Companies (companies that manage large portfolios of homes or condos for the AirBnb business). Our Resident Connect Concierge Service Desk program will assist you by; - Providing your residents with a premium resident amenity, which also functions as a unique marketing tool for prospective/future residents and/or homeowners, helping distinguish your community(s) from the competition in the marketplace. - Removing the “burden" of non-management/non-leasing related issues off the shoulders of your Management Team, and place them into the very capable hands of our Concierge Service Professionals. - Providing a “first class” resort like amenity which will greatly assist with resident retention and consequently property values.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Resident Connect Concierge at 100% against Compass Free's 34%. Resident Connect Concierge also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1) and ads (none vs shown). Compass Free's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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.
Resident Connect Concierge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass Free has 49 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Compass Free's written reviews are positive against 100% of Resident Connect Concierge's.
Compass Free ships an update every 10 months, Resident Connect Concierge every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Compass Free | Resident Connect Concierge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (49 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | Premiere Concierge, Inc. |
Customer experience
Compass Free
Resident Connect Concierge
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
Resident Connect Concierge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Compass Free
No in-app purchases
Resident Connect Concierge
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Compass Free free?
Is Resident Connect Concierge free?
Which has better reviews, Compass Free or Resident Connect Concierge?
Do Compass Free or Resident Connect Concierge have ads?
Which is updated more often, Compass Free or Resident Connect Concierge?
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