Compass Free vs Compass Maps
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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Compass is a measuring instrument which indicates true direction under the sunlight. Put your finger in the middle of the compass and line it's shadow up with the app's shading.
Compass Maps
Navigate with a digital compass that displays direction on a map. Features include real-time traffic, land area measurement, and location sharing. It utilizes GPS for auto-direction and allows map interaction.
- Digital compass on map
- Real-time traffic maps
- Land area measurement
- Location sharing
- GPS auto-direction
- Satellite map mode
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Maps compass - directional compass & digital is free the application to support show compass on the map, Traffic maps in real time, Land area measurement, show address on maps with satellite map mode and share location to networks social, email, sms or for any app you like. With GPS technology the application will auto direction compass for you. - You can move on maps , compass will auto update state and direction, It also can calculate radius, corner. show your current location on maps. zoom maps or share location with your friends *Note: + E is east + W is the west + N is the north + S is the south + SE is the Southeast + SW is Southwest + NE is North-East - You need to grant permission and turn on the GPS. Here is a request with any application that supports digital compass. The compass app depends on connecting to wifi/internet for your device exactly. If the compass works perfectly, it means that your internet is perfect, too. - Compass map: + Locate or calculate direction at anywhere appears on map + Move the compass by touching the location you want on the map. Some other feature for Compass Maps - Directional Compass application - Show True North - Show Magnetic Field Power - Level Error Correction - Connect To Google Map - Show latitude longitude - Show level Maps compass - Directional Compass also is a tool to measure calculators for measuring Land Area on maps easiest way. There is an inbuilt Unit Converter for measuring areas in various Land Units. Supported m2, km2, fit2 and ha. You can convert these units. Measure area between three points on map. The application will auto calculate and figure out the result. You can choose some types such as: hybrid maps, satellite, terrain maps... Land Area measurement easiest way tools. It allows you to use pivots to operate on maps. If you have any feedback to build maps compass - directional compass application. Please contact me via email: onedevzteam@gmail.com. We will research and improve it to become better for our smart compass application. Thanks. Privacy Policy: https://compassmaps.wordpress.com/here-is-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Compass Maps at 4.6 against Compass Free's 2.1. Compass Maps also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 22 months). Compass Free's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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 Maps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Compass Free asks for nothing beyond the download.
Compass Maps holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass Maps has 653 ratings behind it against 50, 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 56% of Compass Maps's.
Compass Free ships an update every 22 months, Compass Maps every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass Free | Compass Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (50 ratings) | 4.6 (653 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 653 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | KIET NGUYEN TAN |
Customer experience
Compass Free
Compass Maps
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
Compass Maps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Compass Free
No in-app purchases
Compass Maps
- Remove Ads (Yearly)$7.991 Year
- Remove Ads – Lifetime$12.99
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