Compass Free vs Military Compass+ Lite
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.
Military Compass+ Lite
This app provides a real compass with a military design, displaying your device's orientation to magnetic fields. It also offers location data like coordinates, course, and speed, along with map views and location tracking.
- Real-time magnetic field orientation
- Switch between true and magnetic North
- Copy coordinates to clipboard
- Location coordinates (longitude, latitude)
- Course, speed, and altitude display
- Map views (standard, satellite, hybrid)
- Location tracking
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You spend time on searching everyday usable information?! "Military Compass+ Lite" is here to help you! "Military Compass+ Lite" is a real compass with magnificent military design! It shows device real-time orientation to magnetic fields. "Military Compass+ Lite" is a package of common, but important data. "Military Compass+ Lite" application includes: 1. Compass -- Shows device real-time orientation to magnetic fields. -- Ability to switch between true and magnetic North. -- Ability to copy coordinates to clipboard. 2. Location -- Location coordinates (longitude, latitude). -- Course -- Speed -- Altitude -- Ability to switch between mph, feet units and kmh, meter units. 5. Map -- Standard, satellite, hybrid maps. -- Current location. -- Location tracking. Supports HD Retina Display. Location service provides information using global positioning system (GPS). Enjoy Military Compass+ Lite!!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Military Compass+ Lite at 5.0 against Compass Free's 2.1. Military Compass+ Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Compass Free's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 months vs every 20 months). 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.
Military Compass+ Lite 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Compass Free ships an update every 10 months, Military Compass+ Lite every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass Free | Military Compass+ Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (49 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 20 months |
| 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 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | Elen Bekzadyan |
Customer experience
Compass Free
Military Compass+ Lite
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
Military Compass+ Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Compass Free
No in-app purchases
Military Compass+ Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
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