Comparison

Coordinates vs Digital Compass

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

Head to head
About

Coordinates

Easily convert between decimal degrees, degrees/decimal minutes, degrees-minutes-seconds, and UTM coordinates. Locate yourself with GPS, view your precision, and share your location. Save and export waypoints for your adventures.

Highlights
  • Multiple coordinate format conversion
  • GPS location finding
  • Current GPS precision display
  • Copy/send location
  • Show location on map
  • Waypoint list and export
Features
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Coordinates makes it a snap to convert between the three formats for latitude and longitude: decimal degrees, degrees and decimal minutes, and degrees-minutes-seconds, as well as UTM coordinates. Just tap the type of coordinates you have, enter them, and all four formats are instantly shown. Locate yourself with GPS with a tap of a button, which also shows your current GPS precision. You can also copy or send your location, show it on a map, and get a bearing and direction to coordinates, which is great when you're hiking or boating. Tap the list button to see a list of all your waypoints, and from that screen, you can export your waypoints.

About

Digital Compass

This high-precision digital compass provides accurate, real-time direction and heading information using your device's sensors. Its clear, simple interface is ideal for navigation, orientation, hiking, and travel.

Highlights
  • Precision digital compass
  • Accurate real-time direction
  • Huge, clear display
  • Essential orientation tool
  • Simple, distraction-free design
Features
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Digital Compass-Direction is the essential, high-precision digital compass designed for ultimate clarity and reliability. It utilizes your device's sensors to provide accurate, real-time direction and heading information instantly, making it the perfect tool for navigation and orientation. Key Features for Confident Direction: • Precision Digital Compass: Ensures unbeatable accuracy wherever you travel. Always know your true magnetic direction. • Huge, Clear Display: The interface features a super simple design with a huge display, making your current heading easy to read at a glance. • Essential Orientation Tool: Ideal for hiking, camping, travel, and quick checks of your direction and cardinal points. • Simple Usability: Designed for a clean, distraction-free experience. Download Digital Compass-Direction and experience the clarity and precision required for confident orientation and navigation

Screenshots

Coordinates4 screens
Digital Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Digital Compass at Free against Coordinates's $0.99. Digital Compass also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Coordinates's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 117 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coordinates ships an update every 6 months, Digital Compass every 117 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Coordinates versus Digital Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoordinatesDigital Compass
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 117 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunt Mountain SoftwareAishvarya Sadasivam

In-app purchases

None

Coordinates

No in-app purchases

None

Digital Compass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coordinates free?
Coordinates costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Digital Compass free?
Digital Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Coordinates or Digital Compass have ads?
Digital Compass shows ads; Coordinates does not.
Which is updated more often, Coordinates or Digital Compass?
Coordinates ships an update every 6 months, and Digital Compass every 117 months. Most recently, Coordinates was updated on October 4, 2026 and Digital Compass on September 23, 2026.

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