Coordinates vs Digital Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Multiple coordinate format conversion
- GPS location finding
- Current GPS precision display
- Copy/send location
- Show location on map
- Waypoint list and export
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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.
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.
- Precision digital compass
- Accurate real-time direction
- Huge, clear display
- Essential orientation tool
- Simple, distraction-free design
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Coordinates | Digital Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 117 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunt Mountain Software | Aishvarya Sadasivam |
In-app purchases
Coordinates
No in-app purchases
Digital Compass
No in-app purchases
Questions
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