Coordinates vs Virtual Compass º
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.
Virtual Compass º
This app overlays a precise compass and GPS coordinates onto your camera's view, offering real-time direction and location tracking. Navigate easily by seeing your heading and position directly on your surroundings.
- Real-time compass direction
- Real-time compass heading
- GPS coordinates display
- Camera viewfinder integration
- Instant GPS readings
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Virtual Compass is a camera compass that accurately navigates users through virtual navigation and compass direction. Just open the app and see an accurate compass heading and compass direction displayed over what is in front of you. Your GPS coordinates are always displayed as well, so you can always identify where you are, making it easier to navigate using the virtual compass. Virtual Compass includes: -accurate realtime compass direction in big bold font -accurate realtime compass heading -your real time GPS coordinates -easy-to-use view finder (via your phone's camera) to accurately identify compass direction and compass heading. -instant gps readings -camera compass Get an accurate virtual compass reading instantly!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Virtual Compass º at Free against Coordinates's $0.99. Virtual Compass º also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (308 vs 4). Coordinates's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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
Virtual Compass º is free to download; Coordinates costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Virtual Compass º holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Compass º has 308 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Coordinates's written reviews are positive against 56% of Virtual Compass º's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coordinates | Virtual Compass º |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (308 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 308 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 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 | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunt Mountain Software | Villegas Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
Coordinates
Virtual Compass º
In-app purchases
Coordinates
No in-app purchases
Virtual Compass º
No in-app purchases
