Compass XL vs AR Miami
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass XL
This app provides a digital compass for iPads, utilizing the device's built-in magnetic sensor or a sun-based alternative. It's designed for outdoor enthusiasts engaged in activities like hiking and camping.
- Magnetic compass functionality
- Sun compass for direction finding
- Suitable for outdoor activities
- Works on iPad devices
- No magnetic anomaly interference with sun compass
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This application adds the missing compass to the iPad. It either uses the built in magnetic compass (if available) or provides a sun compass (You just have to see the sun and know the time to determine the north direction). Use it for all your outdoor activities whether it's hiking, biking or for a boy scout camp. The sun compass is not affected by magnetic anomalies.
AR Miami
Experience the Metaverse in your real world. This app uses augmented reality to overlay digital assets onto your surroundings, allowing for easy interaction with virtual content. Explore art, entertainment, and business applications by simply pointing your phone.
- Augmented Reality experience
- Overlay computer-generated images
- Interact with digital assets
- Explore art, entertainment, business
- Uses smartphone capabilities
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Augmented Reality (AR) is defined as the technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user's view of the real world, thus providing a composite view. This technology has been around for many years in several rudimentary forms. Only in recent years has it become accessible to the masses in part by the incredible advancements of our smartphones. AR Miami leverages this new capability on your phone, bringing the Metaverse into the real world. From art, to entertainment and business, AR Miami adds a virtual layer to the world around us, allowing for easy interaction with digital assets by simply pointing your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AR Miami at Free against Compass XL's $0.99. AR Miami also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 15 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
AR Miami is free to download; Compass XL costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Compass XL against 5.0 for AR Miami. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Compass XL ships an update every 15 months, AR Miami fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass XL | AR Miami |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 427 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | JCFRACTAL STUDIOS, L.L.C. |
Customer experience
Compass XL
AR Miami
In-app purchases
Compass XL
No in-app purchases
AR Miami
No in-app purchases
