Comparison

Compass ⊘ vs Accurate Compass Navigation

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

Head to head
About

Compass ⊘

This app transforms your device into a highly accurate and elegantly designed compass. It offers instant navigation, showing your location, altitude, and orientation with a user-friendly interface. Perfect for outdoor adventures and everyday use.

Highlights
  • Instant navigation with location, altitude, and orientation
  • Rustic and elegant antique compass design
  • Precision accuracy using device sensors
  • User-friendly interface
  • Suitable for outdoor adventures and everyday use
Features
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A beautiful compass that just works. Compass ⊘ puts a brass antique compass in your pocket. Open it and the needle is already pointing north — no account, no setup, no clutter. FIND YOUR BEARING • A large, readable dial you can take in at a glance • Your heading in degrees, from 0° to 359°, named as a compass point • A gentle tap as you cross north, east, south and west, so you can hold a bearing without staring at the screen • True north or magnetic north, whichever you navigate by SEE IT IN THE REAL WORLD • Hold up your device and the compass points float on the horizon, over the live camera • Or set a 3D compass down on a table, a rock or the floor, and walk around it • Useful for orienting a paper map, siting solar panels, aiming a dish, or settling an argument about which way is north KNOW WHERE YOU ARE • The street and town you are standing in • Your altitude, in both feet and metres • A satellite map that turns as you turn MADE FOR THE OUTDOORS • The needle needs no signal, so it works far from any tower • Six compass faces to choose from • Built for iPhone and iPad Free to use. One optional purchase, never a subscription, removes the ads and unlocks the map and the other compass faces. Accuracy depends on your device's sensors. Keep it away from magnets, speakers and metal for the steadiest reading, and wave it in a figure eight when iOS asks to calibrate. WHAT PEOPLE SAY "Does what's supposed to do in a beautiful and straightforward way. The graphic interphase is impeccable! Great Job!!" — Abruna "As a boater I can reference position of our boat. I then determine the direction of wind/rain and effect it will have on mooring lines." — Popeye, SF Bay "Had the grandsons out hiking and found moss and confirmed north. Very handy app." — Moon water 62 "Use it a lot when showing houses. I'm able to see which direction the front door, bedroom windows etc are facing. Very accurate, I highly recommend it." — Ijdeluxe1 "Super easy to use and accurate. Use it to know where to spot the Space Station and it is spot on." — DirtDawgGolfer "Downloaded this app while in the middle of swamp in order to prove which direction was north. Won 20 bucks. Great app." — Fuzzyrc1

About

Accurate Compass Navigation

Navigate with confidence using a globally accurate compass. Customize its appearance with various designs and colors. Features include true or magnetic north, a bubble level, and location sharing.

Highlights
  • Global accuracy for true and magnetic north
  • Display location with coordinates and address
  • Bubble level for tilt measurement
  • Customizable housing colors, disk, needle, and background
  • Location sharing via email and SMS
Features
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Accurate Compass is a simple application and easy to be used with various designs and colors customized to produce high quality graphic. Accurate Compass can be used for most of your outdoor activities such as travel, picnics, camping, hiking or boating. There are many compass apps on the market but most of them work accurately only in America but less accurate in Australia and Asia. Our app can work accurately all over the world. It can display True North (default, GPS on) or Magnetic North and Level (tilt). With this application you can customize your compass as follow: - 7 housing (case) colors from white to blue - Option for black or white disk - 4 background options - 3 types of direction needle Features: - Display directions in magnetic north and true north - Display location with coordinates, address and gps altitude (check Setting). Click location will show on map - Display bubble level. - Share your location with friends through email, sms... * GPS must be turned on and fixed for True North, coordinates, address and altitude, you choose "Allow" when first run * Important note: Hold phone/tablet in fixed magnetic field, away from computers, other phones / tablets, cables and electrical devices for accurate measurement results * During the time you use our app, we collect anonymous data and error reports in order to improve application. Follow our official Twitter account: https://twitter.com/pvdapps or Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/accucompass/ *** If you like this app, please support us, you can remove ads from the Menu *** We welcome your ideas and suggestions, please email us at: support+compass@pvdapps.com

Screenshots

Compass ⊘2 screens
Accurate Compass Navigation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Compass ⊘ at every 3 weeks against Accurate Compass Navigation's every 13 months. Compass ⊘ also leads on ratings volume (6.3K vs 193). Accurate Compass Navigation's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

Both are free to download. Compass ⊘ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Accurate Compass Navigation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Compass ⊘ against 4.6 for Accurate Compass Navigation. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass ⊘ has 6.3K ratings behind it against 193, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Compass ⊘'s written reviews are positive against 64% of Accurate Compass Navigation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compass ⊘ ships an update every 3 weeks, Accurate Compass Navigation every 13 months. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Compass ⊘ versus Accurate Compass Navigation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompass ⊘Accurate Compass Navigation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.3K ratings)4.6 (193 ratings)
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews64.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.3K — better193
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe PereiraNgo Na

Customer experience

Compass ⊘

All ratings6,263 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews643 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral10.0%
Negative28.0%

Accurate Compass Navigation

All ratings193 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative32.0%

User reviews

Compass ⊘

From 6.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful
  • 🚀 Works great
  • 🗺️ Helpful for navigation
  • 🔍 Good for direction finding

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate readings
  • 🤷‍♀️ Inconsistent performance
  • 🔍 Struggles with direction
  • 🔌 Requires specific device orientation

Accurate Compass Navigation

From 193 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate readings (sometimes)
  • 👍 Helpful for navigation
  • 👍 Useful for specific tasks (telescopes, satellite dishes)
  • 👍 Simple and clean design
  • 👍 Works on iPad (for some users)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate readings
  • 🐛 Frozen compass
  • 🐛 Backwards readings
  • 🐛 Does not work on iPhone
  • 🐛 Does not work on iPad (for some users)

Bugs and requests

Compass ⊘

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Compass needle not moving
  • Incorrect north direction
  • App crashes on launch
  • Compatibility issues with certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to calibrate compass
  • Option to switch between true north and magnetic north
  • Altitude display in feet
  • More customization options

Accurate Compass Navigation

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Compass needle is frozen
  • Compass is backwards
  • Compass does not work on iPad
  • Compass does not work on iPhone
  • Compass is not accurate
Show 7 more
  • Compass gives two different outcomes (True/Magnetic North)
  • Compass needle stays at 0 degrees
  • Text dial does not rotate
  • Altitude does not display
  • Decimal coordinates do not display
  • App is just a picture of a compass
  • Compass doesn't move

Requested features

6 requests
  • Improve graphics
  • Allow color customization
  • Reduce calibration needs
  • Fix altitude display bug
  • Fix decimal coordinate bug
Show 1 more
  • Make the app more modern

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Compass ⊘

One-time1
  • Upgrade to full version$2.99
1 purchases

Accurate Compass Navigation

One-time1
  • Use compass app without ads$1.99

Questions

Is Compass ⊘ free?
Compass ⊘ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Accurate Compass Navigation free?
Accurate Compass Navigation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Compass ⊘ or Accurate Compass Navigation?
Compass ⊘ and Accurate Compass Navigation are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6.3K and 193 ratings respectively.
Do Compass ⊘ or Accurate Compass Navigation have ads?
Both Compass ⊘ and Accurate Compass Navigation show ads.
Which is updated more often, Compass ⊘ or Accurate Compass Navigation?
Compass ⊘ ships an update every 3 weeks, and Accurate Compass Navigation every 13 months. Most recently, Compass ⊘ was updated on September 23, 2026 and Accurate Compass Navigation on September 23, 2026.

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