Compass ⊘ vs WaiCompass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
WaiCompass
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WaiCompass is not your ordinary compass. Instead of pointing north, it points to the most interesting places on Earth. 1001 HANDPICKED PLACES From underground restaurants in Tokyo to pink lakes in Australia, from Viking temples to fictional movie locations — every place has a story worth discovering. 9 CATEGORIES TO EXPLORE • Eat Here — unusual cafes and world-class restaurants • Drink Here — legendary bars from Havana to Tokyo • Pray Here — sacred sites across every faith • Get Lost — caves, mazes, and hidden passages • Wild Life — swim with whale sharks, meet gorillas • Touch Grass — waterfalls, mountains, and jaw-dropping nature • Weird Places — the planet's strangest spots • Time Travel — ancient ruins and historic wonders • Fictional — walk where movies were filmed LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH PLACE Tap any place to see real photos, a brief summary, and curious facts you probably didn't know — powered by live web search. SHAKE TO DISCOVER Can't decide? Shake your phone for a random place. Your next adventure is one shake away. BILINGUAL Full English and Russian support — switch anytime in settings. WORKS OFFLINE All 1001 places are built into the app. No internet needed to explore. Online connection loads photos and facts when you want to dive deeper.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WaiCompass at none against Compass ⊘'s 1. WaiCompass also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Compass ⊘'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Compass ⊘ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WaiCompass asks for nothing beyond the download.
Compass ⊘ ships an update every 3 weeks, WaiCompass weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass ⊘ | WaiCompass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christophe Pereira | WaiWai |
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
WaiCompass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Compass ⊘
- Upgrade to full version$2.99
WaiCompass
No in-app purchases







