Compass Eye Bearing Compass vs Navtech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass Eye Bearing Compass
This augmented reality compass app overlays bearing markers and zoom capabilities onto your camera view, offering advanced navigation features for land, sea, and air. It provides real-time map views, GPS data, and triangulation tools for precise direction finding.
- Augmented reality compass overlay
- 8x digital zoom
- Bearing markers and lines
- Live map view with GPS
- Triangulation bearings
- Magnetic or True North setting
- Artificial Horizon
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Professional Augmented Reality Bearing Compass with real-time camera and map views, bearing markers and up to 8x zoom providing Compass Binocular features at a fraction of the cost. "..works nicely, we tried it out at the Voiles d'Antibes...the Captain's response when trying it out was 'Cool!'." - Boatbookings, The World's Leading Online Yacht Charter Broker Compass Eye can be used to help with navigation on land, sea or air as a bearing or marching compass. Compass Eye is fully gimballed and works accurately in all orientations and angles when held vertical and horizontal. “This app is a compass on steroids! It is fully gimballed so it will work in any orientation on your iPhone or iPad. You can use it on land while hiking or as a hand bearing compass on the ocean or in the air while flying.” i-Marine Apps "The app's compass works way better than the iOS default compass and I don't have to wave my iPhone in the air every time I launch the app." Gizmodo Review (App of The Day, 6th December). MAIN FEATURES - Real time, accurate in all orientations - Compass overlaid on live camera view - 8x Digital zoom - Back, transit, or collision bearing markers - Draggable Green and red bearing lines - Triangulation bearings - Optional time, date and GPS location information - Magnetic or True North setting with variation based on location - Live map view with position and track - Artificial Horizon with roll and pitch readout - Night Vision and FLIROne® Infra-red support - Location sharing - Longitude and latitude degree display in DD° MM.mmm', DD° MM' SS.ss" and now DD.ddd° - iOS Dark mode support - Full screen on iPhoneX and later devices Enabling GPS also shows the Speed Over Ground (SOG) , Course Over Ground (COG) and optional COG bearing (purple). HOW TO USE Taking a bearing - look through your iPhone at the distant object, line it up with the centre line and read off the bearing! Zoom in to get more accuracy. Setting a bearing - look through your iPhone at the point you want to get to, tap the Bearing button (Top right) and follow the yellow bearing line. Setting a bearing from the map - lay the iPhone flat, rotate or drag a bearing line to line up with the point you are aiming for and follow that bearing. Triangulation - use the three bearing lines - yellow green and red to take bearings on 3 points. Capture the view including compass, bearings, time and location information (Camera button on left of screen) and then use the photo to plot a fix on a chart. Clearance bearings to a point on an approach - set one line to the minimum bearing (e.g. the angle the target must bear greater than) and the other line to the maximum bearing and navigate between the two. Use the colours according to the IALA lateral markings to help you remember which way to steer. e.g. in North America use red for the minimum bearing and green for the maximum (vice-versa in Europe!). SPECIFICATIONS Based on the iPhone camera the image specification at full zoom compares favourably with a 7x50 pair of binoculars: - Field of Vision at 1000m at 8x: 122m - Angle of view at 8x: approx 7 degrees - ISO 3200 or better. NAVIGATION SAFETY Compass Eye should only be used for basic navigation assistance. Never rely solely on the digital compass for determining direction, proximity or distance. The user is responsible for the prudent use of information provided by this application and must not use it for direct navigation. Requirements: iOS device with back facing Camera, Magnetometer and accelerometer (gps is optional). N.B. Battery consumption can go up considerably when the iPhone's GPS is enabled, Compass Eye allows you to turn off location display to preserve battery life. Terms of Use: http://seanav.net/termsofuse.php Privacy Policy: http://seanav.net/privacy.php Support: help@pocketmariner.com
Navtech
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Navtech-GPS is the best object tracking and complete user-friendly application which can help you to track your vehicle. Navtech-GPS can help: You can easily find your current location and search address where you want to go. This tracking app helps you to explore new ways to travel with the right Internet navigation using GPS systems. Easily you can get estimated time to reach ATM machines, banks, airports, hospitals, pet shops, schools, universities or police stations. Reach your every destination on time and save the routes for your next trip. Features of Navtech-GPS app :- * Best object tracking software for your car, bike etc.. * supports 200+ devices with all notifications * Fuel consumption report. * Real-time tracking on your computer or another smartphone * Monthly driving & stoppage report. * Avoid traffic blocks and catch the bus with updated ETAs. Permissions which you want to follow :- * Internet permission for route sharing. * Storage permission for route saving. * Photo permission for joining photos with a route. * Location permission for route recording.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Navtech at Free against Compass Eye Bearing Compass's $4.99. Navtech also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). Compass Eye Bearing Compass's advantage is chart position (#86 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Navtech is free to download; Compass Eye Bearing Compass costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Compass Eye Bearing Compass ships an update every 5 months, Navtech every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass Eye Bearing Compass | Navtech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #86 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 247 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pocket Mariner Ltd. | Ashish Chanana |
In-app purchases
Compass Eye Bearing Compass
No in-app purchases
Navtech
No in-app purchases
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