Comparison

Luminos Map vs Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

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

Head to head
About

Luminos Map

This app provides precise global data on sun and moon positions, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times. It features an interactive map and time-chart for easy visualization of celestial paths and seasonal shifts, with offline calculations for current location.

Highlights
  • Real-time Sun/Moon data
  • Sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset times
  • Celestial path visualization
  • Global location search
  • Twilight data
  • Moon phase information
Features
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Enhance your outdoor adventures with Luminos Map: Twilight Nav Tool. Curious about Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, and Moonset times? This app has you covered. Discover precise Sun and Moon positions, plus upcoming twilight, anywhere globally. Its stunning time-chart and interactive map make rich data accessible and intuitive. Explore how sunrise/sunset times shift across seasons with customizable dates. Access real-time Sun/Moon info for any worldwide location, beyond just your current spot. Play with the map feature—tap ‘Map’ to navigate globally for detailed celestial data. Data updates automatically; switch to chart view for location specifics and refresh. Time zones adjust seamlessly to your chosen location, ensuring accuracy. Features of Luminos Map: Twilight Nav Tool: - Real-time Sun/Moon, sunrise/sunset, and moonrise/moonset data - Rise/set locations for Sun/Moon on any day - Exact Sun/Moon paths at specific times - Landscape capture tips (e.g., sunset, milky way) - Altitude and azimuth details - Solstice and equinox dates for any year - Moon phase info (name/days) - New and full moon dates - Twilight data (official, civil, nautical, astronomical) - Select locations via search or manual latitude/longitude input; adjust date/time/zone as needed. - Apple Watch users enjoy automatic location detection. Note: Calculations are offline, but internet is required for updates and searches. Offline mode supports current location data with location services on. Terms of use: https://mapnitude.com/terms-of-service ## Subscriptions ## "Luminos Map: Twilight Nav Tool" is completely free to use with all features. You can subscribe to this application to remove ads. Device subscriptions are available in these plan and will renew automatically each month, six months or year, unless cancelled. (Per month) - $0.99 (Per six-months) - $4.99 (Per year) - $8.99 Pricing shown is for the United States store. Pricing in other stores will vary. Payment for subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase or by clicking the “Purchase / Manage Subscription. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. Subscription cannot be cancelled during the active subscription period More information: https://mapnitude.com/distance Privacy policy: https://mapnitude.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://mapnitude.com/terms-of-service

About

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

This navigation app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for land, air, and marine use. It includes a detailed map, compass, GPS coordinates, altitude, distance, speed tracking, and route planning. Advanced features like offline maps, GPS track recording, and sensor integration are available through an upgrade.

Highlights
  • GPS coordinates in 6 formats
  • Advanced waypoint editor
  • Speedometer with speed tracking
  • Offline map downloads
  • GPS track recording and sharing
  • Magnetic declination calculation
  • Sunset and sunrise times
Features
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Compass 55 is an offline-capable GPS map and navigation toolkit for hiking, off-road travel, fieldwork, aviation, and marine use—with a compass, waypoints, routes, coordinate tools, and video recording. + Advanced target/waypoint editor. Can be also used as a coordinates converter. You can use map to check or set waypoint location and add photo or audio note. + Share your location via email, text message, Facebook or Twitter. This includes UTM, MGRS and Latitude/Longitude (MENU>Share my location). + You can use UTM, MGRS or Lat/Long, just pick your preference in settings (Coordinate Format). + Speedometer. Shows you the speed and pace. Speedometer also gives you options to control average and max speed and pace counters (MENU > RESET and PAUSE/RESUME counters). + Compass. Instant reaction compass, no delays. Automatically pickups the direction based on magnetic or GPS course. If you mostly walk or drive, you can change this automatic mode in app settings > Compass or GPS course. NATO mils? Same place in settings to set. + Magnetic declination δ for the current location and any location on the map (via World Magnetic Model, WMM, no need for data/internet). + Sunset and sunrise. So you can plan your travel better. + Arrow pointing to your target waypoint. Distance and bearing to it. + Create/measure routes and areas. + Barometric Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI, IVSI) in both scale and graph forms. + Integration of bluetooth sensors: Cycling cadence, Heart rate, Cycling speed. + Video recording for action and fieldwork. Add real-time G-Cross, map, QR code, and pitch & roll overlays as needed, then replay your recordings. The basic version stores one video and exports a branded 15-second clip. All above belong to a basic version. PRO Pack upgrade will add following capabilities: + Recording and sharing GPS tracks. + Moving waypoints between folders. + Showing ETA to a target as this requires GPS tracking. + Native Google map with fantastic terrain map, amazing 3D and real night mode. + Adding own/custom tile map servers. + Downloading offline maps. Offline maps import in .sqlitedb, rmaps, mbtiles formats. Support for overzoom and underzoom - offline map is shown even for zoom levels that are not downloaded. + GPX import and export for waypoints, tracks and routes. + Google Earth KML support for waypoints and tracks import/export. KMZ support for waypoints and tracks export, waypoints import. + Ground overlays. Import KMZ ground overlay or draw your own on the map in the app and share as kmz files! + CSV import/export for waypoints. + Voice coach to tell you active track distance and duration, current speed and altitude without need to open the app. + Support for Siri shortcuts in IOS 12 for starting and stopping GPS tracks. + From version 4.2 - support for OSGB (including grid shifts) and SK 42 in the coordinates converter. + Unlimited saved videos and full-length exports of stamped or original video. + BACKGROUND MODE. App will work in background automatically when tracking. You can use other apps while Compass 55 does its job in the background! + PRIVACY. Compass 55 never shares your location data with 3rd parties or ad agencies. Location data is used solely for telling you direction to a target and recording GPS tracks and never leave the app unless you decide to share by means of a track export. It always lets you know when background mode is on and never runs in background unless the track is being recorded. ! You can use this app on your iPhone as well as on any cellular iPad. **App will not work properly on iPods and wifi only iPads as they don't have GPS (external GPS module is required). As quite a lot of us are using external GPS modules, app is available for wifi only iPads and iPods. ! Please note that as with all GPS apps, continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Luminos Map4 screens
Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. at none against Luminos Map's shown. Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 68%) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 299). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Luminos Map sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 Luminos Map against 4.7 for Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. has 1.6K ratings behind it against 299, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Luminos Map's written reviews are positive against 91% of Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luminos Map ships an update every 3 weeks, Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Luminos Map versus Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuminos MapCompass 55. Map & GPS kit.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (299 ratings)4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews90.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2991.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMapnitude Company LimitedKalimex-Consulting s.r.o. @Blocoware & Stanislav Dvoychenko

Customer experience

Luminos Map

All ratings297 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative23.2%

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

All ratings1,545 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews400 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative4.0%

User reviews

Luminos Map

From 299 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful for sunbathing
  • 👍 Great for photography
  • 👍 Detailed sun/moon info
  • 👍 Good for teaching navigation
  • 👍 Tracks sun/moon anywhere

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes after updates
  • 🐛 Ads are intrusive
  • 🐛 Inaccurate moonrise/set
  • 🐛 No English option/Thai popup
  • 🐛 Location search difficult

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best Mapping and Navigation tool
  • 👍 Great, simple inexpensive GPS
  • 👍 Accurate GPS and navigation
  • 👍 Useful for various activities
  • 👍 Offline maps and navigation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compass direction issues
  • 💡 Desire for more language support (Turkish, Polish, etc.)
  • 💡 Need for more map options (Yandex, IGN, etc.)
  • 💡 Improvements to interface and customization
  • 💡 Difficulty with some features and learning curve

Bugs and requests

Luminos Map

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes seconds after losing
  • App crashes on launch
  • Popup in Thai, no English option
  • Does not update on Apple Watch
  • Useless on Apple Watch
Show 6 more
  • Displayed only 5 of 8 sun times on Watch
  • Won't open to your location
  • Appearance of Chinese letters
  • Failure to launch to your location
  • Does not save last location
  • App crashed from the beginning in Jun 17, 2017 update

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add Azimuth for sun/moon
  • Add option to remove ads
  • Add city search feature
  • Add input for coordinates
  • Add new moon date and time
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  • Regain previous features (city press for sunrise/sunset)
  • Add future time projections
  • Lock position button on map

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with GPX file import and tracking
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Inaccurate GPS positioning in some cases

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to download and cache more map types
  • Option to show map grid coordinates
  • Elevation profile for planned routes
  • Apple Watch app support
  • Faster map updates
Show 1 more
  • More coordinate system options (e.g., PZ-90)

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Luminos Map

Subscriptions3
  • Plus Upgrade$0.991 Month
  • Plus Upgrade$5.496 Months
  • Plus Upgrade$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

Subscriptions2
  • Pro pack.$1.991 Month
  • Pro pack.$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro pack$14.99

Questions

Is Luminos Map free?
Luminos Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. free?
Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Luminos Map or Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.?
Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. is rated higher. Luminos Map averages 4.6 out of 5 from 299 ratings, while Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. averages 4.7 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Luminos Map or Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. have ads?
Luminos Map shows ads; Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. does not.
Which is updated more often, Luminos Map or Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.?
Luminos Map ships an update every 3 weeks, and Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. monthly. Most recently, Luminos Map was updated on October 24, 2026 and Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. on October 24, 2026.

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