Comparison

Compass° vs Loan Calc

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

Head to head
About

Compass°

This application provides a large, easy-to-read compass display to show your direction and heading. It utilizes your device's internal hardware for accurate estimations.

Highlights
  • Large display
  • Easy to read
  • Shows direction
  • Shows heading
  • Uses device hardware
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This app is a super simple compass that is very easy to read with a huge display showing you the direction and heading. This software is provided as is and uses the device's internal hardware to estimate direction. By continuing to use this app you agree to our Terms of Service.

About

Loan Calc

Easily calculate monthly loan payments for various loan types including mortgages. Input loan amount, term, and interest rate to get quick, accurate results. Designed for home buyers, realtors, and mortgage brokers.

Highlights
  • Calculate monthly loan payments
  • Includes PMI factor
  • Supports Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA loans
  • Single screen for all loan types
  • Save, retrieve, text, and email calculations
  • Quick and accurate results
Features
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Loan Payment Calculator with PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance factor) This loan calculator app will help you determine the monthly loan payments. Just enter the amount, term, and interest rate in the fields, and it’s done. Mortgage Loan Calculator free app calculates all the loans in no time. This calculator can be used for a mortgage loan or any other fixed loan types. This innovative idea is from Jayesh Khatri, CPA, Realtor, Loan Officer, who aimed to provide seamless and efficient loan calculation facilities throughout the world. He and his team dedicatedly work on this project to make every loan calculation Quick & Easy with the least amount of key strokes. The Loan Payment Calculator calculates four most common loan types: Conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA. It is specially developed for Home Buyers, Realtors, and Mortgage Brokers to calculate the loan easily. The Loan Payment Calculator offers faster and straightforward functionality. Since it is on one screen feature, it saves time and gets the accurate calculation in seconds. The Loan Calculator app is available for iPhone and iPads. Features of the application: 1. Simple to use: Instead of putting the 4 major loan types like Conventional, FHA, VA & USDA on various screens, you can stick to a single tab as we have set them all on one screen. This also has a unique feature in which when you make an entry in one loan, entries are made in all other 3 loan types atomically. 2. Intuitive: It is a user-centric application which is designed from the user’s perspective in order to give all the features that the user wants. SAVE, RETRIEVE, TEXT, & EMAIL. 3. Very Quick: It is a fast & reliable app. It calculates four types of loans i.e., Conventional, FHA, VA & USDA, without switching screens or pages or re-entering numbers. 4.Original Designs: This application design specifically for professionals. It offers more options and quick calculations, time saver for future reference, retrieval to find out which is a better option, TEXT or EMAIL to your client instantly (available only in Pro version), & much more. Home Loan Calculator for Realtor's application has four versions: 1. LITE VERSION: It has all features except the Text and Email and adding customer info. It is an initial version. 2. PRO VERSION: It has everything in it like the lite version & has some additional features such as PMI Editable fields, no ads, etc. 3. AGENT BRANDED APP: We create the Pro version app with additional features in YOUR NAME in the App Store. Its other features include Pre-Qual form entry and Pre-Qual PDF letter, DAILY LOAN RATES and more 4. COMPANY BRANDED APP: This is the best version since every email/text sent to clients is collected by the company’s central email system. This version includes everything like licensing to companies to market the app as their app and let their agents or loan officers use it as their own. Agent Branded version features & benefits: 1. Your Profile: You can easily set up your info in the profile so that all communication and the App Header show your Picture, Name & Phone number. 2. Elevate Your Reputation: By this, you can send info to clients and the loan officer with your info and more. Please review it and provide your feedback and don’t forget to rate it. We appreciate your response. Thank you so much!! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Loan Calc-Lite Features: Free Trial: Get full access to all premium No ads features FREE for 2 weeks. Premium Subscription - $0.99/month Ad-free Experience: Enjoy the app without any ads for a cleaner, distraction-FREE interface. Subscription Details: Price: $0.99/month Payment will be charged to your iTunes account after the 2 weeks free trial ends. Subscription automatically renews each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your iTunes account settings.

Screenshots

Compass°2 screens
Loan Calc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Compass° at Free against Loan Calc's $0.99. Compass° also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Loan Calc's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 18 months). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Compass° is free to download; Loan Calc costs $0.99 up front. Loan Calc sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Compass° asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Compass° holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass° has 59K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Compass°'s written reviews are positive against 76% of Loan Calc's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compass° ships an update every 18 months, Loan Calc every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Compass° versus Loan Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompass°Loan Calc
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (59K ratings) — better4.0 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews — better76.0% of reviews
Number of ratings59K — better25
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTim O's Studios, LLCQuick Consulting and Management LLC

Customer experience

Compass°

All ratings59,171 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews447 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative16.1%

Loan Calc

All ratings23 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Compass°

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Compass stuck on certain directions
  • App crashes or fails to load

Requested features

3 requests
  • Paid ad-free version
  • Additional features like GPS integration
  • Improved accuracy and reliability

Loan Calc

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Compass°

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Loan Calc

Subscriptions1
  • Loan Calc-Lite14 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ad$0.99

Questions

Is Compass° free?
Compass° is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loan Calc free?
Loan Calc costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Compass° or Loan Calc?
Compass° is rated higher. Compass° averages 4.8 out of 5 from 59K ratings, while Loan Calc averages 4.0 from 25 ratings.
Do Compass° or Loan Calc have ads?
Compass° shows ads; Loan Calc does not.
Which is updated more often, Compass° or Loan Calc?
Compass° ships an update every 18 months, and Loan Calc every 3 weeks. Most recently, Compass° was updated on October 26, 2026 and Loan Calc on October 24, 2026.

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