Compass° vs Nectar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Nectar
Track individual bee colonies throughout their lifecycle to make informed decisions for your commercial beekeeping operation. Quickly log actions and observations from yard visits or specific hives using RFID tag scanning. Access detailed analytics via a web portal to optimize your beekeeping practices.
- Colony lifecycle tracking
- Yard and hive reporting
- RFID tag scanning
- Colony record keeping
- Data-driven decision making
- Web-based analytics
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Make data-driven decisions within your commercial beekeeping operation by tracking each colony over its entire lifetime. The Nectar app is designed for the migratory apiary worker who doesn't have time to spare. To complete a yard report, select the actions and observations from your yard visit and assign them to the colonies in that yard from the comfort of your pickup. If you want to report on specific hives, select the actions or observations that are relevant to those colonies, and quickly tap your smartphone on the RFID tags associated with those colonies. Keep colony records on: - Location - Mortality - Deadout - Queen line - Feed - Treatment - And so much more! Access your data on a browser through Nectar Manager in order to make sense of your records. Become a more data-driven commercial beekeeper and dive into: - Location's effect on your winter mortality - The queen line best suited for your objectives - The varroa treatment strategy best suited to your context - Or anything else you need to raise healthy and productive bees!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Compass° at 4.8 against Nectar's 2.8. Compass° also leads on ratings volume (59K vs 6). Nectar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 18 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Compass° holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass° has 59K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Compass° ships an update every 18 months, Nectar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass° | Nectar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (59K ratings) — better | 2.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 59K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tim O's Studios, LLC | Nectar Technologies |
Customer experience
Compass°
Nectar
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
Nectar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Compass°
No in-app purchases
Nectar
No in-app purchases
