MapCompass vs NIMA Codes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapCompass
This navigation app displays a compass directly on a map, providing real-time speed, altitude, and direction. It also includes a level feature for added utility.
- Compass on map
- Route navigation
- Speed display
- Altitude display
- Direction display
- Level tool
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Compass Display a compass on the map Route navigation Display speed, altitude, and direction show Level
NIMA Codes
This app offers a unique address system using phone numbers for easy location sharing and navigation. It also includes e-commerce tools for online selling and a secure platform for payments and messaging within Africa.
- Phone number as address
- AI-powered address details
- E-commerce platform
- African payment system
- Secure messaging
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• NIMA Codes Capture an address in one shot and share it with the world in one sentence: "My phone number is my address". • NIMA Shop A powerful and free e-commerce tool to help entrepreneurs to sell easily online. • NIMA Pay A simple, fast and convenient way to pay, be paid, send or receive money in Africa. It's your wallet reinvented! • No more ambiguous addresses! With a simple phone number, easily find the way, distance and time it takes to get to a place with all the necessary details. • Benefit from our AI. A snap is all you need. Our intelligent algorithm takes care of adding all the necessary details. • Last but not least, NIMA Chat offers a simple, secure and reliable messaging platform to help you easily & quickly connect with nearby services.
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Verdict
MapCompass and NIMA Codes both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of NIMA Codes's written reviews are positive against 0% of MapCompass's. NIMA Codes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MapCompass against 5.0 for NIMA Codes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of MapCompass's written reviews are positive against 100% of NIMA Codes's.
MapCompass ships an update every 3 months, NIMA Codes monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapCompass | NIMA Codes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 著显 朱 | NIMA Codes SARL |
Customer experience
MapCompass
NIMA Codes
In-app purchases
MapCompass
No in-app purchases
NIMA Codes
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MapCompass free?
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