MapCompass vs Talk Compass
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
Talk Compass
This navigation app provides cardinal and ordinal directions through voice output. Users can customize the speaking rate, volume, and sound effects for a personalized experience.
- Voice output for directions
- Adjustable speaking rate
- Customizable volume
- Sound effect options
- Supports cardinal and ordinal directions
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This compass app lets you know that cardinal directions and ordinal directions by voice. You can adjust speaking rate, volume and sound effects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Talk Compass at 50% against MapCompass's 0%. Talk Compass also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). MapCompass's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 months 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.
MapCompass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talk Compass has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of MapCompass's written reviews are positive against 50% of Talk Compass's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MapCompass ships an update every 3 months, Talk Compass every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapCompass | Talk Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 著显 朱 | Yoshiyuki Koyanagi |
Customer experience
MapCompass
Talk Compass
In-app purchases
MapCompass
No in-app purchases
Talk Compass
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MapCompass free?
Is Talk Compass free?
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Do MapCompass or Talk Compass have ads?
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