Orientation vs Dash Cam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orientation
Easily locate yourself and find directions with this intuitive navigation tool. Search for any address or landmark and get real-time guidance on a map that functions as a compass. Ideal for urban exploration, outdoor adventures, or simply finding your way back.
- Locate yourself easily
- Get directions and distance to destination
- Find your car or return to starting point
- Intuitive address search
- Map orients as a compass
- Display current address
- Zoomable map
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Keep your bearings, wherever you are. Orientation lets you choose up to six places and instantly see where they are in relation to your current position. Compare their direction and distance, view their coordinates, and keep important places in sight while traveling, walking, hiking, or going about your day. Keep your hotel, parked car, starting point, meeting place, landmark, or any position you select on the map in view. MAIN FEATURES • View up to six places at the same time • See the direction and distance to each place on a visual compass • Check latitude and longitude coordinates • Display all selected places together on the map • Search for a place or address, or tap the map to place or move a target • Recenter on your current position and switch map types • Share a position or open a target in Apple Maps • Designed for iPhone and iPad Built for orientation at a glance, Orientation gives you a clear view of each selected place relative to you, so you can compare destinations and choose where to head. Location access and an internet connection are required. Compass accuracy may be affected by magnetic or electromagnetic interference.
Dash Cam
Record your drives in high definition with multiple camera angles. Features like pre-recording, simultaneous navigation, and hardware encoding ensure smooth, efficient video capture. Review your trips and export footage easily.
- Multi-camera support (wide, ultra-wide, telephoto)
- HindSight pre-recording (up to 120s)
- Simultaneous navigation and video recording
- Hardware encoding (H265/H264)
- Optical image stabilization
- 4K video recording up to 60fps
- Driving track review
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* Support multi-camera wide-angle, ultra-wide-angle, telephoto mode * Support HindSight(pre-recording), Max 120s * Support navigation and video recording at the same time * Support car bluetooth audio * Hardware encoding, intelligently support H265/H264, low power consumption, no heat * Low power mode can save more than 40% power * The phone can preview the recorded video at any time * Support optical image stabilization * Support front and rear camera switching * Support manual focus and auto focus * Support WiFI, AirDrop (AirDrop) to export video * Support screenshot function (save in system album) and video save in album function * Support up to 60fps and 4k video recording * Support recording interval switching * Support storage space customization and loop recording * Support driving track review * Support theme follow system * Support speed, time, recording tips in power saving mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Orientation at $2.99 against Dash Cam's $9.99. Orientation also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 73%). Dash Cam's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Orientation costs $2.99 and Dash Cam $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Orientation against 4.6 for Dash Cam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 142 and 103 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Orientation's written reviews are positive against 73% of Dash Cam's.
Orientation ships an update every 2 months, Dash Cam fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orientation | Dash Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (142 ratings) | 4.6 (103 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews — better | 72.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 142 — better | 103 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chaviro Software | 翠珠 马 |
Customer experience
Orientation
Dash Cam
In-app purchases
Orientation
No in-app purchases
Dash Cam
No in-app purchases
