Comparison

TransParent Compass vs COPIC Collection

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

Head to head
About

TransParent Compass

This utility app offers a unique transparent compass view, allowing you to see your surroundings while using its features. It aims to integrate seamlessly into daily life, offering functionalities like temperature checking and lap timing.

Highlights
  • Transparent compass view
  • See ground through the app
  • Check temperature via cloud flow
  • Measure friend's lap time
  • Take photos with lap time overlay
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SukeSukeCompass is developed with the image of future apps. You will use it in horizontal state because it is a compass. The transparent view shows the ground. Is it no meaning? Take it easy! *** Concept *** iPhone apps are already a part of daily life. But they are not fully integrated into daily life yet. When you use the app, you change your brain state to "operating mode" completely. SukeSuke Series was created by the concept that it would link the app and life. SukeSuke(transparency) represents the concept. You can check the temperature with seeing the flow of the clouds. Or, you can measure your friend's lap time. It's nice to take photo of your friend with lap time. It's nice thing to take a photo of your friend with lap time. Enjoy the daily life-integrated app!

About

COPIC Collection

Manage your Copic marker collection, discover complementary colors, and get color suggestions based on your images. Easily register markers and pens using barcodes, add personal notes, and tag colors used in your artwork.

Highlights
  • Barcode product registration
  • Multiliner product registration
  • Color picker for image suggestions
  • Wish list for future purchases
  • Personal color notes
  • Artwork color tagging
Features
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Copic Collection is a free smartphone app that lets you efficiently manage and search Copic markers that you currently own or are planning to purchase. It also lets you search for complimentary colors, and display color drawing samples. The app has been well received by many Copic users. How to use Copic Collection '- Easily register products using barcodes: You can now scan barcodes to register your Copic products. For sets, you can register all Copic products included in the set by scanning the barcode on the package. You can easily view your Copic products registered on the app from a color bar list, making it easier to find the next color you may be looking for. Register Multiliner products Copic products other than Copic markers (Multiliner Pen/Multiliner SP Pen/Copic Drawing Pen/Gasen-Fude Brush Pen) can also now be registered in your list. Multiliner Pen products can be registered by color and line width. View suggestions with the color picker feature Do you ever find yourself wondering what color should be used to color particular areas? Copic Collection can help you with that. The app allows you to load photos, illustrations and other images from "Camera" within the app, and will display a list of recommended Copic colors that best fits a specified area of an image. If you select a color from the list and tap the star icon, the chosen color will be displayed in the "WISH LIST." You can use this feature as a memo for your next purchase. - Your own MY COLOR MEMO On the detail screen for each color, you can tap the MEMO icon to make notes about the corresponding color. For example, you can leave notes for a particular color such as "Used to color my favorite manga character" and "Color was used by a popular artist in a video." - Tag the colors you used in a piece You can load images of artwork created with Copic markers from "Camera" within the app and add "Color Tags" that indicate the colors that were used. You can then save the image with the added color tags. You can save the image as reference for your own use, or share the image with Color Tags on social media, etc.

Screenshots

TransParent Compass4 screens
COPIC Collection4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TransParent Compass at 4.3 against COPIC Collection's 3.3. TransParent Compass also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 40%). COPIC Collection's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TransParent Compass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. COPIC Collection asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TransParent Compass holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COPIC Collection has 130 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of TransParent Compass's written reviews are positive against 40% of COPIC Collection's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TransParent Compass ships an update every 3 months, COPIC Collection every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TransParent Compass versus COPIC Collection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransParent CompassCOPIC Collection
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9 ratings) — better3.3 (130 ratings)
Positive reviews62.7% of reviews — better40.2% of reviews
Number of ratings9130 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB293 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASS Ltd.Too corporation

Customer experience

TransParent Compass

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral11.8%
Negative25.5%

COPIC Collection

All ratings130 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral13.8%
Negative32.3%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive40.2%
Neutral17.9%
Negative41.9%

Bugs and requests

TransParent Compass

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

COPIC Collection

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Randomly deletes user's marker data
  • Barcode scanner not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to track ink refills
  • Implement color palette organization
  • Add search and filter functions
  • Improve color matching from photos
  • Provide better visual representation of owned colors

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TransParent Compass

One-time1
  • remove ads$0.99
None

COPIC Collection

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TransParent Compass free?
TransParent Compass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is COPIC Collection free?
COPIC Collection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TransParent Compass or COPIC Collection?
TransParent Compass is rated higher. TransParent Compass averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while COPIC Collection averages 3.3 from 130 ratings.
Do TransParent Compass or COPIC Collection have ads?
TransParent Compass shows ads; COPIC Collection does not.
Which is updated more often, TransParent Compass or COPIC Collection?
TransParent Compass ships an update every 3 months, and COPIC Collection every 4 months. Most recently, TransParent Compass was updated on September 9, 2026 and COPIC Collection on September 12, 2026.

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