Map Notes My Location vs Compass & GPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Map Notes My Location
Easily save and edit latitude and longitude coordinates on a map. Utilize GPS to pinpoint your current location or search for places by keyword to add notes.
- Save and edit location coordinates
- Use GPS for current location
- Search map by keyword
- Add notes to locations
- Simple map interface
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Easy simple map memo free app that saves and edits the latitude and longitude of the location specified on the map. Use GPS to get current location and map search with keyword.
Compass & GPS
This utility app provides a digital compass to help you determine cardinal directions. It's useful for outdoor activities, travel, or low-visibility conditions, and also displays GPS altitude and your current location on a map.
- Digital compass
- Cardinal direction display
- GPS altitude
- Bearing (azimuth) display
- Location sharing
- Map view
- Tilt indicator
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A compass is an instrument used to determine direction. This app helps you find your bearings while hiking, traveling, or when visibility is limited due to fog. The compass app determines the cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west) using the Earth's magnetic field. This compass app displays GPS altitude. It also shows the bearing (azimuth) at the top of the screen. The application allows you to share your current location with others and view your position on a map. To view the aurora, use this compass app to find north in the Northern Hemisphere and south in the Southern Hemisphere. This compass app displays the tilt of the compass and helps indicate accurate directions. You can view today’s sunrise and sunset times. Select a date on the calendar to calculate the sunrise and sunset times for that date.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Compass & GPS at every 9 days against Map Notes My Location's every 12 months. Compass & GPS also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 — 4.6 for Map Notes My Location against 4.7 for Compass & GPS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass & GPS has 13K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Map Notes My Location's written reviews are positive against 47% of Compass & GPS's.
Map Notes My Location ships an update every 12 months, Compass & GPS every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Map Notes My Location | Compass & GPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 47.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHIGETO TAKAGI | EONSOFT |
Customer experience
Map Notes My Location
Compass & GPS
Bugs and requests
Map Notes My Location
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Compass & GPS
Reported bugs
3 issues- Compass needle stuck or not moving
- App freezes or crashes
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add option to disable recalibration requests
- Improve compass accuracy and reliability
- Integrate with mapping features
In-app purchases
Map Notes My Location
No in-app purchases
Compass & GPS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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