GPS Map vs Compass Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS Map
Easily search for and save your favorite places using addresses or GPS coordinates. Share locations with others or send them to various map applications. Offers map overlays from Google and OpenStreetMap.
- Search locations by address or coordinates
- Bookmark favorite places
- Send locations to other map apps
- Share locations with others
- Google map overlays
- OpenStreetMap overlays
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With "GPS Map" you can search and bookmark your favorite locations. Search locations via address or GPS coordinates and save them. Send them to several map apps or share them with others. Map overlays from Google and OpenStreetMap are available. Have fun!
Compass Guide
This application provides directional guidance and heading information using your device's compass. It's designed to help users find their way in various situations.
- Directional finding
- Heading information
- Outdoor navigation aid
- Hiking GPS support
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Compass Guide is a simple, reliable digital compass for hiking, navigation, and everyday direction-finding — no account required. FIND YOUR WAY • Live compass heading in true north or magnetic north • Calibration guidance and an accuracy indicator you can trust • Your coordinates, altitude, and speed at a glance NAVIGATE TO A DESTINATION • Set a destination by map, clipboard coordinates, or manual entry • See live bearing and distance to where you're headed • Save multiple destinations with Premium SEE THE SKY • Sun and moon position markers on the dial (Premium) • Night mode with a red-tinted display to protect your night vision MAKE IT YOURS • Six compass styles: Classic, Field, Nautical, Military, Surveyor, and Minimal • Choose degrees or mils, metric or imperial units • Keep the screen on, add a haptic tick at true north, and use the built-in flashlight SHARE YOUR HEADING • Export a shareable image card with your heading and location details GO PREMIUM YOUR WAY • Unlock every feature with a one-time purchase — no subscription • Or watch a short ad anytime to unlock Premium free for 24 hours Compass Guide works fully offline for core compass features and never asks you to create an account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GPS Map at none against Compass Guide's 1. GPS Map also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (72% vs 40%). Compass Guide's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price 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. Compass Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GPS Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
Compass Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 126 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of GPS Map's written reviews are positive against 40% of Compass Guide's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GPS Map ships an update every 6 weeks, Compass Guide fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS Map | Compass Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (36 ratings) | 4.5 (126 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 126 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | n3rds | APPS BAY LIMITED |
Customer experience
GPS Map
Compass Guide
In-app purchases
GPS Map
No in-app purchases
Compass Guide
- Premium$2.99
