Compass mini vs Lock Screen Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass mini
This app provides a minimalist compass for identifying direction. It also displays altitude, barometric pressure, and coordinate information for your current location. Additional features include sunrise/sunset times and solar angles, with offline usability and widget support.
- Direction identification
- Altitude and barometric pressure
- Coordinate navigation
- Location bookmarking
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Solar elevation and azimuth
- Offline usability
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Compass mini is an elegant and minimalist compass tool. You can use it to get the current location's altitude, barometric, and coordinate information, and identify direction. • Clean and lightweight, usable offline. • View altitude and atmospheric pressure information. • Coordinate navigation and location bookmarking. • Sunrise and sunset related times. • Solar elevation and azimuth angles. • Desktop and lock screen widgets. • Detailed latitude and longitude values. • Supports dark mode.
Lock Screen Compass
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See your compass heading at a glance, right from your Lock Screen. Lock Screen Compass gives you a focused compass in the app and a user-started Live Activity that keeps your heading visible while your iPhone is locked. FEATURES • A live foreground compass whenever the app is open • Lock Screen Live Activity with current heading and a Stop control • Interactive Lock Screen widget for starting and stopping a session • Direction haptics at all eight cardinal and intercardinal directions • Automatic session limits of 5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes • Magnetic heading in the foreground and true north during an authorized Lock Screen session PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No advertising. No analytics. No server. Compass and location information is processed on your device and is not stored as location history or transmitted. Lock Screen Compass is designed for quick orientation and is not intended for safety-critical navigation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lock Screen Compass at none against Compass mini's 1. On price, ads, 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. Compass mini sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lock Screen Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Compass mini | Lock Screen Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (61 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 鑫 吴 | Corse Apps Inc. |
In-app purchases
Compass mini
- Compass mini · Pro$6.99
Lock Screen Compass
No in-app purchases
Questions
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