Compass mini vs Climb 海拔
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.
Climb 海拔
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Climb 海拔是一款极简的实时海拔工具，专为登山、徒步与户外爱好者打造。 打开即用，一屏看全： • 实时海拔高度（GPS 定位，显示精度范围） • 当前经纬度坐标 • 本地气压（支持气压计的设备） • 当地日出、日落时间 • 海拔校准，让读数更贴近真实地形 设计理念： • 完全 Apple 原生风格，深色界面清晰省电 • 纯本地运行——不联网、不上传、不收集任何个人数据 • 无广告、无账号、无干扰 无论是攀登高原、徒步山野，还是只是好奇脚下的高度，Climb 海拔都能随时给你答案。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Climb 海拔 at none against Compass mini's 1. Compass mini's advantage is iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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 mini sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Climb 海拔 asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Compass mini | Climb 海拔 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (61 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.8% 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, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 鑫 吴 | SANOINV INC |
Bugs and requests
Compass mini
Reported bugs
5 issues- Clicking settings causes frame drops
- Altitude display issues in some locations
- No compass widget available
- Latitude and longitude are阉割 (阉割 means 'castrated' or 'removed', implying it's disabled/unavailable in China)
- watchOS 11 app not available despite update log
Requested features
17 requests- Switch angle to elevation in the center
- More precise location targeting (e.g., to landmarks)
- WatchOS integration
- Change daytime color scheme for solar trajectory widget
- Discount for in-app purchases
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- Display future solar altitude angle changes
- Add a compass widget
- Calibrate using GPS
- Display speed
- Local saving of measurement data
- Virtual query function for past locations
- Change barometric pressure unit to kPa
- Larger font size and black main color
- More comprehensive city name display (including province and district)
- Add Apple Watch version
- More icons and new interfaces
- Visual design for slope display (e.g., crosshair alignment)
Climb 海拔
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Compass mini
- Compass mini · Pro$7.99
Climb 海拔
No in-app purchases
