Comparison

Compass vs Compass GPS

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

Head to head
About

Compass

Navigate with precision using this stylish app that shows your direction, altitude, coordinates, and barometric pressure. Explore two distinct visual themes for an immersive experience, ideal for any outdoor or urban journey.

Highlights
  • Accurate direction display
  • Real-time altitude and elevation
  • Latitude/longitude coordinates
  • Barometric pressure readings
  • Movement speed tracking
  • Two visual themes
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This is a sleek and stylish compass app that accurately displays your current direction, altitude, latitude/longitude coordinates, real-time barometric pressure, movement speed, and geographic location. Featuring two meticulously designed visual themes—"Classic" and "Sunset"—each with premium color schemes for an immersive experience, it’s the perfect companion for outdoor adventures and urban navigation.

About

Compass GPS

This navigation app provides detailed location data, including direction, weather, and altitude. It also offers real-time GPS speed measurement and a bubble level for practical geographical understanding.

Highlights
  • Professional compass and positioning
  • Real-time GPS data display
  • GPS speed measurement
  • Bubble level
  • Altitude and weather information
Features
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Compass is a professional compass and positioning tool that utilizes data from networks, GPS, and mobile sensors to determine your location's direction, weather, latitude, longitude, altitude, and other information. It also supports real-time GPS data display, GPS speed measurement, a bubble level, altitude, weather, and other practical features, making it more convenient for you to understand your geographical situation. Our standard subscription options include: A Pro Version subscription, which includes an annual auto-renewing subscription. The subscription will automatically renew, allowing you to enjoy an ad-free experience during this period. It grants unlimited access to all features, unlocks all Pro Version content, and provides early access to functional updates. Upon purchase confirmation and at the beginning of each renewal cycle, the subscription fee will be charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions that include a free trial will automatically renew as a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period in your iTunes settings. Cancellation will take effect after the last day of the current subscription cycle. Once the cancellation is effective, your subscription benefits will expire. Privacy Policy:https://docs.qq.com/doc/p/33350adfa281e9ec7043f28a1f8613743ea5d6e7 Terms of Use:https://docs.qq.com/doc/p/c628fa908141c200d485c8f4c7c381e6372d800d?nlc=1

Screenshots

Compass3 screens
Compass GPS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Compass GPS at 100% against Compass's 68%. Compass GPS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Compass's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Compass sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Compass GPS sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Compass GPS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Compass's written reviews are positive against 100% of Compass GPS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compass ships an update every 2 weeks, Compass GPS every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Compass versus Compass GPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompassCompass GPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (26 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer伟 雷启鹏 田

Customer experience

Compass

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral7.9%
Negative23.7%

Compass GPS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Compass

One-time2
  • life member$0.99
  • VIP$0.99
5 purchases

Compass GPS

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Pro3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Quarterly Pro3 Days trial$3.993 Months
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  • Annual Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Compass Lifetime Pro$12.99

Questions

Is Compass free?
Compass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Compass GPS free?
Compass GPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Compass or Compass GPS?
Compass GPS is rated higher. Compass averages 4.6 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Compass GPS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Compass or Compass GPS have ads?
Both Compass and Compass GPS show ads.
Which is updated more often, Compass or Compass GPS?
Compass ships an update every 2 weeks, and Compass GPS every 10 days. Most recently, Compass was updated on October 20, 2026 and Compass GPS on October 6, 2026.

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