Comparison

Marine Compass Pro vs Park Arrow

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

Head to head
About

Marine Compass Pro

Features
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Navigate with confidence β€” and stay safe β€” with Marine Compass Pro, the all-in-one tool for boaters and sailors. Real-time heading, speed and position. One-tap save for any spot you want to remember. A background anchor watch that wakes your phone if you drift. Marine weather. All in your language, wherever you sail. Whether you're crossing the Baltic, dropping anchor in a quiet cove, or learning the ropes on a weekend trip, Marine Compass Pro keeps the essentials front and center. KEY FEATURES PRECISE COMPASS True or magnetic heading, with optional Course-Up rotation so your direction of travel is always at the top of the dial. Smooth, sensor-fused readings you can trust. SAVED POINTS OF INTEREST Name a spot on save β€” or enable Quick Save and skip the prompt for true one-tap capture. See live distance and bearing from your current position to every saved point. Tap Navigate to make any point the active waypoint and the compass guides you straight to it. ANCHOR WATCH Drop anchor in the app, pick your drift radius (15, 30, 50 or 100 m), and your phone wakes you with a notification if you slip outside it. Keeps monitoring in the background with the screen locked. MAN OVERBOARD (MOB) One tap saves your current position with a red flag and instantly makes it your active waypoint, so the compass guides you back to the mark. MARINE WEATHER Current wind speed and direction in knots, gusts, wave height and period, plus sea-level data for your exact position. SUN AND MOON Sunrise, sunset, solar noon and moon phase for your current location. Handles polar night and midnight sun. TRIP STATS Average and maximum speed for the current session β€” handy for log entries when you get back to shore. SHARE AND EXPORT Share any saved spot via the system share sheet, or export every point as a GPX file you can import into Navionics, Aqua Map, your chartplotter or any other navigation app. SUNSET REMINDER Optional notification 1 hour and 15 minutes before sunset, so you're never caught out in the dark on the way back. CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING - Light, Dark or System theme - Heading in degrees or mils - Compass mode: magnetometer (magnetic) or sensor fusion (true north) - Smoothing: Low, Medium or High - COG update interval: 1, 5 or 10 seconds - Independent on/off toggles for each notification type - Show or hide any home-screen readout - Haptic feedback control SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Fully localized in English, Swedish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Arabic. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your location is used only to power the compass and the optional anchor watch. We never sell it, never share it with third parties, and there are no ads. No account required. Perfect for boaters, sailors, kayakers, paddleboarders, fishermen, and anyone who wants to know exactly where they are on the water. This app uses Apple's standard Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Park Arrow

Features
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Remember exactly where you parked β€” and get back before time runs out. Park Arrow saves one parking location on your iPhone and helps you walk back using clear distance and direction guidance. Core saving, distance, and compass features work without an account or developer-operated backend. An optional map view uses Apple MapKit and may require a network connection. SAVE IN A TAP β€’ Save from the app or the Home Screen widget β€’ See live location accuracy before the spot is stored β€’ Replace an old spot with an undo option for accidental saves β€’ Add a 30-minute, 1-hour, or 2-hour parking timer right after saving OPTIONAL AUTOMATIC PARKING β€’ Choose a CarPlay, car Bluetooth, or Driving Focus trigger β€’ Complete a one-time personal automation in Apple’s Shortcuts app β€’ Conservative location and on-device motion checks reduce false saves β€’ Review uncertain detections before replacing your saved spot FIND YOUR WAY BACK β€’ Follow a simple compass-style direction indicator β€’ Switch to a map view when you want geographic context β€’ See honest GPS uncertainty instead of false precision β€’ Get a one-time iOS notification when you return near your car β€’ Keep using core guidance without an internet connection REMEMBER THE DETAILS β€’ Add a floor, zone, parking-space number, or note β€’ Take a private reference photo of a sign or garage level β€’ Set a parking limit with advance and expiry reminders β€’ Share coordinates and an Apple Maps link when needed PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your parking location, note, settings, and photo stay on this iPhone and its private App Group container. Park Arrow has no backend, analytics SDK, advertising SDK, or user account. All features are free. An optional StoreKit tip jar supports future development without unlocking features or content.

Screenshots

Marine Compass Pro4 screens
Park Arrow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Park Arrow at none against Marine Compass Pro's 3. Park Arrow also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks). Marine Compass Pro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Marine Compass Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Park Arrow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marine Compass Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Park Arrow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Marine Compass Pro versus Park Arrow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarine Compass ProPark Arrow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size34 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDF Tech Consulting ABDzmitry Ihnatovich

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Marine Compass Pro

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly$3.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99
None

Park Arrow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marine Compass Pro free?
Marine Compass Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Park Arrow free?
Park Arrow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Marine Compass Pro or Park Arrow have ads?
Neither Marine Compass Pro nor Park Arrow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marine Compass Pro or Park Arrow?
Marine Compass Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Park Arrow every 2 weeks. Most recently, Marine Compass Pro was updated on October 25, 2026 and Park Arrow on October 26, 2026.

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