Comparison

TargetNavigator vs Pointy Navigation

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

Head to head
About

TargetNavigator

Navigate to your chosen destination using a simple compass and bearing. This app provides real-time location data, weather, and celestial information. It also allows for saving custom locations, recording tracks, and exporting them as GPX files.

Highlights
  • Simple compass with bearing navigation
  • Real-time location, altitude, and speed
  • Target location weather and celestial data
  • Save and restore custom locations
  • Record and export tracks as GPX
  • Night mode and customizable display
  • Open Apple Maps for directions
Features
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TargetNavigator - Simple Compass - Use bearing to find your way to selected target location - Comes with night mode - Shows the current location, altitude, speed and slope angle indicator - Shows the target location, weather, temperature, air pressure, sunrise and sunset - Shows either metric or imperial units - Will store last target location and reload after new start, so you don't need to let it run but could also stop and re-run later - Tap on target location will center map on target location - Double tap on target location to enter target location coordinates manually - Tap on current location will center map on current location - Store custom locations on iCloud - Restore target locations from saved locations - Long press button to save current location as target location - Long press button to reverse geocode the current location (street address, zip, city, country, iso code, timezone, daylight saving and latitude, longitude) - Reverse geocoded address will be copied to clipboard so that one can paste it in another document, mail, message, etc. - Open Apple Maps to get directions to target location - Search for locations and move map to selected location - Show estimated time to target location when walking or taking the car - Show the the current position of the sun - Show sunrise and sunset time for current location or overlay the hours of the day (0-23) with their current locations - Visualize angle range of daylight, show blue and golden hours - Show current moon location - Save photos that contain the coordinates, date, time and direction of view - Record a track - Export a recorded track as GPX file - Import a formerly recorded track from the GPX file - Show track on map - Show information like distance, top speed and elevation for track - Show speed/distance diagram of track - Get information about sunrise/sunset, blue hours, golden hours and moon rise/set for the current location - Has live activity that shows current distance of recorded track and time, during recording - Indicate gps signal strength - Dim night mode to your needs - Choose a simple indicator if needed

About

Pointy Navigation

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Pointy is a simple walking compass for iPhone. Pick a place, then walk by direction and distance instead of following turn-by-turn instructions. Search for a destination with Apple Maps, drop a pin, or choose a saved place. When you start walking, Pointy switches to a calm black-and-white arrow screen that points toward your destination and shows how far away it is. Pointy is useful for walking across neighborhoods, finding a parked car, returning to favorite places, and staying oriented while still choosing your own streets. Features: • Apple Maps-style place search • Drop-pin destinations • Saved places and recent places • Parked vehicle marker • Full-screen arrow guidance • Distance and simple direction text • Local walk history • No accounts, ads, analytics SDKs, tracking, or cloud sync Pointy does not provide turn-by-turn directions. It gives you a direction and distance so you can choose your own route.

Screenshots

TargetNavigator4 screens
Pointy Navigation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pointy Navigation at 17.0 against TargetNavigator's 26.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TargetNavigator ships an update fortnightly, Pointy Navigation every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
TargetNavigator versus Pointy Navigation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTargetNavigatorPointy Navigation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGerrit GrunwaldDusan Zabrodsky

In-app purchases

None

TargetNavigator

No in-app purchases

None

Pointy Navigation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TargetNavigator free?
TargetNavigator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pointy Navigation free?
Pointy Navigation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TargetNavigator or Pointy Navigation have ads?
Neither TargetNavigator nor Pointy Navigation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TargetNavigator or Pointy Navigation?
TargetNavigator ships an update fortnightly, and Pointy Navigation every 9 days. Most recently, TargetNavigator was updated on September 29, 2026 and Pointy Navigation on October 7, 2026.

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