TargetNavigator vs Pointy Navigation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Pointy Navigation
This app provides a simple walking compass that guides you to your destination using a clear arrow and distance indicator. It allows you to search for places, drop pins, or select saved locations, offering a unique way to navigate without turn-by-turn directions.
- Full-screen arrow guidance
- Distance and direction text
- Apple Maps place search
- Drop-pin destinations
- Saved and recent places
- Parked vehicle marker
- Local walk history
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TargetNavigator at 4.0 against Pointy Navigation's 3.5. Pointy Navigation's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TargetNavigator holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
TargetNavigator ships an update fortnightly, Pointy Navigation every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TargetNavigator | Pointy Navigation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gerrit Grunwald | Dusan Zabrodsky |
In-app purchases
TargetNavigator
No in-app purchases
Pointy Navigation
No in-app purchases
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