Comparison

Marker Compass vs Compass Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

Marker Compass

This app displays important directional markers directly on a compass interface, including real-time moon phases and the Qibla. Users can easily add their own custom markers, with a premium option to expand the number of saved locations.

Highlights
  • Display Moon phases and direction
  • Show Qibla direction
  • Register custom markers
  • Intuitive compass interface
  • Premium mode for more markers
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Marker Compass is a compass app that lets you quickly check your important markers with its intuitive controls and simple user interface. Easily view your essential markers without relying on a map. The Moon marker displays real-time phases, while you can also register your own custom marker—with Premium mode allowing up to 10 markers! Please note that the compass accuracy may decrease when there are metals or magnets nearby. ■ Key Features • Display markers on the compass such as the Moon’s direction and phases, and Qibla (direction to Mecca) • Simple and easy-to-use UI for effortless directional checking • Register one custom marker in the free version • Premium mode supports up to 10 custom markers ■ Note • Since the app uses the magnetic sensor, strong magnetic fields in the vicinity may cause instability in direction readings • Regular calibration is recommended for more accurate orientation

About

Compass Toolkit

Features
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Compass Toolkit puts a whole outdoor navigation kit in one beautifully crafted app. At its heart is a stunning brass-amber marine compass — a real, gorgeously rendered instrument that shows heading, cardinal points and true vs magnetic north, so orienting yourself feels like holding a fine piece of gear rather than reading a flat dial. Around it sits everything an explorer needs: precise GPS coordinates in DMS, decimal or UTM you can copy and share; live altitude and barometric pressure; a digital bubble level for setting up a tripod, hanging a shelf at camp or checking a slope; sun and moon rise and set times with golden-hour and blue-hour windows for photographers; and waypoints you can drop, name and see together on a map. When you find somewhere worth remembering, a share-location card turns your spot into a clean, sendable snapshot. Compass Toolkit works offline — the compass, coordinates, altitude, level and sun & moon calculations all run entirely on your device with no signal needed; only the waypoint map loads Apple map tiles when you happen to have a connection. It is 100% on-device with no account and no tracking: your data stays on your device and is never uploaded to us or anyone else. Native and universal, it's designed to feel just as at home on iPad as on iPhone. FEATURES • A stunning brass-amber marine compass — heading, cardinal points, true vs magnetic north • Precise GPS coordinates in DMS, decimal or UTM — copy and share in a tap • Live altitude and barometric pressure • A precise digital bubble level for tripods, shelves and slopes • Sun and moon rise-set times with golden-hour and blue-hour windows • Waypoints you can drop, name and see together on a map • A clean share-location card to send where you are • Works offline, no account, no tracking — your data stays on your device Start free with the compass and coordinates, then a single $4.99 purchase unlocks altitude, the bubble level, sun & moon times, waypoints and the share-location card — one time, no subscription, ever.

Screenshots

Marker Compass4 screens
Compass Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Compass Toolkit at none against Marker Compass's shown. Marker Compass's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Marker Compass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Compass Toolkit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Marker Compass versus Compass Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarker CompassCompass Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerarakawa yuichiroJaroslaw Krochmalski

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Marker Compass

One-time1
  • Preminu Mode$3.99
1 purchases

Compass Toolkit

One-time1
  • Full Toolkit$4.99

Questions

Is Marker Compass free?
Marker Compass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Compass Toolkit free?
Compass Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Marker Compass or Compass Toolkit have ads?
Marker Compass shows ads; Compass Toolkit does not.

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