Comparison

Sonic Compass vs Maaybe...

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

Head to head
About

Sonic Compass

Develop an innate sense of direction with this app that uses cognitive science principles and spatial audio cues to teach you the direction of North. It offers modes for active learning, ambient awareness, and silent haptic guidance, even working in the background.

Highlights
  • Develop a sense of North
  • Active inference learning mode
  • Ambient spatial audio awareness
  • Silent haptic vibration guidance
  • High-precision spatial audio
  • Pocket calibration for accuracy
  • Background operation
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Ever wished you had a natural, built-in compass? Sonic Compass is a revolutionary tool designed to help you develop a sense of the direction of North. Based on principles of cognitive science and predictive processing, our app creates a new sense of cardinal directions. You'll find yourself more oriented and aware, even when the app is off. KEY FEATURES: • LEARNING MODE: The core of the experience. Predict the direction of North after hearing a cue and receive instant spatial audio feedback. This "active inference" method is designed to build and reinforce neural pathways. You won't need to do anything except listen! • SENSE MODE: Experience a continuous, subtle spatial sound that indicates the direction of North. It’s an ambient awareness tool that helps you have a sense of orientation without looking at a screen. • VIBRATION MODE: For silent guidance. Get a gentle haptic pulse whenever you (or your phone) are facing North. Perfect for quick checks or keeping your phone in a pocket. • HIGH-PRECISION SPATIAL AUDIO: We dynamically generate over 120 unique sound positions to give you an incredibly accurate and smooth sense of direction—far beyond simple stereo panning. • POCKET CALIBRATION: Our smart offset tool allows you to calibrate the app for how you carry your phone, ensuring accuracy even when it's not held flat in your hand. • BACKGROUND AWARENESS: Sonic Compass works just as well in the background and it's compatible with hearing music, navigational guidance, and other sounds while the app is running. WHO IS THIS FOR? • Hikers, campers, and outdoor enthusiasts who want to rely less on GPS. • People with accessibility needs. • Travelers and urban explorers navigating new cities. • Biohackers. Cyborgs. Superhumans? Everyone interested in using technology to develop a previously inaccessible sense. You won't just know where North is. You'll feel it.

About

Maaybe...

Features
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Maaybe keeps track of specific events, venues to visit, and long-running attractions that don't fit on a regular calendar. See a flyer, a link, or an email for something you might want to do? Capture it and Maaybe pulls out the what, where, and when — then files it onto the right day. • Scan a flyer with the camera, share a link or photo from any app, or forward an event email to your personal Maaybe address. • Every capture lands in an Inbox to review and fix before it's saved. • Today shows what's happening now and later today; Days is a month calendar of everything dated. • "Anytime" holds venues and open-ended shows that don't belong on a single day. • Optional reminders the day before or when something starts. • Mirror saved events into your Apple Calendar, and share any plan with a friend. Your possibilities sync privately across your devices with Sign in with Apple. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sonic Compass1 screens
Maaybe...4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sonic Compass at none against Maaybe...'s 2. Sonic Compass also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Maaybe... sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Sonic Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Sonic Compass versus Maaybe...: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonic CompassMaaybe...
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudD, LLCBig Pager, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Sonic Compass

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Maaybe...

Subscriptions2
  • Maaybe Pro$2.991 Month
  • Maaybe Pro$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Sonic Compass free?
Sonic Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maaybe... free?
Maaybe... is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sonic Compass or Maaybe... have ads?
Neither Sonic Compass nor Maaybe... shows ads.

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