Meve vs 指南针
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meve
Enhance your daily life with practical widgets for tracking time, jotting notes, managing goals, and exploring. Discover fun tools for entertainment and interaction.
- Count-up and count-down timers
- Quick note-taking
- Life bucket list and goals
- Travel compass
- Fun tools (e.g., cyber wooden fish, cat simulator)
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Practical widgets. Life RPG. 1. Time memorial, stopwatch and countdown, full of a sense of ritual 2. Life bucket list, annual flags 3. Meve Jarvis, enabling Siri to connect to custom AI models 4. Travel compass, explore the world around you 5. Desktop notes, quick and handy recording 6. Fun tools, such as: cyber electronic wooden fish to accumulate merit, cat language to interact with pets, and more Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
指南针
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指南针是一款手机上专业户外定位方向和测量海拔实时高度的实用软件，特别适合喜欢户外运动的人群，同时可以实时拍照经纬度照片和观察天气变化信息。 我们的功能点： 户外精准指南针 实时高度表 经纬度相机拍照 实时天气预报 其他更多新功能陆续更新 用户协议： https://docs.qq.com/doc/p/cd9b6a8c827c8609aa597de3ba87e1935d6f3c57 隐私协议： https://docs.qq.com/doc/p/1faa24f531419028347d8ca8d7f90bf3f903851a 自动续费协议： https://docs.qq.com/doc/p/abe384192e865cfeae60933389925ca4de1a8f82
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Meve at none against 指南针's shown. 指南针's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Meve sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 指南针 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Meve ships an update weekly, 指南针 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meve | 指南针 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 圣臣 刘 | BIQUDE |
In-app purchases
Meve
- Function unlocking$1.99
指南针
- 周会员订阅3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- 月会员订阅3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- 年会员订阅3 Days trial$29.991 Year
