Comparison

Waypoint Nav vs LiveHeight

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

Head to head
About

Waypoint Nav

Navigate your real-world destinations with a virtual waypoint displayed on your compass. This app provides dynamic direction and distance updates, offering an immersive and distraction-free experience. It combines the functionality of compass and map apps for intuitive guidance.

Highlights
  • Virtual waypoint on compass
  • Dynamic direction and distance
  • Haptic feedback
  • Distraction-free navigation
  • Combines compass and map functions
Features
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What if the Compass and Maps apps were combined, for real-life Waypoint functionality, like in video games? Simply enter your destination and witness as a waypoint appears within your compass, showing you the direction of your destination and your distance from it, complete with dynamic, haptic feedback for an immersive, distraction-free experience. Made for iPhone, iOS.

About

LiveHeight

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LiveHeight turns your iPhone's built-in barometer into a precision altimeter that reveals altitude changes as small as a few centimeters, live, on a clean dashboard with a real-time sparkline. PRECISION ALTITUDE • Live altitude from the iPhone's barometric sensor • Altitude above sea level, fused from GPS and the barometer • Real-time sparkline to watch every rise and fall • Metric or imperial units STORM WATCH (works offline) • Tracks atmospheric pressure trends to warn you before storms roll in • No signal needed, built for the backcountry • Optional background monitoring, off by default and fully under your control BUILT FOR HIKING • Track a hike and save it to Apple Health as a workout • Topographic maps and 3D terrain views • Elevation profiles and terrain lookups for the trail ahead • Hike prep cards with the essentials before you set off • Outdoor conversion tool for multiple occasions • Sunset times so you know how much daylight is left • Emergency mode: continuous location tracking, then a power-saving standby that keeps your position findable for days so rescuers can reach you PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking • Your readings stay on your device • Health data is never sold or shared Whether you're chasing a summit, watching the weather turn, or just curious how high you are right now, LiveHeight gives you the numbers instantly and accurately.

Screenshots

Waypoint Nav4 screens
LiveHeight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Waypoint Nav at 17.5 against LiveHeight's 26.5. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Waypoint Nav versus LiveHeight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaypoint NavLiveHeight
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.5 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConor EganShyam Steenhaut

In-app purchases

None

Waypoint Nav

No in-app purchases

None

LiveHeight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waypoint Nav free?
Waypoint Nav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiveHeight free?
LiveHeight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Waypoint Nav or LiveHeight have ads?
Neither Waypoint Nav nor LiveHeight shows ads.

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