Comparison

Compass vs GPS Coordinates

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

Head to head
About

Compass

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Simple and reliable compass app designed to help you find north easily. In addition to a clear compass display, the app provides audio, vibration, and flashlight alerts when your device is aligned with north. This makes it especially useful in outdoor activities or low-visibility environments. Designed for Simplicity: No account required. No tracking. No unnecessary permissions. Whether youโ€™re hiking, camping, or just need a quick direction check, this app helps you stay oriented with ease.

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GPS Coordinates

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PREMIUM โ€” PURCHASE REQUIRED: All features described below are part of Pro and require a purchase: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Open the app and your exact GPS position is already on screen: latitude and longitude in decimal, DMS, UTM or MGRS, the street address you are standing at, your altitude, speed and compass heading โ€” all on one card, ready to copy or share. Most coordinate apps stop at a pair of numbers. GPS Coordinates: Where Am I is built as a field kit. Switch coordinate formats with one tap and the whole app follows โ€” the live readout, every saved spot, every export. Record a tracking session and you get a real speed and altitude profile charted from the GPS points you actually walked or drove, then a clean GPX or KML file that opens in Earth, a hiking watch or any mapping tool. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข Your position in the format the job needs โ€” decimal for a form, DMS for a chart, UTM or MGRS for a paper map โ€” converted instantly from one fix โ€ข The street address of the point you are standing on, reverse-geocoded and ready to paste into a message โ€ข A saved spot for the trailhead, the parked car, the survey stake โ€” with your own name and notes, so you can navigate back days later โ€ข Recorded sessions with distance, duration, max and average speed, plus a charted speed and altitude profile of the whole route โ€ข GPX and KML files that import cleanly into Earth and GPS tools, and CSV or JSON of your full location history for spreadsheets โ€ข Live extras where you need them: compass heading, smoothed speed readout, speed-limit alerts and current weather at your position PERFECT FOR โ€ข Hikers and off-roaders who navigate by UTM or MGRS grid references on printed maps โ€ข Surveyors, farmers and field engineers who log points all day and hand over CSV files โ€ข Drivers and riders who want a session record with speed and distance, not a guess โ€ข Anyone who needs to send an exact position โ€” a meeting point, a breakdown, a find WHY NOT JUST USE MAPS? Your maps app shows a blue dot but makes you dig for the numbers behind it โ€” and it speaks only decimal. This app leads with the numbers: four coordinate formats, altitude, heading and address on one screen, plus saved spots and exports that maps apps do not offer. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your saved spots, sessions and history stay on this device. No account, no sign-up. Data leaves the app only when you tap share or export โ€” and you choose where the file goes. PREMIUM (PURCHASE REQUIRED) GPS Coordinates: Where Am I requires a Full Access purchase โ€” a Weekly or Yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Full Access unlocks the whole app: live coordinates in all four formats, address lookup, tracking sessions with speed and altitude profiles, GPX, KML and CSV export, unlimited saved spots with notes, the full-screen map, weather and speed alerts. Stand on the spot, open the app, and read your exact coordinates โ€” then save it so you can find it again. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Compass3 screens
GPS Coordinates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Compass at none against GPS Coordinates's 3. Compass also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). GPS Coordinates's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. GPS Coordinates sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compass ships an update every 3 weeks, GPS Coordinates every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Compass versus GPS Coordinates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompassGPS Coordinates
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks โ€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerๅฏ้“ฎ ็ŸณLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

None

Compass

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

GPS Coordinates

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly Plan$2.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Compass free?
Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPS Coordinates free?
GPS Coordinates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Compass or GPS Coordinates have ads?
Compass shows ads; GPS Coordinates does not.
Which is updated more often, Compass or GPS Coordinates?
Compass ships an update every 3 weeks, and GPS Coordinates every 4 months. Most recently, Compass was updated on October 9, 2026 and GPS Coordinates on October 14, 2026.

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