Compass Crew vs TraceBin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass Crew
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Lost your friends at a festival? Tired of texting “where are you?” over and over? Compass is the crew finder that actually works — even in crowded venues where cell signal fails. How It Works Create a crew, share the join code with your friends, and everyone’s location appears on your compass. A simple arrow points you toward each friend, showing exactly how far away they are. No complicated maps No guessing Just follow the arrow Find Friends When GPS Isn’t Enough Compass uses Bluetooth proximity detection when you’re nearby. Inside buildings, underground, or in dense crowds where GPS struggles, Bluetooth takes over to guide you those last few meters. You’ll feel haptic pulses that speed up as you get closer — like a real-life game of hot and cold. Built for Events Real-time location sharing with your crew Works at concerts, festivals, theme parks, and large venues Distance shown in feet so you know exactly how far to walk Warmer / colder feedback as you get closer Battery-friendly background updates Privacy First Your location is only shared with people you invite to your crew. No strangers No public profiles No selling your data Create a crew, share the code, and only those people can see where you are. Perfect For Music festivals and concerts Theme parks and large venues Conventions and conferences Camping trips and outdoor adventures Any time you need to find your people Stop wandering. Stop texting. Just open Compass and go find your crew.
TraceBin
Instantly create custom 3D printable bins for your tools by simply taking a photo. The app automatically designs a perfectly fitting Gridfinity bin, allowing for adjustable dimensions and features like finger notches. Export your designs as STL files for immediate use with your 3D printer.
- Photo-to-bin generation
- Adjustable clearance and height
- Finger notch customization
- 3D preview and STL export
- Flat insert mode
- Built-in test coupon
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Lay a tool on a sheet of paper, take one photo, and TraceBin builds a Gridfinity bin with a pocket shaped like your tool. Adjust clearance and height, add a finger notch, inspect the 3D preview, and share an STL with your slicer. Processing happens on your iPhone, with no account or upload. - Works with US Letter or A4 paper as the scale reference. No calibration card or marker sheet. - Adjustable clearance and bin height, with pocket-depth options. - Add one circular finger notch per Gridfinity bin. Position it in a full-screen editor with zoom and fine-position controls. - Flat insert mode makes a shadow-board insert for your drawer. Finger notches are available for Gridfinity bins only. - Export binary STL for your slicer. - History keeps exported bins so you can share them again. Save notch edits to existing bins with Done. - Use the built-in test coupon to check clearance for your printer. One tool per photo. Gridfinity bins use a 42 mm grid and 7 mm height units. No account, analytics, subscription, in-app purchases, or ads. This release remains free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Compass Crew at 3 against TraceBin's 1. Compass Crew also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Compass Crew | TraceBin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arafat Patwary | Jesse Ariss |
In-app purchases
Compass Crew
No in-app purchases
TraceBin
No in-app purchases









