Comparison

Compass Trivia vs PointYourPhone

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

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About

Compass Trivia

Features
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‱ Compass Navigation: Point your device toward the target landmark to lock in your answer. You must be accurate within ±10Âș to survive the round! You start with 50 Coins. It costs 5 Coins to start a streak. Every right answer awards +1 Coin Go until you lose! Subsequent rounds cost nothing, so keep the streak alive! ‱ Beat the Clock: Round 1 gives you 10 seconds, but the timer gets 20% faster every round! ‱ Distance Bonus: After every round, you have the option to guess how far away the target is. Correct Answers (±20%): +1 Coin. Wrong Answers: -5 Coins. ‱ Categories: Choose your category based on your location. Some categories require you to be within the geofence to play. ‱ Global Leaderboard: Compete against the world! Track your total coins and your best Streak for every category. Can you reach #1? ‱ Power-Ups & Store: Visit the Coin Store to restock coins, or unlock permanent upgrades. ‱ God Mode: See the target location in real-time. Perfect for training & learning! ‱ Infinity Coins: Never run out of coins. Play forever, for free. ‱ Settings: Toggle between imperial and metric units (automatically set based on location). Restore purchases made on your Apple account. Reset your top streaks (Cannot be undone). This button takes a double tap to activate. Don't do it unless you're sure you want to start over. ‱ Interactive Map - Fly to Target: Visualize your destination with smooth, animated zooms. Copy coordinate data and check your current elevation. ‱ A Powerful Educational Tool for Mastering Geography. Memorize the name and direction of every State Capital & World Capital! ‱ Colorado Travelers: Learn to identify every 14er peak & State Park on the horizon. ‱ University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado State University Students: Learn the exact location of every building on campus. ‱ Washington, D.C. Tour Groups: Navigate to every monument, building, and museum on the National Mall. ‱ Explorers: Find the Wonders of the World and every National Park from right where you stand! SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS Compass Trivia offers two auto-renewing subscription options: ‱ God Mode: $4.99 per month, or $49.99 per year. Unlocks the target indicator arrow in real-time. ‱ Infinity Mode: $4.99 per month, or $49.99 per year. Grants unlimited play. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Your subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/compass-trivia Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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PointYourPhone

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Where is the Eiffel Tower right now? Not on a map. From where you are standing, through walls, across oceans, which way is it? PointYourPhone gives you one target every day: a famous landmark or a world city. Point your phone straight at it, lock in your direction, and the globe reveals how close you were, down to the degree. HOW IT WORKS - Every day at noon (Amsterdam time), everyone in the world gets the same target - Aim your phone and lock it in. No map, no cheating, just your sense of direction - Watch the globe spin to the answer and see your guess next to the true direction - Build a streak by playing every day HINTS, IF YOU WANT THEM Stuck? Reveal the compass directions, the country, or the continent. Your score stays yours; hints just tell your friends you needed a little help. SHARE WITHOUT SPOILING Share your score card with fellow players (no spoilers), or share the full globe reveal with friends who have not played yet. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No tracking. Your location is used on your phone to compute a direction and never leaves it. Can you point at Machu Picchu from your kitchen? There is one way to find out.

Screenshots

Compass Trivia4 screens
PointYourPhone3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PointYourPhone at none against Compass Trivia's 7. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Compass Trivia sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PointYourPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Compass Trivia versus PointYourPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompass TriviaPointYourPhone
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander SchwartzRonald Butzelaar

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Compass Trivia

Subscriptions4
  • Infinity Coins (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • God Mode (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • God Mode (Annual)$49.991 Year
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  • Infinity Coins (Annual)$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • 50 Coins$0.99
  • 125 Coins$1.99
  • 250 Coins$3.99
None

PointYourPhone

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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