Comparison

Nami Navigator vs Sun Compass

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

Head to head
About

Nami Navigator

Features
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Nami Navigator β€” Your GPS Companion for Fishing, Boating & Exploring Never lose your favorite fishing spots again. Nami Navigator is a GPS waypoint tracker built for anglers, boaters, divers, and anyone who needs to mark a location and find their way back. DROP A PIN, COME BACK EVERY TIME Save your exact GPS location with one tap. Mark fishing hotspots, squid and calamari grounds, dive sites, anchor points, reef locations, or any place you want to return to. Your spots are saved locally and always available. REAL-TIME COMPASS NAVIGATION Select any saved waypoint and get live compass guidance with distance and bearing. The compass arrow points you directly to your spot β€” just follow the needle. Arrival detection lets you know when you've reached your destination. INTERACTIVE MAP See all your saved spots on a full satellite map. View your current position, GPS accuracy, and coordinates at a glance. Tap any waypoint pin to start navigating. MANAGE YOUR SPOTS Search, sort, and organize your waypoints. Add custom names and notes β€” "Great snapper spot" or "Squid here at night." Swipe to delete spots you no longer need. PERFECT FOR: β€’ Fishing β€” Mark where the fish are biting and return every time β€’ Squid & Calamari β€” Save productive grounds for night sessions β€’ Diving & Snorkeling β€” Save reef and wreck locations β€’ Trailing & Tracking β€” Mark and follow any GPS trail or route β€’ Boating & Sailing β€” Track marinas and anchor spots β€’ Exploring β€” Remember hidden coves and secret spots WORKS OFFSHORE Uses your iPhone's built-in GPS, so core features work even when you're far from cell towers. No internet required for navigation. PRO UPGRADE Unlock unlimited waypoints, export & share, iCloud sync, and support future development with a one-time purchase. GPS DISCLAIMER Nami Navigator uses your iPhone's built-in GPS for location tracking. Accuracy depends on your device hardware and environmental conditions. GPS signals may be less reliable in dense urban areas, deep valleys, or heavy cloud cover. This app is not a substitute for professional marine navigation equipment. Always follow local boating safety regulations. Simple, reliable, and built for life on the water.

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Sun Compass

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Your exact GPS coordinates, a true compass heading, and the sun's position for the spot you are standing on β€” all on one screen, all read straight from your iPhone's own sensors. Most compass apps stop at a needle. This one is built like an instrument: latitude and longitude in DD, DMS or DDM, barometric altitude, speed, true and magnetic heading with declination, live accuracy in metres, and an astronomical sun calculator that runs entirely on device. The core readings keep working with no signal β€” GPS, compass and barometer do not need the internet. WHAT YOU GET - Read your precise position in DD, DMS or DDM, copy it to the clipboard, and send it to anyone as a tappable map link in two taps - Know exactly which way you are facing with a smooth compass rose showing true heading, magnetic heading and declination - See where the sun is right now β€” solar altitude, azimuth, sunrise and sunset calculated for your exact coordinates and date - Check your elevation from the barometer, plus speed and horizontal and vertical accuracy, on a full instrument panel - Record a walk, hike or drive as a route with live distance and time, then replay the finished track on the map - Drop named waypoints with notes and watch the live distance to each one change as you move PERFECT FOR - Hikers, trail runners and campers who need elevation, heading and a marked way back - Photographers and gardeners planning around sunrise, sunset and where the light will fall - Travellers and road trippers who want a log of where they have been and a fast way to share a pin - Anyone who has to give a driver, a friend or a rescue service an exact coordinate instead of a vague address WHY NOT JUST USE THE BUILT-IN COMPASS APP? It shows a heading and a rough coordinate, and that is the end of it. There is no solar altitude or azimuth, no saved waypoints, no recorded route with replay, no barometric instrument panel, no area measurement, and no way to hand someone a clean location card. Everything here sits in one place, formatted the way navigators actually read it. A NOTE ON ACCURACY Readings come from consumer iPhone GPS and sensors. They are excellent for hiking, travel and everyday orientation, but they are not survey-grade or aviation-grade, and the app should not be your only tool in a genuine emergency. PRIVACY Your coordinates, routes, waypoints and history are stored on your device and nowhere else. No account, no sign-up, no ads, no cloud sync, no tracking. The only network request is the optional weather lookup, which sends your coordinates to the weather provider when you open the Weather screen. FULL ACCESS Full Access unlocks unlimited waypoints (three are free), route recording with map replay, live weather for your position, satellite and hybrid map styles, the two-point distance calculator, the flight seat guide, field area measurement on the map, and the shareable location card. It is available as a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase β€” choose one at the paywall and everything unlocks instantly. Open the app, allow location once, and your coordinates, heading and sun times are on screen before you take your first step. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

Nami Navigator4 screens
Sun Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

Nami Navigator and Sun Compass are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Nami Navigator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sun Compass sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Nami Navigator versus Sun Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNami NavigatorSun Compass
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuy LePhuc Pham

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nami Navigator

One-time1
  • Nami Navigator Pro$8.99
5 purchases

Sun Compass

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Premium$3.997 Days
  • Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
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  • Annual Premium$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$39.99

Questions

Is Nami Navigator free?
Nami Navigator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sun Compass free?
Sun Compass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nami Navigator or Sun Compass have ads?
Neither Nami Navigator nor Sun Compass shows ads.

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