NorthPin Compass vs Smart Digital Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NorthPin Compass
Easily save and navigate back to important locations like your parked car or campsite. Offers live directional guidance, customizable compass styles, and convenient widget support. Share locations with others, even before they install the app.
- Save and follow locations
- Live directional guidance
- Customizable compass styles
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Share saved places
- Global directions (Qibla, etc.)
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Point back to the places that matter. NorthPin Compass turns a saved place into a direction you can follow. Your parked car, your campsite, your hotel, a meeting point, or Qibla. SAVE A PLACE, FOLLOW ITS DIRECTION • Quick Add saves where you stand in one tap • Or drop a pin on the map and give it a name and icon • Live heading, bearing and distance to your target • Edit, favorite, reorder and share your saved places LIVE GUIDANCE • Walk to a saved place and follow it from the Lock Screen • Dynamic Island on compatible iPhone models • Distance, turn guidance, walking ETA and progress • Apple Watch Smart Stack on compatible setups • Needs location access, Precise Location and Live Activities YOUR PLACES, ONE TAP AWAY • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Home Screen quick actions and iOS 18 controls • Siri, Shortcuts and Spotlight 21 GLOBAL DIRECTIONS North, south, east and west, Qibla toward the Kaaba in Mecca, Jerusalem, the Vatican, Varanasi, Bodh Gaya, the North Pole and more. MAKE IT YOURS 23 compass styles, 11 themes, 9 fonts, light or dark. SHARE A NORTHPIN Send a place as a link. Recipients can follow it right away, and the App Clip works even before they install NorthPin. FREE TO START Use NorthPin free, with no ads. Some features require NorthPin Pro, a one-time purchase with no subscription. Purchase restoration supported. PRIVACY FIRST No account, no tracking, no ad SDKs. Compass and coordinate calculations run on your device. Your places stay local unless you turn on iCloud sync. NorthPin gives compass direction and straight-line distance, not street routes or turn-by-turn navigation. Privacy Policy: https://apps.husofttech.com/northpin-compass/privacy Terms of Use: https://apps.husofttech.com/northpin-compass/terms Support: https://apps.husofttech.com/support
Smart Digital Compass
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Digital Compass is a clean, easy-to-use compass for everyday navigation, outdoor checks, and Qibla (direction to Mecca) guidance. KEY FEATURES • Real-time compass heading with direction labels (N, NE, E, …) • Accuracy status so you know when readings are reliable • Figure‑8 calibration guide to improve stability near magnets or electronics • Qibla direction — uses location only while you use the app to calculate bearing toward Mecca • Multiple themes, including Pro-exclusive dial styles • Sound feedback and helpful accuracy tips (optional) • Apple Watch companion app for compass and Qibla on your wrist • 10 interface languages DIGITAL COMPASS PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Upgrade to unlock extra compass dial styles and premium features as they are released. Choose monthly or yearly auto-renewing plans. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. Restore purchases anytime with the same Apple ID. IMPORTANT Compass and Qibla results are for reference only. They depend on your device sensors and environment. Do not rely on this app alone for critical navigation, safety, or religious obligations. Stay away from strong magnetic interference when calibrating. LEGAL Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://xure123-liu.github.io/DigitalCompassprivacy-policy/ Most data stays on your device. Location is used only for Qibla when you open that feature. See our Privacy Policy in the app or on the App Store listing. Support: support@digitalcompass.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Smart Digital Compass at 17.0 against NorthPin Compass's 26.0. 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
Both are free to download. NorthPin Compass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smart Digital Compass sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | NorthPin Compass | Smart Digital Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huseyin Bicen | 学友 刘 |
In-app purchases
NorthPin Compass
- NorthPin Pro Lifetime$9.99
Smart Digital Compass
- Digital Compass Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Digital Compass Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
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