NorthPin True North Compass vs Lock Screen Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NorthPin True North Compass
This offline compass provides accurate headings with multiple stability modes and a magnetic interference detector. Save waypoints, get direction guidance, and access sun, moon, and Qibla information without an internet connection. It also offers various coordinate formats and a night mode.
- Offline compass with stable bearings
- Magnetic interference detection
- Waypoint saving and guidance
- Offline sun, moon, and Qibla data
- Multiple coordinate and heading formats
- Night mode and home-screen widget
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NorthPin is an offline compass you can trust — no ads, no analytics, no background tracking, and no internet needed. STABLE, HONEST HEADING • Smooth 0–360° bearings with 3 stability modes and a live jitter score • Magnetic interference detector with µT field strength and warnings • Guided figure-eight calibration to fix a wobbly compass TRUE NORTH, OFFLINE • Magnetic or True North with offline WMM declination — one-time location or manual coordinates WAYPOINTS & PIN DIRECTION • Pin a bearing and get left/right guidance until you are on target • Save named waypoints and use back-bearing to retrace your steps SUN, MOON & QIBLA — OFFLINE • Sun and moon azimuth, elevation, sunrise/sunset direction and moon phase • Offline Qibla direction, computed on your device FIELD TOOLS • Coordinates in DD, DMS, UTM and MGRS with one-tap copy • Heading in degrees, NATO mils (6400) or gradians • Red night mode to preserve night vision, home-screen widget and outdoor mode PRIVACY PROMISE No data collected. No account. Nothing is uploaded — your location never leaves your phone.
Lock Screen Compass
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See your compass heading at a glance, right from your Lock Screen. Lock Screen Compass gives you a focused compass in the app and a user-started Live Activity that keeps your heading visible while your iPhone is locked. FEATURES • A live foreground compass whenever the app is open • Lock Screen Live Activity with current heading and a Stop control • Interactive Lock Screen widget for starting and stopping a session • Direction haptics at all eight cardinal and intercardinal directions • Automatic session limits of 5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes • Magnetic heading in the foreground and true north during an authorized Lock Screen session PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No advertising. No analytics. No server. Compass and location information is processed on your device and is not stored as location history or transmitted. Lock Screen Compass is designed for quick orientation and is not intended for safety-critical navigation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NorthPin True North Compass at 13.0 against Lock Screen Compass's 17.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | NorthPin True North Compass | Lock Screen Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | lapnito.cz s.r.o. | Corse Apps Inc. |
In-app purchases
NorthPin True North Compass
No in-app purchases
Lock Screen Compass
No in-app purchases
Questions
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