Compass X vs Kaltrix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass X
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Compass X turns your iPhone into a professional-grade outdoor instrument panel. Whether you're hiking remote trails, exploring new terrain, or documenting expeditions — every sensor you need is right here. PRECISION COMPASS • True North & Magnetic North with real-time heading in degrees • Cardinal & intercardinal direction labels • Heading accuracy indicator • Bubble level tool with pitch & roll measurement GPS TRACK RECORDER • Record your route with live distance, duration, speed & elevation stats • Pause, resume, and save tracks with full history • Share detailed route cards with map snapshot & elevation profile • Navigate back to your starting point at any time • Save and manage waypoints along your route OFFLINE MAPS • Download map tiles for areas with no signal • Automatic caching with smart 50 MB storage management • Switch between standard and satellite views WEATHER STATION • Current conditions: temperature, humidity, wind, UV index & pressure • 24-hour forecast with hourly breakdown • 7-day forecast for trip planning • Powered by Open-Meteo — no API key needed SENSOR DASHBOARD • Altitude (GPS & barometric) • Atmospheric pressure (hPa) • Temperature, humidity & UV index • Estimated oxygen content based on elevation • Live GPS coordinates with reverse geocoding DATA-STAMPED CAMERA • Overlay GPS coordinates, altitude, date & weather on photos • Document trail conditions, landmarks, or wildlife with location proof • Auto-save to your photo library MORSE CODE FLASHLIGHT • Convert text to Morse code light signals • Adjustable blink speed • Quick-torch mode for emergencies • Full Morse reference chart DESIGNED FOR THE OUTDOORS • Tactical dark interface optimized for sunlight readability • Minimal battery drain with smart sensor management • Background GPS tracking during route recording • Works without internet — core features fully offline Perfect for hikers, mountaineers, trail runners, backpackers, geocachers, surveyors, and anyone who explores the outdoors. #Important Note: A payment is needed to access all features below: GPS TRACK RECORDER OFFLINE MAPS WEATHER STATION SENSOR DASHBOARD • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. *Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ *Privacy Policy: https://airy-pipe-041.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-Compass-X-32b59ade5d798003b0aef3dd744e1f7e?pvs=74
Kaltrix
Enhance your driving with real-time road alerts and navigation. This app combines crowd-sourced data with a live map to show you what's ahead, offering turn-by-turn directions and optional radar detector integration.
- Live awareness map with road alerts
- Turn-by-turn navigation with lane guidance
- Radar detector integration
- CarPlay support
- Trip history and replay
- Privacy-focused crowd-sourcing
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Kaltrix turns your drive into an informed one. It fuses cross-brand radar-detector telemetry with a fast, navigation-grade live map — so the road ahead is never a surprise. Most driving apps show you where you are. Kaltrix shows you what's coming: a real-time, crowd-sourced awareness layer built from drivers around you, laid over turn-by-turn navigation that actually knows which way you're facing. WHAT YOU GET • Live awareness map — a clean, tactical dark map that surfaces corroborated road alerts ahead of you, color-coded by type and confidence. • Navigation-grade routing — turn-by-turn directions with lane guidance, speed-limit display, and smart departures that don't open your trip with a needless U-turn. • Connect your detector — pair a compatible radar detector over Bluetooth to fold its signals into your map, or run in crowd-only mode with no hardware at all. • CarPlay built in — a purpose-built CarPlay experience: glanceable maneuvers, your speed and the posted limit, and awareness cues, all sized to your car's screen. • Trip history & replay — every drive is saved; look back at your route, speed, and a shareable trip summary. • Crowd-powered, privacy-first — you contribute anonymized, coarsened signals and get everyone else's in return. Your precise location is never shared or logged. BUILT FOR AWARENESS, NOT DISTRACTION Kaltrix is a driving-awareness tool in the spirit of the road-alert apps you already know. Everything is designed to be understood in a glance and to keep your eyes on the road. PRIVACY Sharing is anonymized and location data is coarsened on our servers before anyone sees it. We never log your coordinates. Read our full policy at kaltrix.app/privacy. Drive aware. Drive Kaltrix.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kaltrix at none against Compass X's 1. Kaltrix also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). 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
Both are free to download. Compass X sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kaltrix asks for nothing beyond the download.
Compass X ships an update fortnightly, Kaltrix every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass X | Kaltrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Onur Mercan | Kaltrix LLC |
In-app purchases
Compass X
- Access All$29.99
Kaltrix
No in-app purchases









