Comparison

Waypoint vs WaypointGo

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

Head to head
About

Waypoint

Navigate back to saved locations using a compass arrow and real-time distance. This app works completely offline, requiring no maps or internet connection. Save your campsite, car, or any spot and easily find your way back.

Highlights
  • Offline GPS navigation
  • Compass arrow guidance
  • Real-time distance tracking
  • Save unlimited locations (Premium)
  • Attach photos to markers
  • View current elevation
  • Works without internet or cell signal
Features
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Waypoint is an offline GPS compass for outdoor navigation. Drop a pin anywhere — your car, your campsite, a trailhead, a fishing spot — and a big arrow points the way back with live distance. No maps to download, no cell service, no account. It works in airplane mode, deep in the backcountry, and in the garage where your maps app gives up. WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL The arrow runs on your phone's GPS and magnetometer — local sensors, local math. No data connection, no map tiles, nothing phoning home. It also shows how accurate your GPS fix is — when you save a pin and while you navigate — so you never have to guess whether your position is trustworthy. UNLIMITED PINS, FREE There is no limit and no paywall on capacity. Save every fishing hole, trailhead and campsite you want, for free. Name them, choose from dozens of icons, attach a photo, and see each one's elevation. Drop a pin where you stand in one tap, or mark a spot anywhere on the map. RECORD A TRAIL, THEN WALK IT BACK Start recording and Waypoint lays down breadcrumbs along your route. When you turn around, follow your own track back on the map — the way you actually came, not a straight line through a ravine. Made for unmarked trails, fresh snow, dense forest, and anywhere the way in was easier than the way out. RALLY — FIND YOUR PEOPLE Start a Rally, share the code, and everyone sees each other live on one map, with a roster showing how far away each person is. Point the same arrow at a person instead of a pin. Built for festivals, theme parks and campgrounds. Rallies are temporary — they expire on their own, and nothing is shared before or after. Starting a Rally needs Pro; joining one is always free, so only one person in the group needs it. THE COMPASS, UPGRADED Waypoint Pro puts every saved pin around the dial at its true bearing — turn toward any one and navigate. Add bearing lock to hold a heading, a live heading strip above the arrow, high-detail markings, and the position of the sun and moon so you never miss golden hour. WEATHER WHERE YOU'RE ACTUALLY STANDING Pro also brings weather for your coordinates, not the nearest city: current conditions with an hour-by-hour timeline, UV index and risk band, humidity and dew point, wind speed, direction and gusts, and sunrise and sunset with exactly how much daylight you have left. MAKE IT YOURS Fifteen themes, including Blizzard, Ember, Nature, Sunny and a carbon-fibre finish. Night Mode goes red-on-black to protect your dark adaptation, and AMOLED mode uses true black to save battery. Plus alternate app icons and haptic profiles. WHAT PEOPLE USE IT FOR • Finding the car in a huge lot, a garage, or a trailhead • Marking a campsite, a tree stand, a mushroom patch • Getting back to the boat or the anchorage • Finding one tent in a sea of identical tents FREE — NO ACCOUNT, NO CATCH • Unlimited pins, with photos and elevation • Full arrow navigation, completely offline • Trail recording and retracing • Join any Rally — no Pro needed • Map view and mark-on-map • Game Mode — guess a pin's bearing and get scored • Imperial or metric units • No ads. No trackers. Ever. WAYPOINT PRO — ONE PAYMENT, YOURS FOR LIFE • Your pins on the compass dial • Pin groups • Start a Rally and share live location with a group • Bearing lock and live heading strip • High-detail compass • Weather, UV, wind and daylight at your location • Night Mode • Sun and moon overlay • Fifteen themes and app icons • Place search — find a place by name and pin it • Cloud backups, and sync across your devices No subscription. Ever. One purchase unlocks everything, permanently. ON PRIVACY Waypoint needs no account to work, and nothing leaves your phone unless you choose it. Rally shares your location only while a rally is running, and only with people holding the code. Cloud backup stays off until you switch it on, and is encrypted in transit. No ads, no third-party trackers. Available in 12 languages.

About

WaypointGo

Features
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Intuitive navigation for walking. Drop a waypoint and WaypointGo points the way with a live bearing and distance — plus a simplified walking route when you want one. No clutter, no account, offline-first. POINT YOURSELF AT ANY WAYPOINT Drop a target and WaypointGo shows the live direction and straight-line distance to it. Point, navigate, go. WALKING MODE: INTUITIVE ROUTING FOR WALKING, NOT DRIVING Turn-by-turn apps are built for cars at speed — voice prompts and one-way detours that are just noise on foot. Walking Mode instead draws a simple route you read at a glance and follow at your own pace. SAVE, SEARCH AND IMPORT WAYPOINTS Stand where you are and tap save, drop a pin on the map, type coordinates in decimal or DMS, search a place by name, or import a GPX file — and export your list to back it up. WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL The compass is the core and works fully offline — direction and distance computed on-device from GPS, at sea, on a mountain, or in airplane mode. Place search and Walking Mode are secondary extras that need a connection. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://luniq.com.au/privacy/ Website https://luniq.com.au/

Screenshots

Waypoint4 screens
WaypointGo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Waypoint at Free against WaypointGo's $3.99. Waypoint also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Waypoint is free to download; WaypointGo costs $3.99 up front. Waypoint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and WaypointGo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Waypoint versus WaypointGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaypointWaypointGo
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher PyersLuniq Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Waypoint

One-time1
  • Waypoint Pro$4.99
2 purchases

WaypointGo

Subscriptions1
  • WaypointGo Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$24.99

Questions

Is Waypoint free?
Waypoint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WaypointGo free?
WaypointGo costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Waypoint or WaypointGo have ads?
Neither Waypoint nor WaypointGo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waypoint or WaypointGo?
Waypoint ships an update every 8 days, and WaypointGo every 8 days. Most recently, Waypoint was updated on November 9, 2026 and WaypointGo on October 28, 2026.

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