Hikers Compass vs GeoConvert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hikers Compass
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Hikers Compass is your essential outdoor navigation companion, offering powerful tools designed for hikers, backpackers, and outdoor enthusiasts. Stay oriented with a beautiful, precise digital compass that displays your heading in degrees with real-time accuracy. Navigate with confidence by dropping waypoints and tracking your distance and bearing back to any location. Measure terrain steepness with the built-in inclinometer and bubble level, perfect for assessing slopes and planning your route. Monitor sunrise and sunset times along with remaining daylight hours based on your current location—critical for safe trail navigation. Key Features: Live Digital Compass with cardinal directions and heading accuracy Waypoint Navigation with distance and bearing calculations Inclinometer to measure terrain slope angles Sun & Moon tracker showing sunrise, sunset, and daylight remaining Completely offline—no internet required, just your iPhone's sensors Whether you're planning your next adventure or navigating an unfamiliar trail, Hikers Compass provides reliable, real-time navigation data right in your pocket. Download now and explore with confidence.
GeoConvert
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GeoConvert is a fast coordinate converter for field professionals. Open the app, enter a point and immediately see its coordinates in the main formats. CONVERT IN A FEW TAPS • Latitude/longitude: decimal degrees, degrees and decimal minutes, degrees/minutes/seconds. • UTM/UPS and MGRS in WGS84. • Optional Geohash output. • Input help, copy and share. WORK WITH YOUR POINTS • On-demand GPS and map selection with a crosshair. • Manual entry and favorites stored on your iPhone. • Geodesic distance and initial bearing relative to true, grid or magnetic north using manual declination. • Altitude difference when both points have an altitude. • QR codes to exchange a point with another device. • Open points in Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze or another compatible app. MAPS AND VISUAL GUIDES • Road, topographic, satellite and marine maps, subject to provider availability. • Aviation maps through an authorized HTTPS provider you configure. • On-demand Copernicus altitude and terrain profiles through a configured Open-Meteo provider; commercial access requires a customer key. • Six illustrated guides to formats, the MGRS grid, reference systems and magnetic declination. CLEAR AND SIMPLE Large buttons, eight color themes, light and dark modes, 27 languages. No GeoConvert account. Conversions, favorites and point-to-point calculations work offline. Maps, advertisements and altitude requests need internet. GeoConvert includes an AdMob banner. Advertising privacy choices are available in Settings when required. The current version converts WGS84 only. Other datums listed in the catalog are not yet selectable. The sampled terrain profile is not a trail route, and model altitude is not a survey measurement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hikers Compass at none against GeoConvert's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Hikers Compass | GeoConvert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NZT48 Inc | Nicolas Taufflieb |
In-app purchases
Hikers Compass
No in-app purchases
GeoConvert
No in-app purchases
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