Compass Waypoint vs Trailseek

A clean, free iPhone compass with no ads. Save a parking spot, campsite, hotel, trailhead, or meeting point, then follow a clear bearing back when you need it. Compass Waypoint is built for parking, hiking, camping, travel, and everyday moments when you want simple direction guidance instead of a complex map. Use it as a modern compass for quick heading checks, or save waypoints and paths when you want help returning later. Key features: - Free modern compass with heading, coordinates, altitude, speed, slope, and GPS accuracy. - Save places like parking spots, campsites, hotels, trailheads, and meeting points. - Record a path, then trace it back with distance and direction guidance. - Use AR Mode to see direction cues over your surroundings when navigating to a saved target. - Local-first by design: your waypoints and paths stay on your device by default. - No account, no ads, no social feed, and no map-first interface. Compass is built for outdoor walks, hiking, parking lots, campsites, travel days, and any moment when you want a direct bearing instead of a full map. Start with the free compass. Compass Pro is available for AR Mode and expanded save limits when you need more. Notes: - Compass guidance depends on your iPhone sensors, GPS signal, and location permission. - Path Trace Back provides bearing-and-distance guidance. It is not turn-by-turn road navigation. - Continued use of GPS in the background while recording a path can decrease battery life. Links: - Support: https://glamdring.work/app/compass - Privacy Policy: https://glamdring.work/app/compass/privacy - Terms of Use / EULA: https://glamdring.work/app/compass/terms

Trailseek is an offline GPS app for hiking and backcountry travel. It records your track, marks waypoints, shows where you are on topographic and satellite maps, and points you back to any spot. Your location and data stay on your device. Maps - Free maps with no account: Apple Maps, satellite, hybrid, OpenStreetMap, OpenTopoMap, and USGS Topo. - A 3D terrain option adds relief to the Apple maps. - Download USGS Topo areas and use them with no signal. - Turn on a coordinate grid for latitude and longitude, UTM, or MGRS and USNG. Waypoints - Drop a waypoint at the map center, your location, or a long press. - Set a name, an icon, a color, and a note. - Attach photos from the camera or your library. - Search and sort the list. Tracks - Record distance, time, speed, and elevation. - Elevation comes from the barometer and GPS together. - Recording continues with the screen off. - Review a saved track's stats and elevation profile. Navigation - Follow a compass arrow to a waypoint, with distance, bearing, and ETA. - It uses GPS and the compass, so it works with no signal and no map. Coordinates - Show your position as decimal degrees, degrees decimal minutes, or degrees minutes seconds. - UTM and MGRS/USNG are always there. - Tap a value to copy it. GPX and sharing - Import and export waypoints and tracks as GPX. - Share a waypoint or track as a file, plain coordinates, or a maps link. Drawing - Draw on the map with Apple Pencil on iPad or a finger on iPhone. - Drawings stay fixed to the ground as you pan and zoom, and share between devices. iPad - The map fills the screen and the panels open as popovers. Apple Watch - Record a track, mark and browse waypoints, and navigate from your wrist. - See your track and waypoints on the watch map. - Waypoints and tracks sync with your iPhone. More - A ruler measures distance and bearing between two points. - Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, and the moon phase for your location. - A trip computer tracks distance, moving time, and average speed. Privacy - No account, no sign-in, no ads, and no tracking. - Your tracks, waypoints, photos, and location stay on your device. Trailseek does not collect them.