Holdover Tools vs Survey Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Holdover Tools
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Holdover Tools is a field and bench utility app for Canadian precision shooting, handloading, and firearms-reference workflows. The app includes local calculators, notebooks, and source-linked reference tools for common range and bench questions: - Range notebook target analysis - MOA/MIL scope adjustment - Bullet-drop visualization - Recoil comparison - Load-development plotting - Reloading cost estimates - Reloading starter kit planning - PAL/RPAL practice - Cartridge and caliber reference - Canadian firearms classification, storage, transport, and ownership context Most tools are designed to work locally after the app shell is cached. Target photos stay on the device. Weather is optional and only asks for location when the range-weather card is tapped. Holdover Tools is not a marketplace and does not sell firearms, ammunition, or regulated goods. It is a utility and reference app for lawful Canadian users who want practical calculations, range notes, and source-aware context in one mobile-first workspace.
Survey Compass
This app uses your phone's camera and sensors to measure bearing, elevation, and GPS position of targets in real-time. It's designed for quick outdoor checks, calculating heights, and logging readings with optional notes. Easily convert coordinates and share results.
- Live camera HUD with azimuth ribbon
- Pitch gauge for elevation and grade
- Multiple GPS coordinate formats (DMS, UTM, MGRS)
- A-B angle and height calculation
- Reading log for saved measurements
- Coordinate converter
- Shareable results
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Survey compass app for field angles: aim your phone camera at a target and read its bearing, elevation angle and GPS position on one live screen. It is built for quick outdoor checks such as sighting a ridge, a mast or a tree, logging where you stood, and working out a height from two angles. ▶ LIVE CAMERA HUD • Azimuth ribbon across the top with the bearing in degrees and a 16-point direction (N, NNE, NE…) • Crosshair reticle with a small bubble that shows when the phone is level • Pitch gauge on the side with the elevation angle, percent grade and 1:n slope • Switch between magnetic north and true north (true north appears once your location gives the local declination) ▶ YOUR POSITION IN THREE FORMATS • Latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes and seconds • UTM zone, easting and northing • MGRS grid reference While there is no GPS fix the panel shows a dash instead of a number, so a coordinate on screen always comes from a real GPS fix, never from a placeholder. ▶ A–B ANGLE AND HEIGHT Mark point A, mark point B, and read the horizontal angle and vertical angle between the two sightings. Enter the horizontal distance to the object and the app estimates its height from the base and top angles. If you have a slope distance instead, switch to slope mode to get the horizontal distance and the rise. ▶ READING LOG Save a reading with its bearing, pitch, coordinates and an optional note. Up to 200 readings stay on your phone. A reading saved without a GPS fix is marked as having no position rather than being given a made-up one. ▶ COORDINATE CONVERTER Type any latitude and longitude, or pull in your current GPS fix, and read it as decimal degrees, DMS, UTM and MGRS at once. Add a second point to get the great-circle bearing and distance between them. ▶ SHARE Send an A–B result as plain text to a message, a note or a work order. HONEST LIMITS Bearing and angle come from your phone's compass and motion sensors, and position comes from GPS. Nearby metal, cars and power lines disturb a compass; move away from them and hold the phone steady for a better reading. The app does not measure distance by itself: for a height estimate you enter the distance. This is a field aid for planning and estimating, not survey-grade instrumentation, so confirm critical measurements with proper equipment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Holdover Tools at none against Survey Compass's shown. Holdover Tools also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). 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.
Holdover Tools ships an update daily, Survey Compass weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Holdover Tools | Survey Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Input UX Inc. | heekyung moon |
In-app purchases
Holdover Tools
No in-app purchases
Survey Compass
No in-app purchases
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