Compass vs Hourglass Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass
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Find direction with a digital compass, GPS coordinates and an easy-to-use map. Digital Compass: GPS & Map helps you find direction, check your heading, view GPS coordinates, and see your current position on a map. It is a simple compass app for hiking, camping, travel, outdoor activities, and everyday navigation. DIGITAL COMPASS Use a clear compass display to find North, South, East, and West. View your current direction, bearing, azimuth, and heading in degrees for quick orientation. GPS COORDINATES Check your current latitude and longitude using your phone’s location services. This makes it easy to identify your current position. MAP VIEW Open the map to understand where you are and combine location information with compass direction. BUILT FOR OUTDOOR USE Use the GPS compass while walking, hiking, camping, traveling, exploring, or finding direction in unfamiliar places. SIMPLE AND EASY TO READ Get essential direction and location information in a clean interface without complicated controls. KEY FEATURES • Digital compass and direction finder • Bearing, azimuth, heading, and degree readings • GPS location • Latitude and longitude coordinates • Current position on a map • North, South, East, West, and intermediate directions • Clear interface for quick everyday use • Useful for hiking, camping, travel, and outdoor navigation HOW TO GET BETTER COMPASS READINGS The app relies on the magnetic and motion sensors in your device. Keep your phone away from magnets, metal objects, speakers, batteries, and other sources of magnetic interference. If the direction appears incorrect, calibrate the device by moving it in a figure-eight pattern. Your device must include a magnetometer for digital compass functionality. GPS accuracy and map availability may vary depending on your device, location settings, signal conditions, and internet connection. Find your direction, view your GPS coordinates, and explore with confidence using Digital Compass: GPS & Map.
Hourglass Timer
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Every hourglass app gives you the same glass. This one lets you draw your own. ■ Draw the glass Drag five points and the glass takes the shape you give it. A bulb, a tube, a string of beads, a funnel - anything you like. The other half and the bottom bulb follow automatically, so whatever you draw is a real hourglass that flips over. ■ The shape changes the rhythm, never the time The sand is measured by area, not by height. Where your glass is wide the surface sinks slowly; where it narrows it drops fast. So the shape you draw decides how the sand moves - and the timer still ends exactly on time, whatever you drew. Four glasses are built in to start from: Classic, Straight, Wavy and Snake. ■ Pour in the sand, and that is your time There are no preset buttons. Drag the hourglass up and sand pours in; drag down and it drains away. The glass holds the amount of time you gave it, so thirty seconds and three hours never look alike. Stand the phone on your desk and you can read the length from across the room, without a number. ■ No frame, no stand The glass fills the screen from edge to edge. Nothing around it, nothing to look at but the sand. ■ Tap to turn it over Tap the hourglass and it flips, just like a real one. The sand runs out, the glass turns, and the next round starts. ■ Eight colors of sand Amber, rose, coral, ocean, forest, wisteria, ink and charcoal. You can also pick any color you like. ■ Hide the numbers Turn off the remaining-time readout and just watch the sand fall. ■ The sound of falling sand A soft ambient sound while the timer runs, with adjustable volume. It follows the silent switch and will not stop your music. ■ Full screen Show the hourglass alone, in a large size. Stand the device on a desk and watch it from across the room. ■ When time is up Bell, beep or chime, or no sound at all. Vibration can be switched on or off. The alarm sounds even when the silent switch is on. If the timer ends while the app is closed, a notification lets you know. ■ Light and dark The colors follow your device. The glass looks its best against a dark background. From ten seconds to three hours. Good for ・Studying, reading and focus sessions ・Meditation and breathing exercises ・Cooking and brewing tea ・Board games and turn timers ・Screen time and breaks for children ・Falling asleep to something calm
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Compass at none against Hourglass Timer'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 | Compass | Hourglass Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Authai Yaprasat | Ryouhei Azuma |
In-app purchases
Compass
No in-app purchases
Hourglass Timer
No in-app purchases









