Comparison

Bearing Camera vs Nav Camera

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

Head to head
About

Bearing Camera

Easily check direction by pointing your phone's camera. Displays orientation in 32 directions, perfect for recording positions relative to a central point. Uses the device's electronic compass for navigation.

Highlights
  • Point camera to check direction
  • Displays orientation in 32 directions
  • Easy to use interface
  • Uses iPhone's electronic compass
  • Records positional direction
Features
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You can check the direction by simply point the camera. Very easy to use! Launch the app and Just point the camera! Direction will be displayed in 32 orientation. For example, you can easily be recorded on the photographic which any position is whether the direction from the center of the room. #This app is using the electronic compass of the iPhone. It is not possible to determine the direction accurately by the environment.

About

Nav Camera

Capture photos and videos with integrated geo-location data overlays. Add custom notes and choose from various display options and formats. Ideal for professional documentation and field use.

Highlights
  • Geo-location data overlays (date, time, position, altitude, datum, bearing)
  • Customizable notes up to four lines
  • Movie recording with real-time overlay updates
  • Multiple reticle options
  • Colored lens filters
  • Support for various position formats (MGRS, UTM, etc.)
Currently charting
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Nav Camera uses the proven navigation, augmented reality, and image processing engines from the well known Theodolite app to create a new app that focuses on photogaphy and video recording with data overlays. The app has been crafted with attention to detail by a top iOS developer, and benefits from over 20 years of development and testing heritage, along with real world usage by surveyors, geologists, architects, engineers, competitive sportsmen, first responders, military personnel, and search and rescue workers around the world. Nav Camera supports portrait and landscape photo capture, and gives you the option to overlay date/time, geo data, street address, and four lines of custom notes on photos and videos. Nav Camera lets you take photographs and record movies in landscape and portrait orientations with geo-location overlays and custom notes. Geo-location overlays include date, time, position, altitude, GPS datum, and compass bearing. Overlay data is updated in every frame when recording movies, which is great for documenting dynamic scenes or scanning an area. You can enter up to four lines of custom notes to be rendered into the overlay, which is perfect for job descriptions, project names, company/staff information, invoice numbers, or additional comments/documentation. Various parts of the overlay can be turned on or off, and multiple overlay colors are available. Nav Camera includes features for serious users including multiple reticles (three types of crosshairs and an SLR-style focus/exposure indicator), colored lens filters to improve use in dark conditions and preserve night vision, and multiple position formats including military grid reference system (MGRS), universal transverse Mercator (UTM), British/Irish National Grids, and six latitude/longitude variations. The optional "Datum Pack" adds over 220 geodetic datums to the app for more accurate position and altitude computation from GPS data. Optional datums include NAD-27, NAD-83, OSGB-36, ED-50, and hundreds of others, covering regions and countries on all continents around the world. Find out why apps like Nav Camera and Theodolite, and their field-proven results, are featured in Apple Keynotes, written up in magazine articles and professional journals, and used by everyday explorers and pro users around the world. Where will you take Nav Camera on your next adventure? Nav Camera works on any iPhone or iPod Touch with camera, running iOS 11.4 or later. If you like Nav Camera, please leave a review/rating on the iTunes App Store. It only takes a moment, and helps us a lot. Thanks!

Screenshots

Bearing Camera3 screens
Nav Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bearing Camera at Free against Nav Camera's $3.99. Bearing Camera also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). Nav Camera's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 40%) and chart position (#62 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads 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

Bearing Camera is free to download; Nav Camera costs $3.99 up front. Nav Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bearing Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bearing Camera ships an update every 23 months, Nav Camera every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Bearing Camera versus Nav Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBearing CameraNav Camera
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating—4.0 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews61.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#62 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLooped Picture CompanyCraig Hunter

Customer experience

Bearing Camera

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Nav Camera

All ratings34 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.6%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative35.3%

In-app purchases

None

Bearing Camera

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Nav Camera

One-time1
  • Datum Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Bearing Camera free?
Bearing Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nav Camera free?
Nav Camera costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Bearing Camera or Nav Camera have ads?
Neither Bearing Camera nor Nav Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bearing Camera or Nav Camera?
Bearing Camera ships an update every 23 months, and Nav Camera every 12 months. Most recently, Bearing Camera was updated on September 16, 2026 and Nav Camera on September 23, 2026.

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