Pirate Magnetic Compass vs Boat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pirate Magnetic Compass
This app uses your device's magnetic sensor to display cardinal directions and angle markings in degrees. It helps you navigate by aligning the compass rose with true north, south, east, and west.
- Magnetic sensor navigation
- Cardinal directions display
- Angle markings in degrees
- Azimuth and bearing display
- Stationary reference frame
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Pirate compass is a free compass app, which uses the magnetic sensor of your device to help you navigate. It is stationary relative to the surface of the earth. The frame of reference defines the four cardinal directions – north, south, east, and west. When the compass is in use, the rose is aligned with the real directions in the frame of reference, so, for example, the "N" mark on the rose really points to the north. In addition to the rose, angle markings in degrees are shown on the compass app. North corresponds to zero degrees, and the angles increase clockwise, so east is 90 degrees, south is 180, and west is 270. These numbers allow the compass to show azimuths or bearings, which are commonly stated in this notation. -Taken from Wikipedia * This is an ad supported version. Ads will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Boat
Access free nautical charts for Finnish waters, featuring live vessel tracking. Connect with agent software to display your boat's routes on the map. Utilizes official navigational data for accuracy.
- Free nautical charts
- Finnish waters coverage
- Live vessel tracking
- Vessel information display
- Route display with agent software
- Official navigational data
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Free nautical charts for Finnish waters. Includes live tracking of vessels in Finnish waters. Tap on a vessel icon to view further information. When used together with the Boat-Tracker agent software installed in a boat, routes driven with the boat are shown on the chart. Uses navigational markers from Finnish Transport Agency and public vessel identification data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Boat at 3.0 against Pirate Magnetic Compass's 2.5. Boat also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Pirate Magnetic Compass's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Boat holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Pirate Magnetic Compass ships an update every 5 days, Boat every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pirate Magnetic Compass | Boat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kaloyan Beshev | Michael Skogberg |
Customer experience
Pirate Magnetic Compass
Boat
In-app purchases
Pirate Magnetic Compass
No in-app purchases
Boat
No in-app purchases
Questions
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