Compass & GPS vs Nirnay Vadtal Desh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass & GPS
This utility app helps you find your direction using the Earth's magnetic field. It displays cardinal directions, GPS altitude, and bearing, and allows location sharing. It also provides sunrise and sunset times for any selected date.
- Determines cardinal directions
- Displays GPS altitude
- Shows bearing (azimuth)
- Location sharing
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Tilt indicator for accuracy
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A compass is an instrument used to determine direction. This app helps you find your bearings while hiking, traveling, or when visibility is limited due to fog. The compass app determines the cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west) using the Earth's magnetic field. This compass app displays GPS altitude. It also shows the bearing (azimuth) at the top of the screen. The application allows you to share your current location with others and view your position on a map. To view the aurora, use this compass app to find north in the Northern Hemisphere and south in the Southern Hemisphere. This compass app displays the tilt of the compass and helps indicate accurate directions. You can view today’s sunrise and sunset times. Select a date on the calendar to calculate the sunrise and sunset times for that date.
Nirnay Vadtal Desh
This app provides a daily Indian almanac with celestial information, including star movements and auspicious timings. It offers quick filters for important Hindu dates and allows users to forecast celestial phenomena. Consult it for planning travel, finance, and other life events.
- Daily star movement information
- Live Choghadiya and Hora status
- Detailed daily information on click
- Quick filters for Hindu dates
- Celestial phenomena forecasting
- Traditional Indian timekeeping
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Nirnay (also known as the Panchang, an Indian almanack) Provides information daily movement of the stars, for the Hindu Samvat calendar year from 2073 . The year starts from Chaiter and end on the Fagun. The app displays the live status of Choghadiya and Hora. To get more details about any day, just click over that day and you will get all details of that day. There are also some quick filters provided like Harijayanti, Ekadashi, Purnima etc… To jump directly to a specific date, click on calendar icon provided in the right top corner and select the desired date. The almanack can be used to forecast celestial phenomena including solar eclipse weather(rain, dry spells etc) and other occurrences. it follows a traditional unit of Indian timekeeping and provides all important dates and their calculation in tabular from the Swaminarayan religion follow this Indian Vedic almanack it is commonly consulted for the purpose of planing travels finance and other aspects of life The almanack has been evolving for the past 5,000 year
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Verdict
Compass & GPS and Nirnay Vadtal Desh both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 97% of Nirnay Vadtal Desh's written reviews are positive against 47% of Compass & GPS's. Nirnay Vadtal Desh also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Compass & GPS's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (13K vs 371). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nirnay Vadtal Desh holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass & GPS has 13K ratings behind it against 371, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Compass & GPS's written reviews are positive against 97% of Nirnay Vadtal Desh's.
Compass & GPS ships an update weekly, Nirnay Vadtal Desh every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass & GPS | Nirnay Vadtal Desh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13K ratings) | 4.8 (371 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 371 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EONSOFT | Vishal Nonghanvadra |
Customer experience
Compass & GPS
Nirnay Vadtal Desh
User reviews
Compass & GPS
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app
- 🚀 Fast and accurate
- 💡 Useful for navigation
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Calibration issues
- 🐛 Inaccurate compass readings
- 🐛 Doesn't work on certain devices
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with data sharing
Nirnay Vadtal Desh
From 371 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🙏🏽 Wonderful application
- 🔔 Useful notifications for fasts/upvas
- 📚 Rich religious literature
- 👍 Very useful app
- ✨ Great UI and features
Room to improve
- ⏳ Needs annual updates on time
Bugs and requests
Compass & GPS
Reported bugs
3 issues- Compass needle stuck or not moving
- App freezes or crashes
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add option to disable recalibration requests
- Improve compass accuracy and reliability
- Integrate with mapping features
Nirnay Vadtal Desh
Requested features
3 requests- Update apps on time every year
- English language support
- Develop other Samprasay related apps
In-app purchases
Compass & GPS
No in-app purchases
Nirnay Vadtal Desh
No in-app purchases
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