Compass & GPS vs Bluetooth LE Thermometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass & GPS
This utility app provides a digital compass to help you determine cardinal directions. It's useful for outdoor activities, travel, or low-visibility conditions, and also displays GPS altitude and your current location on a map.
- Digital compass
- Cardinal direction display
- GPS altitude
- Bearing (azimuth) display
- Location sharing
- Map view
- Tilt indicator
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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.
Bluetooth LE Thermometer
This utility app connects to compatible Bluetooth low energy thermometer hardware. It displays real-time temperature readings and offers both a thermometer view and a graph view for data visualization. Ideal for DIY projects and custom temperature monitoring setups.
- Bluetooth LE connectivity
- Real-time temperature updates
- Thermometer view
- Graph view
- Supports AT-09 and similar BLE devices
- DIY project friendly
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The Bluetooth LE Thermometer App connects to a Bluetooth low energy thermometer hardware device. The app updates temperature in real-time. The app currently has a thermometer view and a graph view. For the app to work, the device should transmit temperature readings over serial via an AT-09 or similar BLE device with a "\r\n" termination string. The AT-09 is popular for DIY projects where hobbyists could make their own devices and use apps like this one to test it. You can make your own device using an Arduino or similar microprocessor, with an AT-09 or similar BLE device. You can use an existing device if it uses similar internal hardware and data string. If you find that a device does not work with our app, let us know what device it is, and we'll either update our app to support it or add it to the unsupported list.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bluetooth LE Thermometer at 100% against Compass & GPS's 47%. Bluetooth LE Thermometer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Compass & GPS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 10 months). On price 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. Bluetooth LE Thermometer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Compass & GPS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bluetooth LE Thermometer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass & GPS has 13K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Bluetooth LE Thermometer's.
Compass & GPS ships an update every 9 days, Bluetooth LE Thermometer every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass & GPS | Bluetooth LE Thermometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EONSOFT | Dawid Fouche |
Customer experience
Compass & GPS
Bluetooth LE Thermometer
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
Bluetooth LE Thermometer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Compass & GPS
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth LE Thermometer
- Ad Removal$0.99
- Coffee for the Developers$1.99
Questions
Is Compass & GPS free?
Is Bluetooth LE Thermometer free?
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