Comparison

Compass & GPS vs Nectar

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Nectar

Track individual bee colonies throughout their lifecycle to make informed decisions for your commercial beekeeping operation. Quickly log actions and observations from yard visits or specific hives using RFID tag scanning. Access detailed analytics via a web portal to optimize your beekeeping practices.

Highlights
  • Colony lifecycle tracking
  • Yard and hive reporting
  • RFID tag scanning
  • Colony record keeping
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Web-based analytics
Features
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Make data-driven decisions within your commercial beekeeping operation by tracking each colony over its entire lifetime. The Nectar app is designed for the migratory apiary worker who doesn't have time to spare. To complete a yard report, select the actions and observations from your yard visit and assign them to the colonies in that yard from the comfort of your pickup. If you want to report on specific hives, select the actions or observations that are relevant to those colonies, and quickly tap your smartphone on the RFID tags associated with those colonies. Keep colony records on: - Location - Mortality - Deadout - Queen line - Feed - Treatment - And so much more! Access your data on a browser through Nectar Manager in order to make sense of your records. Become a more data-driven commercial beekeeper and dive into: - Location's effect on your winter mortality - The queen line best suited for your objectives - The varroa treatment strategy best suited to your context - Or anything else you need to raise healthy and productive bees!

Screenshots

Compass & GPS4 screens
Nectar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Compass & GPS at 4.7 against Nectar's 2.8. Compass & GPS also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 6) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Nectar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Compass & GPS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass & GPS has 13K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compass & GPS ships an update every 9 days, Nectar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Compass & GPS versus Nectar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompass & GPSNectar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13K ratings) — better2.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews47.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEONSOFTNectar Technologies

Customer experience

Compass & GPS

All ratings12,840 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews249 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative47.4%

Nectar

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Nectar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Compass & GPS

No in-app purchases

None

Nectar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Compass & GPS free?
Compass & GPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nectar free?
Nectar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Compass & GPS or Nectar?
Compass & GPS is rated higher. Compass & GPS averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Nectar averages 2.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Compass & GPS or Nectar have ads?
Compass & GPS shows ads; Nectar does not.
Which is updated more often, Compass & GPS or Nectar?
Compass & GPS ships an update every 9 days, and Nectar every 3 weeks. Most recently, Compass & GPS was updated on October 20, 2026 and Nectar on October 12, 2026.

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