Comparison

Compass & GPS vs Tree Height Meter

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

Tree Height Meter

Estimate the height of trees, poles, and buildings using your phone's camera and trigonometry. Offers two measurement methods and can also calculate distance and area. Useful for professionals and curious individuals alike.

Highlights
  • Estimates tree, pole, and building heights
  • Two-point and eye-height measurement methods
  • Live elevation-angle readout
  • Distance and area calculation
  • Timber volume estimation
  • Exportable measurement history
Features
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How tall is that tree? Tree Height Meter turns your phone into a digital clinometer and estimates the height of any tree, utility pole, flagpole or building — no tape to the top, no special gear, just your phone and a little trigonometry. Stand back a known distance, sight the top and the base of your target, and the app combines the elevation angles with the distance to show an estimated height in metres or feet. TWO MEASURING METHODS • Two-point method — sight both the TOP and the BASE from one spot and enter the horizontal distance. Works even on sloping ground, because the base angle correctly adds its share. • Eye-height method — when the base sits level with your feet, sight only the TOP and add your own eye height. Faster, for flat ground. WHAT YOU GET • A live elevation-angle readout as you tilt the phone • Capture top and base with a tap • Zero-at-horizon calibration for a clean reading • Metres or feet, your choice • A Methods reference and a step-by-step Guide built in WHO IT'S FOR Foresters and arborists, surveyors and landscapers, tree-care crews, students learning trigonometry, and anyone curious how tall the tree in the yard really is. A NOTE ON ACCURACY The height is an estimate. Accuracy depends on a correct distance, a steady phone and a clear line of sight to the top and base — zero on a level horizon first. For estimation only; verify critical measurements with a calibrated instrument. MORE THAN TREES • Distance — sight the top of something whose height you know (a door, a pole, a building) and read how far away it is. • Area — enter the sides of a rectangle or a four-sided plot and get m², ft², acres or hectares. No tape? The pace helper turns your steps into metres. • Timber — estimate standing-tree volume from height and DBH, plus log yield in board feet by the Doyle, Scribner and International ¼-inch rules. Tree height carries over from your last saved measurement. HOW TO AIM Hold the phone upright, look across its top edge and tilt the back of the phone up toward the treetop. Looking up reads positive, looking down reads negative, and a light tap confirms each capture. Every height is saved to your history, where you can export a CSV or build a summary report.

Screenshots

Compass & GPS4 screens
Tree Height Meter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Compass & GPS at 4.7 against Tree Height Meter's 1.0. Compass & GPS also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Tree Height Meter's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 1.0. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compass & GPS ships an update every 10 days, Tree Height Meter every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Compass & GPS versus Tree Height Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompass & GPSTree Height Meter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews46.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEONSOFTheekyung moon

Customer experience

Compass & GPS

All ratings12,770 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews248 reviews
Positive46.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative47.6%

Tree Height Meter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Tree Height Meter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Compass & GPS

No in-app purchases

None

Tree Height Meter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Compass & GPS free?
Compass & GPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tree Height Meter free?
Tree Height Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Compass & GPS or Tree Height Meter?
Compass & GPS is rated higher. Compass & GPS averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Tree Height Meter averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Compass & GPS or Tree Height Meter have ads?
Both Compass & GPS and Tree Height Meter show ads.
Which is updated more often, Compass & GPS or Tree Height Meter?
Compass & GPS ships an update every 10 days, and Tree Height Meter every 3 days. Most recently, Compass & GPS was updated on September 27, 2026 and Tree Height Meter on September 26, 2026.

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