Swiss Map Compass vs Ride Hys
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swiss Map Compass
This app helps you orient yourself and measure distances and azimuths to points of interest using your iPhone's compass and GPS. It displays your current location's coordinates and altitude, with maps available offline.
- Offline maps (1:1'000'000, 1:500'000)
- Measure distance and azimuth
- Display location coordinates and altitude
- iPhone orientation compass
- Compass offset correction
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Swiss Map, two resolutions: 1:1'000'000 1:500'000 Maps available without network Source map: Federal Office of Topography Sometimes, we would like to know what we see far away. With this app, you orient your iPhone and you draw a line on the map in the direction measured by the iPhone. WARNING: this function is available only when your are in Switzerland or not far from this country. • Line from your location to the central pointer - Distance between your location and the pointed location - Azimuth to pointed location • Information about your location - Latitude - Longitude - Altitude - Compass ( iPhone orientation ) • Compass offset correction WARNING: The reliability depend of • the right iPhone orientation • the reliability of the GPS location • the reliability of the iPhone compass When the app is in front, the GPS increase the energy consumption
Ride Hys
Book global ground transportation with a leading worldwide provider. This application simplifies arranging your travel needs across the globe.
- Book global travel
- Ground transportation
- Worldwide provider
- Travel arrangements
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Hy's Worldwide is a leading ground transportation provider in the world. This APP allows you to book travel anywhere globally.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ride Hys at Free against Swiss Map Compass's $0.99. Ride Hys also leads on rating (2.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 59 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Ride Hys is free to download; Swiss Map Compass costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ride Hys holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ride Hys has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Swiss Map Compass's written reviews are positive against 20% of Ride Hys's.
Swiss Map Compass ships an update every 59 months, Ride Hys every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swiss Map Compass | Ride Hys |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 59 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laurent Simond | Livery Coach Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
Swiss Map Compass
Ride Hys
In-app purchases
Swiss Map Compass
No in-app purchases
Ride Hys
No in-app purchases
