Comparison

Compass GPS (Map, Weather) vs Orienteering Compass & Map

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

Head to head
About

Compass GPS (Map, Weather)

This app provides essential outdoor navigation tools, including a compass, GPS, and detailed map functionalities. It also offers a flashlight, weather forecasts, and the ability to stamp photos with location data. Optimized for various iPhone models, it's designed for professionals and outdoor enthusiasts alike.

Highlights
  • Compass with true/magnetic North
  • GPS coordinates and speed tracking
  • Detailed map with multiple views
  • Real-time weather data
  • Photo stamping with location details
  • Integrated flashlight
Features
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Compass GPS (Map, Weather) - your complete pocket toolkit for the outdoors. Whether you're hiking, camping, traveling, sailing, or just exploring, this app brings every essential measuring tool together in one beautifully simple place. No clutter, no guesswork, just accurate, real-time data at a glance. PRECISE DIGITAL COMPASS A professional-grade compass showing magnetic and true heading, direction symbols (N, NE, E…), and live magnetic field strength in microtesla. Always know which way you're facing. GPS COORDINATES & MAP Read your exact latitude and longitude, GPS course, and position on the map. Perfect for navigation, sharing your spot, or finding your way back. ALTIMETER Track your current altitude in meters or feet, along with minimum and maximum elevation - ideal for hikers, climbers, and trail runners. BAROMETER Monitor barometric pressure with support for every common unit (mbar, hPa, kPa, psi, mmHg, inHg, bar). Watch pressure trends to anticipate changing weather. SPEEDOMETER See your current, average, and maximum speed in mph or km/h, plus distance traveled - great for biking, driving, boating, and more. LIVE WEATHER Get current conditions for your location: temperature, feels-like, high/low, humidity, wind speed, visibility, and sunrise/sunset times. GEO-TAGGED CAMERA Capture photos with your GPS coordinates, compass heading, and conditions overlaid right on the image - then crop and organize everything in the built-in gallery. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - All your outdoor tools in a single app - Clean, easy-to-read interface - Metric and imperial units - Works wherever your adventures take you Download Compass GPS (Map, Weather) today and head outside with confidence.

About

Orienteering Compass & Map

Navigate your way using your device's compass and GPS. This app overlays your destination onto Apple Maps, allowing you to orient the map and find the correct direction. It also includes a ruler for measuring distances, mimicking traditional orienteering techniques.

Highlights
  • Map orientation with compass
  • Distance and direction to destination
  • Supports SI, imperial, and nautical units
  • Integrated map ruler
  • GPS and Apple Maps integration
Features
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This app makes it easy to find the direction and distance to where you want to go by using the built-in compass, the GPS, and Apple maps. You line up your position (the GPS position) on the map with your destination by moving and rotating the map using one or more fingers. Turn the phone/tablet until the compass needle fits into the compass orienting arrow. Then the phone/tablet points in the direction towards the destination. Just like classical orienteering with compass and paper map. Alternatively the map can be locked to the compass such that north of the map is always the same as real north irrespective the orientation of the phone/tablet. Also the compass has a ruler such that you can measure the distance to where you want to go. Features: • The compass can orient the map with the landscape automatically or you can orient the map yourself • You get the distance and direction to where you want to go • Supports SI, imperial, and nautical units • Makes orienteering easy

Screenshots

Compass GPS (Map, Weather)4 screens
Orienteering Compass & Map3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Orienteering Compass & Map at 4.3 against Compass GPS (Map, Weather)'s 3.4. Orienteering Compass & Map also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 38%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Compass GPS (Map, Weather)'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (41 vs 6). On price and ads 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. Compass GPS (Map, Weather) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Orienteering Compass & Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orienteering Compass & Map holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass GPS (Map, Weather) has 41 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Compass GPS (Map, Weather)'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Orienteering Compass & Map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compass GPS (Map, Weather) ships an update every 2 months, Orienteering Compass & Map every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Compass GPS (Map, Weather) versus Orienteering Compass & Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompass GPS (Map, Weather)Orienteering Compass & Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (41 ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTigran MkhitaryanNils Calander

Customer experience

Compass GPS (Map, Weather)

All ratings41 ratings
Positive58.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative36.6%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive37.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative55.8%

Orienteering Compass & Map

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Compass GPS (Map, Weather)

Reported bugs

37 issues
  • Weather tab malfunctioning
  • Compass is backwards
  • Magnetic and true north are in opposite direction
  • No speed available
  • Barometric pressure value is wrong and uncalibrable
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  • Units are imperial on Weather page despite metric chosen on Compass page
  • App is flaky
  • Last update added ads and bugs
  • Cannot opt out of ads nor restore app
  • Latest update broke the magnetic declination
  • App crashes and freezes on initial screen
  • Speedometer no longer tracks
  • Altitude is not right, off at least 10 feet
  • True North function not working
  • Compass is off about 5°
  • Compass can't make up its mind where north is
  • Compass is frozen
  • Weather is inaccurate
  • Compass needle doesn't move
  • Compass is 180 degrees off in car
  • Settings (true north, imperial units) not maintained
  • Compass not even close to correct
  • App did not work on phone as well as other compasses
  • Weather portion does not populate
  • Not very sensitive to slight movements
  • Pop up ads while calibrating
  • Misspelling of 'true'
  • Compass doesn't work
  • Compass is constantly changing what direction is north
  • Activating the flashlight crashes app on launch
  • Location placed in the middle of the Atlantic
  • Compass wouldn't distinguish between Magnetic and True North
  • Weather data is useless, visibility never changes
  • Barometric pressure uses wrong units
  • Weather only updates once a day
  • App frequently doesn't return GPS coordinates
  • Wildly different results of repeated measurement at same point

Requested features

9 requests
  • Visual compass on map
  • Instructions for use
  • Dark black and bright green skin
  • Zoom in closer on maps for surveying
  • Way to put or set locations
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  • Aviation altimeter setting for aircraft
  • SOS feature
  • Ad banner instead of pop-ups
  • Option to view horizontally on iPad

Orienteering Compass & Map

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Compass GPS (Map, Weather)

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
None

Orienteering Compass & Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Compass GPS (Map, Weather) free?
Compass GPS (Map, Weather) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orienteering Compass & Map free?
Orienteering Compass & Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Compass GPS (Map, Weather) or Orienteering Compass & Map?
Orienteering Compass & Map is rated higher. Compass GPS (Map, Weather) averages 3.4 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Orienteering Compass & Map averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Compass GPS (Map, Weather) or Orienteering Compass & Map have ads?
Neither Compass GPS (Map, Weather) nor Orienteering Compass & Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Compass GPS (Map, Weather) or Orienteering Compass & Map?
Compass GPS (Map, Weather) ships an update every 2 months, and Orienteering Compass & Map every 9 months. Most recently, Compass GPS (Map, Weather) was updated on October 24, 2026 and Orienteering Compass & Map on October 24, 2026.

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