Compass app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 9248 ratings )
Travel Navigation
Developer: Piet Jonas
0.99 USD
Current version: 2.2.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 14 Sep 2008
App size: 1.52 Mb

This application adds the a compass to your device. It either uses the built in magnetic compass (if available) or provides a sun compass (You just have to see the sun and know the time to determine the north direction). Use it for all your outdoor activities whether its hiking, biking or for a boy scout camp. The sun compass is not affected by magnetic anomalies.

Pros and cons of Compass app for iPhone and iPad

Compass app good for

I love this app it works so great I cant beleive it was only .99 cents thank you so much apple I hope u keep making apps like this one
... it is *not* a free-wheeling Compass. think of it more like a "sundial" than a Compass. you already know that the sun rises in the east, and sets in the west. you also know that the suns position on the earths latitude changes seasonally. well, this app uses that information to provide you accurate orientation. so stop complaining ... your 99¢ is better spent on this, than some artery-clogging dollar special at a burger joint.
This app is usefull on Apple "I" devices without gps. If you know astronomy very well, this app wont help you much. But for the rest of us, it helps! I want to use it to learn how the sun moves through the sky during the year. Find a nearby place with free wifi. Have location services turned on. The location of most wifi hotspots is known. Apple uses it to find a lost iPod touch! Once the app knows your location, it can give you accurate directions! You can go hiking ten miles from the wifi hotspot and still get accurate directions from the device. Please remember the polynesions sailed the pacific ocean just by watching the sun and stars!
To use this app, you point the iPhone at the sun. Then the Compass will be correct. Its that easy! The developer should probably add some text to the main display, saying "Point iPhone at the sun" since some people dont seem to get that. Im deducting one star for the unnecessary website buttons.
READ THIS! This works. I set up my location and it said the sun was southeast. If I were looking at the sun it would be southeast. If I turned to my right it would be exactly South. Get it? If you dont,then read this again.
This is basically a "sun Compass" and it does what is promises...shows you where true north is when the sun is shining. As a photographer I use it frequently to estimate when good lighting conditions might be present for other times of the day. The iPod Touch doesnt have a built-in magnetic Compass so this is the best and only app that gives you an indication of direction.

Some bad moments

Don’t waste your money. This app only works if you can see the sun and then it is only an approximation.
You have to point your iPhone to the sun for this to work. Very inconvenient. Do not buy.
Besides that the application is almost useless, any button you touch on the screen takes you to the net trying to sell you other apps. Really annoying! Want my money back.
Terrible app, not at all what I thought it was going to do. Wasted $.99.
Everything is based on the sum which was not easy to track. This will not work on overcast days and nights. Same as looking up then noting the time to get a general dirention.
This is a worthless application. Since it does not identify north to call it a Compass is missleading. It should be removed from the app store and money refunded.

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