Compass & Altimeter

4.5
123K reviews
Content rating
Rated for 3+
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Content rating
Rated for 3+
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About this app

A simple and easy to use Compass to retrieve useful information about your current position such as true Geographic north and true altitude above sea level.

• Works perfectly offline and without network access
Geographic north using magnetic declination
True altitude above mean sea level (AMSL)
Sunrise & Sunset times
• Azimut angles in deg, grad, mrad, gon
• Various dials and color themes (including high contrast)
• Angle measurement (with dials including measuring capabilities)
• Bubble Level functionnality (available in iPhone dial)
• Use EGM96 as the geoid reference for computing altitude
• Latitude & Longitude in MGRS, UTM coordinate formats
• Latitude & Longitude in DD, DMM or DMS format
• British National Grid (OSGB86) coordinate system
• SwissGrid (CH1903 / LV95 / MN95)
• Magnetic field strength to detect potential perturbations
• Sensor accuracy
• Address of your current location (requires data connectivity)

Compass better works outside where magnetic perturbations are low. Magnetic closure cell phone cases may also disrupt the accuracy of the compass.

EGM96 (Earth Gravitational Model) is used as the geoid reference to compute true altitude above sea level from data collected by the GPS sensor. UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) is a system for assigning coordinates to locations on the surface of the Earth.

Have fun !
Updated on
Jun 29, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
App info and performance and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
122K reviews
Neil Summersgill
May 15, 2026
Good app but leaves location service still running when you exit - have to kill it off using the blue dot at the top of the screen - so presumably chewing up my battery in the meantime.
5 people found this review helpful
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J D
May 20, 2026
The app's page on the play store says that they do not share data with 3rd parties, but once you launch the app their terms say that they do. If they are going to give inaccurate or misleading information, I am not comfortable having the app on my phone. The app also requires you to either pay or allow *targeted* ads - I am used to either ads or payment, but requiring targeted ads is new to me and a step too far for a basic app. The compass itself does seem accurate and responsive, at least.
3 people found this review helpful
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Finley Rohan
January 25, 2026
I had this app on my phone for literal years and it was great. but recently, my phone was running out of battery at a rapid rate and getting extremely hot even when I wasn't using it. I thought my battery needed replacing but no! this app started using up 61% of my phone's battery usage 24/7! I genuinely have no idea why this happened as I did not change any settings on my phone or in the app. I assume an update must have caused the issue. until it's fixed, look for a compass elsewhere!
14 people found this review helpful
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What’s new

⚡ Performance improvements and reliability updates for smoother navigation.
📡 Accurate altitude and sunrise/sunset times, even offline.
🔋 Lower battery usage for longer outdoor sessions.
🧭 Reliable direction and positioning wherever you go — no network required.