Compass Steel
★ 4.8AndroidGoogle Play
What it actually doesA simple and accurate digital compass with support for true/magnetic north, sun/moon tracking, night mode, and target direction tracking, works offline with minimal power consumption.
75%Marketing ≈ reality70%Stability80%Live project
Actually does
- ✓Compass90% of reviews
- ✓Ночной режим10% of reviews
- ✓Отслеживание целевого направления (желанное направление)7% of reviews
- ✓Dark mode7% of reviews
- ✓Offline-first(bonus)7% of reviews
- ✓Энергоэффективность батареи7% of reviews
- ✓No GMS required(bonus)3% of reviews
- ✓No telemetry10% of reviews
- ✓Freemium13% of reviews
- ✓Russian localization(bonus)7% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Отслеживание восхода/заката солнца и луны
- ⚠Отображение высоты (MSL)
- ⚠Ручные настройки местоположения при слабом GPS
- ⚠Accessibility
Common complaints
- ✗Low compass reading accuracy10% of mentions
«Very poor - why such low accuracy? 1/10 of a second - 3.1 meters of latitude»
- ✗Altitude feature stopped working / not working7% of mentions
«stopped showing altitude»
- ✗Payment restrictions for users from certain countries3% of mentions
«It's a problem that users from certain countries can't pay»
- ✗Ads interfere with usage13% of mentions
«Good but ads are annoying!»
- ✗No support for smartwatches (Wear OS)3% of mentions
«Too bad it's not supported on smartwatches»
What people praise
- ★Target direction tracking feature (for fishermen and travelers)
«"Desired direction" mode. For fishermen, this is just amazing!!»
- ★Minimal permissions and privacy-conscious
«an app that's just a tool and nothing more, no permissions to intrude into your personal data»
- ★Compass accuracy and reliability
«great compass. always accurate»
- ★Battery consumption is economical
«compass is economical, consumes little power»
- ★Simple to use and convenient interface
«I liked that there's nothing unnecessary»