Direction Compass With Maps

Name: Direction Compass With Maps
Price: 1.99 USD
Rating: 4.6 (135 reviews)
Author: Chaviro Software

Never get lost again !

$1.99

135 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Navigation
Developer

Chaviro Software
Language

EN
+ 4 More
Size

24.2
MB

This app takes you where other navigation Apps can't ! This app takes you where other navigation Apps can't ! This is the "must have" tool to locate yourself easily whether it be in a town/ city, whilst out hiking, on a boat... • Need directions ? Lost? • Want to know in which direction to go and how far you are from your destination? • Want to find your car, return to your starting point? • Always know where you are and where you are going. • Locate important places (buildings, mountains, beaches ...) nearby or faraway. Search for an address in an intuitive way: you can type "Buckingham Palace", "Golden gate bridge", "58 wall street, New York", "Punta Cana" or "Taj Mahal", the app understands almost everything! Magic, the map IS a compass and orients itself automatically. Zoom, Unzoom the map, find your exact position in your district, your city or your country. Never get lost again: Your current address is displayed at the touch of a button. Requires an internet connection. Remember to calibrate the compass for the iPhone every time you start the app. Stay away from electromagnetic interferences. See instructions for details.

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

135 Ratings

Very impressed
08/31/2017

Moby88
After I downloaded the app, I totally surprised at how well it worked. I think it will work well on trips and hiking or just casual use out and about. Thank you.
Very impressed
08/31/2017

Moby88

After I downloaded the app, I totally surprised at how well it worked. I think it will work well on trips and hiking or just casual use out and about. Thank you.
Good concept, one issue
08/09/2020

The emusifyer
This app has good potential but needs serious attention to it’s display. The font size and use of tiny arrows and gray fonts make it difficult to use outdoors in the bright light or at night since it’s so bright costing a user their night vision. It may be fun to load some significant sites and view them from indoors with reading glasses on but unfortunately the displays makes it unusable for anything serious when out and about.

Developer Response
Thank you very much for your comment. Your point about readability is very relevant, nobody mentioned this problem to me after 50000+ downloads. I will try to improve this point in the next update by enlarging the arrows and working on the readability of the texts.
Good concept, one issue
08/09/2020

The emusifyer

This app has good potential but needs serious attention to it’s display. The font size and use of tiny arrows and gray fonts make it difficult to use outdoors in the bright light or at night since it’s so bright costing a user their night vision. It may be fun to load some significant sites and view them from indoors with reading glasses on but unfortunately the displays makes it unusable for anything serious when out and about.
Developer Response 08/14/2020
Thank you very much for your comment. Your point about readability is very relevant, nobody mentioned this problem to me after 50000+ downloads. I will try to improve this point in the next update by enlarging the arrows and working on the readability of the texts.
Suburb
08/27/2023

William AaEverkearn
The most helpful navigational compass one could hopeful. So practical and user friendly.
Suburb
08/27/2023

William AaEverkearn

The most helpful navigational compass one could hopeful. So practical and user friendly.
No driving directions
08/27/2023

Noodle with a doodle
Not sure what this good for other than showing points on a map. Can not get directions just a floating compass to show you where to go in a straight line to get to the point you selected. Not for driving maybe walking but I can get walking directions with maps….

Developer Response
You're right, this app isn't useful for driving; Waze would do the job much more efficiently.This app doesn't give you orders ("turn right", "turn left"...), and that's its main advantage: you'll never get lost, but you'll be free to choose your own path. This application is a Swiss army knife for finding your way around the world. It won't give you instructions on how to get from one point to another, but it will be useful for locating the position, and distance of up to 6 points of interest. Some people use it to wander freely, knowing they'll never get lost. Others use it simply to understand their surroundings. Others use it to locate their car, hotel, favorite museum stores in a visited city, so they can walk from one point to another without having a GPS giving them orders. Personally, I use it when I'm in a boat, train or plane ( needs internet) and want to locate a town, lake or building, or simply know my speed and altitude.Waze and Apple Maps are great Aps for getting from point A to point B quickly, but not so great when you're on a boat or discovering a new place in complete freedom.best regards. :)
No driving directions
08/27/2023

Noodle with a doodle

Not sure what this good for other than showing points on a map. Can not get directions just a floating compass to show you where to go in a straight line to get to the point you selected. Not for driving maybe walking but I can get walking directions with maps….
Developer Response 09/01/2023
You're right, this app isn't useful for driving; Waze would do the job much more efficiently.This app doesn't give you orders ("turn right", "turn left"...), and that's its main advantage: you'll never get lost, but you'll be free to choose your own path. This application is a Swiss army knife for finding your way around the world. It won't give you instructions on how to get from one point to another, but it will be useful for locating the position, and distance of up to 6 points of interest. Some people use it to wander freely, knowing they'll never get lost. Others use it simply to understand their surroundings. Others use it to locate their car, hotel, favorite museum stores in a visited city, so they can walk from one point to another without having a GPS giving them orders. Personally, I use it when I'm in a boat, train or plane ( needs internet) and want to locate a town, lake or building, or simply know my speed and altitude.Waze and Apple Maps are great Aps for getting from point A to point B quickly, but not so great when you're on a boat or discovering a new place in complete freedom.best regards. :)

This version has been extensively reworked to improve compatibility, presentation, power consumption, and ergonomics. version 4.0.1: small bug correction