Roost Compass
Always point home
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
A compass for the places that matter. Set a destination, raise your wrist, walk back. No maps. No routing. Just a needle that points home.
Roost turns your Apple Watch into a precision compass pointed at wherever you need to return to.
Set a pin for your parked car, your hotel, the festival entrance, or home. Raise your wrist. Walk. The needle updates live from your watch's own magnetometer as you turn, so you always
know which way to go — no phone in hand, no map to navigate.
WATCH FIRST
Roost is built around the Apple Watch. Your iPhone manages saved locations; the watch is the instrument you use on the street. One glance tells you everything.
HOW IT WORKS
Save a place — drop a pin on the map and name it anything.
Raise your wrist — the compass needle points directly toward it.
Walk back — heading updates continuously as you move and turn.
ROOST UNLOCK — $1.99
A single one-time purchase. No subscription, ever.
· Up to 10 saved locations
· Car Park — save your exact parking spot instantly, with a dedicated compass slot outside your location limit
· 3D gyroscope compass view
· Custom themes
· No ads
FREE TIER
· 1 saved location
· Full compass functionality
· Watch functionality
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Roost uses your location only to point the compass. Nothing is stored on any server. Nothing is shared. There is no account. Everything stays on your device.
Requires iPhone and Apple Watch. iOS 17 or later. watchOS 10 or later.
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The developer, Robin Taylor, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Robin Taylor
- Size
- 5.5 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.2 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 26.2 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Robin Taylor