Point Anywhere: World Compass
Direction & distance to cities
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Type a city and see exactly which way it is from where you stand, and how far. Tokyo, your mom's house, your next trip.
Which way is Tokyo? Or London, New York, or the town where you grew up?
World Compass is a compass with a second needle. The white needle shows North. The yellow one points to any place you search for, anywhere on the planet, and tells you how far away it is.
• Search any city, country, address or landmark
• See the true direction and the straight-line distance
• Check the local time at your destination
• An instrument-style dial, designed to stay readable in bright sunlight
• The real sky behind the dial: the Southern Cross, Orion and the stars above you right now
• Share a beautiful card: "From here, Tokyo is 11,500 mi that way"
• Save your favorite places
• No ads, ever
• Your exact location stays on your device
Free to use every day, with 2 new destinations a day.
World Compass PRO, one-time purchase, no subscription:
• Unlimited destinations
• Unlimited favorites
• Widget for your Home Screen and Lock Screen
• Dial colors
Questions or ideas? Tap "Contact us" in the app's Settings.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
• New: "Rate on the App Store" button in Settings. Enjoying World Compass? A rating helps a lot.
• Small fixes and improvements.
The developer, Bruno Mernick, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Bruno Mernick
- Size
- 2.6 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 5 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- A lunch $2.99
- A snack $1.99
- A coffee $0.99
- World Compass PRO $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Bruno Mernick