What Reddit Says About Compass Apps
We compiled 13 Reddit discussions about Compass apps from 9 subreddits. Here's what real users recommend, complain about, and debate.
Reddit Threads
r/androidapps
Not sure what your exact use case would be but I use this FOSS App and for the average Joe, I find it good enough, although I haven't bench tested it against a known datum. ... Isn't accuracy effected by the hardware sensors? Not Software, here is Compass app.
r/Ultralight
And it displays my location according to GPS in UTM/WGS84. It’s about as full featured as I can imagine possible for a compass app. ... Spyglass is amazing. One of the first apps I bought for my phone ages ago. All the apps that person makes are useful. But Spyglass is the best.
r/FengShui
I wanted to experiment with and learn Feng Shui compass concepts, and thought I'd share the best free Feng Shui compass app I've found so far: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earth.fengshui
r/Surveying
I tried them all, and my favourite was SpotLens. It's very simple and clean and does exactly what I need it to. I don't know how it calibrates the compass because it didn't ask me to do the figure 8, but it seems pretty accurate.
r/androidapps
New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Share ... I like Trail Sense but no idea if that will work correctly for you. ... It doesn't, just tried it. It requires a built-in magnetometer sensor which my phone doesn't have sadly ...
r/prepping
https://www.androidauthority.com/best-compass-apps-android-2-954789/
r/WearOS
Some apps I found in the store look very shady, I didn't want to install them. Thanks · Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Share ... This is what I use, which watch do you have though? Most watches with the sensor have a built-in compass app, I know fossil do...
r/androidapps
Before downloading, find out what sensors your phone has, and what sensors you need for the app to work. Device Info HW, free on google play store will show you everything about your phone. ... Ask questions and post articles about the Go programming language and related tools, events etc. ... YSK y...
r/CampingGear
They aren’t as good. If you need a compass, you probably want the real thing and aren’t concerned about weight anyways ... It may be, but you’re still relying on an app to tell you, which may not be as accurate. If you want to use your phone just use it.
r/Surveying
You won’t be able to do it with any app. (Plus, posting line yourself would be considered ‘boundary surveying’ in many states, and this illegal to do yourself, because it affects your neighbors boundaries as well as your own. ) ... How big is your property? We use a sighting compass with only degree...
r/androidapps
I recently released MBCompass, a simple yet feature-rich compass app for Android. It’s fully open source, has no ads or in-app purchases, and focuses…
r/openstreetmap
MB Compass - does not. It's just a toy. But I'd congratulate you as a developer! :) ... You're comparing apps with two different use cases. ... Definitely! But what i want to say: now I don't see use cases for this app. Last few days I tested again a ton of OSM maps. But there is...
r/TravelHacks
I’m perpetually lost so I’m looking for a compass application that has a widget I can put on my Lock Screen to see what direction I’m walking in. I’d love any suggestions. Thanks in advance! Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Share ... If you set a route in Apple ...
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