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title: "Digital Bearing Compass - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United Kingdom | Apple App Store"
description: "Transform your iPhone or iPad into a high-precision bearing compass. Use Augmented Reality (AR) for instant cross bearings, position fixing, and distance calculations—100% offline, subscription-free, "
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# Digital Bearing Compass — United Kingdom
> AR Bearing & Navigation Tool

![Digital Bearing Compass App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/95/ff/fe/95fffefe-f263-7744-5fe6-86b334de6461/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.jpeg/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Thomas Oswald](https://apptail.io/developer/thomas-oswald-KaL)
**Category:** Navigation
**Rating:** 2.9/5 (14 ratings)
**Price:** £3.99
**Bundle ID:** com.aeroware.Digital-Bearing-Compass
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United Kingdom
**Version:** 3.3 (released 2026-06-17)
**Original Release:** 2019-04-19
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/app/id1459486631)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/digital-bearing-compass-xYZb/united-kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/digital-bearing-compass-xYZb/united-kingdom)

## Digital Bearing Compass Description
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a high-precision bearing compass. Use Augmented Reality (AR) for instant cross bearings, position fixing, and distance calculations—100% offline, subscription-free, and fully private.

Are you a pilot, sailor or an outdoor adventurer ? Then the Digital Bearing Compass augmented reality app will be a valuable tool for you. Aim at objects in sight and directly read the true and magnetic bearing. Then you can check your bearings on the map. In addition, the current position, including the altitude above sea level is displayed.

Or you can set a fix in the map view. Bearing and distance to the fix is constantly computed. In the camera view, the difference angle between current bearing and the fix is also displayed. There is also a red marker at the location of the fix in camera view displayed by augmented reality technology.

Since version 3.x you can also set a mark on the current location. This mark is also displayed in the camera view. The app shows the distance and bearing to this marked location.

By taking 2 bearings or by using the fix, you can measure the angle between 2 points or objects ... if you are a sailor or yachtsman, you know what you can do with this information. You can use them directly for navigation, since this corresponds to the functionality of a sextant. You can also use trigonometry to determine the size of a distant object. By getting 2 bearings you can also apply the method of cross bearing directly. The bearings are automatically saved, so they will be available when you start the app the next time.

Benefits:

- The App uses the high-tech sensors of your iPhone or iPad to measure orientation, device and declination (the angle between the direction to Geographic North and Magnetic North, pilots call it variation).

- Augmented reality technology, available since iOS 11. The app will also be continuously improved, further developed and equipped with new features.

- You can switch between camera mode and map mode.

- The angle between 2 points or objects can be measured.

- A fix can be set in map view which is shown also in camera view.

- You can set a mark on the actual position. This mark is also displayed in the camera view.

- The position and direction of the bearings and the fix are drawn in the map.

- This way a cross bearing is possible.

- day/night mode

- you can choose between different coordinate formats

- you can choose between different distance and altitude units

- the cardinal directions are shown in the camera view


No matter if you are a pilot, seal, scientist, astronomer, technician, geographer or outdoor athlete, you will find the app extremely valuable for your orientation and navigation. And it is fun.

Please note that some sensors require a time to calibrate. Sometimes it might be the case that after starting the app, for a few seconds a wrong direction will be displayed. The camera should be moved slowly back and forth in this case so that the device can perform the calibration.

The app needs the permission to use the GPS. No data will be sent from the app to the outside world.

The app also uses augmented reality, a brand new technology which is supported only by the newest devices. You need at least an iPhone 6s or later, an iPad pro 2nd generation or later, or an iPad 2017 or later. Future devices will all support augmented reality.

## Digital Bearing Compass Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple115/v4/22/3f/fd/223ffdc4-9e79-1e2a-0d5f-f0f63b3f5943/pr_source.png/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple115/v4/82/c3/16/82c316bf-f29f-6652-49e0-165139ad1fca/pr_source.png/2688x1242.png)

## Digital Bearing Compass Rating Breakdown in United Kingdom
- 5 stars: 5 (36%)
- 4 stars: 1 (7%)
- 3 stars: 1 (7%)
- 2 stars: 1 (7%)
- 1 stars: 6 (43%)

## Digital Bearing Compass Reviews in United Kingdom

### ***** "Great little app"
Very handy, simple and functional. Working fine for me on an iPhone 13 Mini running iOS 17.
-- RubbaKeys16k, 2024-04-14

### ***-- "No camera on I pad"
Works very well on my i phone, I would give five stars,  but camera function not working on my i pad. Please advise, thank you
-- JRB100, 2020-05-22

### *---- "Very unsatisfactory"
I am using an iPhone 8+ with latest version.. App needs phone to be held horizontally and will not zoom so only very near items can be identified. After much trying at sea and on land I have not achieved a single reliable fix and request a refund.
-- Confused of Poole, 2020-05-12

### *---- "Camera not visible on iPad Air 2"
I downloaded the app about a week ago and the camera worked fine. Since the update 3 days ago the camera does not work.
-- flyingcoppertop, 2020-05-09

### *---- "Can’t see"
One star because despite following all the instructions I can’t see as the camera is not being picked up. Using latest iOS version 
Contacted the developer and no response. Very poor

Thomas
Thanks for reply
I am using iPhone 6+ on ver 12.4.4
It is not jailbroke

Regards Rob

Thomas
Thanks at least I know
Reason I downloaded as it say it runs on
my device
No intention of buying new phone so sadly I must ask for the refund🙁
Thank for taking time to explain

Regards
 You sent a message on Apple using the same wording as used here then asked me same questions 
Even though the app say iPhone + will run the app we know it will not
Please simply process the refund

It seems that the promise is hollow I have asked 3 times and all you can ask is my phone jailbroke
Please just do the refund

Thomas the App Store actually says “works on this device” nothing about what phone 
Rob
-- Commodore-RN, 2020-01-27

### ****- "GPS Positions"
I have just purchased and downloaded this app and so far so good. 
However, as I use Degrees Decimal Minutes (DDM) for all my GPS positions, is there any way of changing the screen display from Degrees Minutes Seconds (DMS) to DDM please?
-- Normiebabe, 2020-01-19

### *---- "Cannot get camera to work"
No image on iPhone 6+
-- Mark IW, 2019-09-15

### **--- "Cannot see"
Potentially a good app.. but in sunlight, I just cannot see the text no matter how I change it. Please make it readable and bigger!
-- Clydepros, 2019-09-01

### ***** "Calibration"
I like this app but it is showing an error of 30 degrees. I am wondering if it can be calibrated. 
Thank you for your reply, the app is working perfectly now and I have found it very useful. Well worth five stars.
-- NPPzjuhytgfghjju, 2019-07-30

### *---- "Could be really useful but doesn’t work."
To the developer following their response to my review:

a) In the App Store the information on your app says specifically that it is compatible with my device.

b) it also does not work on my iPad which is a recent model.

c) my device is running IOS 12.3.1 as I told you in my email.

d) you did not say in your email to me that the app required a particular chipset nor that it wouldn’t work on an iPhone 5s. What you said was, ‘This is very strange. I will try to find out if such a thing ever happened and is documented in the internet. I will keep you informed.’

I’m sorry if you are upset with my review but it is based upon fact and my experience. Your response is not an accurate reflection of my experience nor of our exchange of emails.
-- Skandale211, 2019-06-23

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## Digital Bearing Compass Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Paid | Ireland | Navigation | #85 |
| Top Paid | Greece | Navigation | #111 |
| Top Paid | Pakistan | Navigation | #134 |
| Top Paid | Portugal | Navigation | #144 |
| Top Paid | Australia | Navigation | #146 |
| Top Paid | United Kingdom | Navigation | #152 |
| Top Paid | Finland | Navigation | #158 |
| Top Paid | Sweden | Navigation | #163 |
| Top Paid | Austria | Navigation | #175 |
| Top Paid | Spain | Navigation | #191 |
| Top Paid | Malaysia | Navigation | #199 |
| Top Paid | Canada | Navigation | #200 |
| Top Paid | Germany | Navigation | #203 |
| Top Paid | Belgium | Navigation | #203 |
| Top Paid | Netherlands | Navigation | #214 |
| Top Paid | Italy | Navigation | #214 |
| Top Paid | Russia | Navigation | #220 |
| Top Paid | Saudi Arabia | Navigation | #234 |
| Top Paid | Switzerland | Navigation | #235 |
| Top Paid | France | Navigation | #239 |


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## Digital Bearing Compass Available In
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/digital-bearing-compass-xYZb/united-kingdom)
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/digital-bearing-compass-xYZb/united-states)
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