AR Bearing + Baseplate Compass

Name: AR Bearing + Baseplate Compass
Rating: 3.7391305 (569 reviews)
Author: AppyHand

By: AppyHand App

Augmented Reality orienteering compass

This app was removed from Google Play Store on 2025-04-24

Overview

Removed

Downloads

97,190

Data as of 2025-04-24

Rating:

3.74

(569)

Version:

1.14

Last updated: 2015-06-15

Features & Capabilities

The AR Bearing + Baseplate Compass is a versatile and free Chrome extension that combines a baseplate compass with a bearing compass enhanced by Augmented Reality (AR). It empowers users to measure, record, and navigate headings both on paper and digital maps through a user-friendly interface with overlays like ruler and viewfinder. The app features precise heading displays, adjustable transparency, sensor accuracy indicators, autofocus, zoom capabilities, and more.

Ideal for outdoor enthusiasts, including hikers, sailors, orienteers, and surveyors, this tool supports efficient navigation and heading recording in the field. The Pro version adds advanced features such as pitch display, true north correction, geotagged AR screenshots with EXIF data, and an ad-free experience. Users are advised to calibrate sensors regularly for optimal performance. Extensive guidance ensures easy adoption, making it an indispensable navigation aid.

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Version:

1.14 Last updated: 2015-06-15

Creation date:

2013-03-14

Email:

ap*****@gmail.com

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Data ingested on:

2025-04-24

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Developed by:

AppyHand

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appyhand.bearingcompass

Email:

ap*****@gmail.com

Website:

http://www.appyhand.com

User Reviews

Users appreciate AR Bearing + Baseplate Compass for its accurate compass and mapping features, simple interface, and effective augmented reality sighting mode. However, many express frustration over the limited free version forcing a purchase, compatibility issues on newer phones especially Samsung, and missing features like compass calibration and better photo management. Despite criticisms, it remains one of the best compass apps with unique AR capabilities and useful navigation tools.

Pros

Provides accurate and reliable compass functionality with good declination controls and military-grade units suitable for triangulation.
Includes a useful augmented reality (AR) sighting mode to view bearings while seeing distant objects.
Simple, fast, and easy to use interface with stable and smooth performance.
Integrated mapping features that show exact location, enhancing navigation capabilities.

Cons

The free version is very limited or non-functional, requiring purchase for essential features, leading to dissatisfaction and accusations of bait-and-switch tactics.
Compatibility issues on some newer phones, especially Samsung devices, causing camera errors and loss of functionality.
Lack of compass calibration function and inability to set the app as the default camera for other mapping apps.
Inconvenient photo storage location, saved outside the app making access less straightforward.

Recent reviews

Programmers have given up. I paid for it the permanent license, and used it fine for a few years but now it says it's not compatible with my phone. Samsung, g such a rare brand. I think these programmers have just walked away.

Jo*****, 2024-12-06

When I got this app, there was no pro version. Now that there's a pro version, some features in the app are now disabled and I must buy the pro version to get them back. This is called the "bait and switch" scam. The developer is a scammer and should be jailed. I UN-installed this app because I will not be scammed.