# Compass

> Maru Compass is professional compass app supporting AR, Azimuth , Solar position

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.maruar.compass](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.maruar.compass)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.maruar.compass`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** maruar
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 135,390
- **Rating:** 4.18 / 5 (1,282 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.53
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-29
- **First published:** 2018-10-02
- **Publisher country:** KR
- **Size:** 10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maruar.compass)
- **Website:** [http://maruar.com](http://maruar.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.maruar.com/privacypolicy\_en.html](http://www.maruar.com/privacypolicy_en.html)

## Description

Maru Compass is a professional and smart compass app designed for outdoor activities such as mountaineering and trekking. It provides accurate azimuth information and acts like a navigation tool when used alongside maps. The app features an augmented reality view, showing the compass over the camera preview, and integrates seamlessly with Google Maps.

Key features of Maru Compass include dual mode compass views, true north and magnetic north modes, and detailed GPS data like roll, pitch, altitude, latitude, longitude, and magnetic field strength. Additionally, it tracks the sun's position, sunrise and sunset times, and even provides a sun path feature for sun finding. This makes it an essential tool for adventurers and professionals needing reliable directional and solar position data.

## Rankings

- #191,599 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.maruar.compass.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise the Compass app for accurate readings, clear coordinate/topo map display, and easy navigation. The main drawbacks are intrusive ads and upsell prompts, plus a few feature gaps and minor UI bugs (e.g., map import, lat/long display, top-right icon). Overall, it’s highly usable with a premium option to remove ads.

### Pros

- Accurate compass readings
- Displays coordinates and topographical location for navigation
- Easy to use with a clean, intuitive interface
- Allows plotting a course / navigating to a destination
- Premium upgrade to remove ads enhances the experience

### Cons

- Too many intrusive ads in the free version
- Upgrade prompts and unclear currency/pricing
- Missing/buggy features: cannot import maps from the phone, and some views don’t show latitude/longitude
- Top-right icon occasionally doesn’t work
- Ads/content can be inappropriate or off-putting

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.maruar.compass)