Bearing Compass
Free
3.1for iPhone
Age Rating
Bearing Compass Screenshots
About Bearing Compass
A Standard Compass That Can Display A Bearing/Heading using (True North)
Can be used either as a traditional compass or using the location finder to identify a target location, the app can provide you with a direct bearing and distance.
The application displays;
• User selectable compass bezel and transparency.
• Bearing of the iPhone.
• User selectable pointer to a target location.
Target Information:
• Target Address.
• Distance and bearing to target.
• Latitude and longitude of target.
• what3words address for target.
• Sunrise and sunset times plus total hours of daylight.
Note: The times displayed are based on your mobile device time settings; i.e. if your device is set to GMT, all times will be displayed in GMT.
iPhone Information:
• Latitude and longitude of iPhone.
• what3words address for iPhone location.
• Altitude of the iPhone.
• Sunrise and sunset times plus total hours of daylight.
Settings For:
• User selectable outer compass bezel.
• User selectable inner compass bezel, used to display the target. bearing.
• User selectable transparency of outer compass bezel.
• Choose between Lat/Long or DMS or DDM.
• Choose distance/altitude format kilometer/meters or miles/feet.
• Choose various colour themes for the interface.
• Reset option to revert to compass only mode.
• Compass bezel 'True North' or 'Magnetic North'.
• Display or remove screen aligned cross hairs.
• Tap the address field to reveal buttons for; Favourite List, Add current target as favourite, New target from map
• Tap the what3words button to reveal what3words target and device addresses.
• No Sleep mode prevents the iPhone from sleeping when set. (It is recommended that you connect your Phone to a power source when using this option as it can cause drain on your iPhone battery).
Location Finder:
• Enter target coordinates directly or pasting in any of three different formats; latitude and longitude, Degrees, Minutes and seconds or Degrees and Decimal Minutes.
• Type an address, what3words address or other search criteria to identify the target location on a map.
• Scroll the map and long press the target location.
• Reverse geocoding will tell you the address, if any.
• Location Finder feature requires an internet connection.
Favourites List
• Store up yo 150 favourite places/bearings.
• Sort by Title, Subtitle, Bearing, Distance or user definable order.
• Reverse sort.
• Filter by Title and/or Subtitle.
• Edit Title and/or Subtitle.
• Share list of locations.
• Share individual location.
Can be used either as a traditional compass or using the location finder to identify a target location, the app can provide you with a direct bearing and distance.
The application displays;
• User selectable compass bezel and transparency.
• Bearing of the iPhone.
• User selectable pointer to a target location.
Target Information:
• Target Address.
• Distance and bearing to target.
• Latitude and longitude of target.
• what3words address for target.
• Sunrise and sunset times plus total hours of daylight.
Note: The times displayed are based on your mobile device time settings; i.e. if your device is set to GMT, all times will be displayed in GMT.
iPhone Information:
• Latitude and longitude of iPhone.
• what3words address for iPhone location.
• Altitude of the iPhone.
• Sunrise and sunset times plus total hours of daylight.
Settings For:
• User selectable outer compass bezel.
• User selectable inner compass bezel, used to display the target. bearing.
• User selectable transparency of outer compass bezel.
• Choose between Lat/Long or DMS or DDM.
• Choose distance/altitude format kilometer/meters or miles/feet.
• Choose various colour themes for the interface.
• Reset option to revert to compass only mode.
• Compass bezel 'True North' or 'Magnetic North'.
• Display or remove screen aligned cross hairs.
• Tap the address field to reveal buttons for; Favourite List, Add current target as favourite, New target from map
• Tap the what3words button to reveal what3words target and device addresses.
• No Sleep mode prevents the iPhone from sleeping when set. (It is recommended that you connect your Phone to a power source when using this option as it can cause drain on your iPhone battery).
Location Finder:
• Enter target coordinates directly or pasting in any of three different formats; latitude and longitude, Degrees, Minutes and seconds or Degrees and Decimal Minutes.
• Type an address, what3words address or other search criteria to identify the target location on a map.
• Scroll the map and long press the target location.
• Reverse geocoding will tell you the address, if any.
• Location Finder feature requires an internet connection.
Favourites List
• Store up yo 150 favourite places/bearings.
• Sort by Title, Subtitle, Bearing, Distance or user definable order.
• Reverse sort.
• Filter by Title and/or Subtitle.
• Edit Title and/or Subtitle.
• Share list of locations.
• Share individual location.
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.1
Last updated on Jan 7, 2020
Old Versions
Addition of some sharing options and some minor bug fixes.
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Version History
3.1
Jan 7, 2020
Addition of some sharing options and some minor bug fixes.
3.0
Dec 4, 2019
Support for iOS 13 dark mode.
Support for 'what3words' location address input/output.
Compass bezel transparency setting.
Updated help system.
Minor tweaks and bug fixes.
Support for 'what3words' location address input/output.
Compass bezel transparency setting.
Updated help system.
Minor tweaks and bug fixes.
2.1
Jan 11, 2019
When selecting a bearing coordinates can be entered directly, by typing or pasting, in three formats;
Lat/Lon - Latitude and Longitude
DMS - Degrees, Minutes and Seconds
DDM - Degrees and Decimal Minutes
Additional help screen, on the various ways of entering or choosing a bearing.
Minor bug fixes.
Lat/Lon - Latitude and Longitude
DMS - Degrees, Minutes and Seconds
DDM - Degrees and Decimal Minutes
Additional help screen, on the various ways of entering or choosing a bearing.
Minor bug fixes.
2.0
Nov 28, 2018
Version two contains many new and updated features;
- New favourites list, allows you to store up to 150 of your favourite target locations.
- You can now switch the compass bezel to point to either true north (default) or magnetic north.
- Slightly revised in app navigation with some refreshed icons.
Thank you for your feedback and suggestions.
- New favourites list, allows you to store up to 150 of your favourite target locations.
- You can now switch the compass bezel to point to either true north (default) or magnetic north.
- Slightly revised in app navigation with some refreshed icons.
Thank you for your feedback and suggestions.
1.2
Oct 14, 2018
Addition of DDM (Degrees and Decimal Minutes) for coordinate display.
Corrections to some compass labels.
Two additional compass bezels to choose from.
Corrections to some compass labels.
Two additional compass bezels to choose from.
1.1
Jul 30, 2018
New set of inner and outer bezels can be found under settings.
Minor bug fixes.
Minor bug fixes.
1.0
May 2, 2018
Bearing Compass FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Bearing Compass.
iPhone
Requires iOS 10.0 or later.
Bearing Compass supports English
