Compass Pro

Compass Pro$3.59

Rated 4.69/5 (397) —  Free Android application by espengineer

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About Compass Pro

A compass is an instrument containing a free rotating magnetized needle that indicates the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.

Most people know how to use a compass to determine where north is. Few know how to use it as a navigation tool. The ability to navigate with a compass and a map is one of the major skills in hiking. This compass app is not just a simple north direction indicator but is intended to be used as a real orientation tool for hiking activities.

Prerequisite: Your device must have an integrated compass sensor to function properly.

Highlights:
+ Orienting compass functions
+ Suitable for camping, hiking, and other outdoor activities
+ HD graphics
+ Quick step by step use guide

Features:
+ Rotating bezel
+ Rotating orienting arrow
+ Adjustable magnetic declination
+ Fine tune of the rotating bezel
+ Fine tune of the orienting arrow
+ Clinometer
+ Flashlight

Before you start using your compass

Each time you open the compass, shake your device a few times around its three axes in order to improve accuracy.
If your phone or tablet is protected by a magnetized cover, remove it before using the compass.
To rotate the compass bezel or orienting arrow, place two fingers on the screen at the same time and perform a rotation gesture.

Adjust the magnetic declination
1. Find the current magnetic declination for your location.
2. Push the Set Declination button.
3. Set the magnetic declination by turning the orienting arrow. You can fine tune the declination by activating the Fine Tune mode.
4. Push again the Set Declination button to block the orientation arrow.

Reset the magnetic declination
For a rapid magnetic declination reset, press and hold the Set Declination button.

Orient a map
1. Adjust the magnetic declination if necessary.
2. Rotate the bezel so that the north mark aligns with the index mark.
3. Place the device on the map so that its edge aligns with the map longitude lines.
4. Rotate the device and the map together until the magnetic needle aligns with the orientation arrow. Now your map is aligned with the geographical north.

Take a bearing from a map
1. Orient the map.
2. Place the device on the map so that its edge aligns with your current location and the location you wish to travel to.
3. Rotate the bezel until the orientation arrow aligns with the magnetic needle.
4. The direction of travel arrow on the compass gives you your direction of travel.

Find where you are on a map
1. Look around and select two distant objects that you can identify on your map.
2. Mark the selected objects on the map.
3. Orient the map.
4. Aim the direction of travel at the first object.
5. Rotate the bezel until the orientation arrow aligns with the magnetic needle.
6. Place the device on the map and draw a line along its edge through the mark of the first object.
7. Repeat from step 4 for the second object.
8. The intersection of the two obtained lines gives you your approximate position. If you repeat the process with a third object, the intersection of the three lines will result in a triangle. Your approximate position on the map is inside the triangle.

Measure the slope of the terrain
1. Rotate the bezel so that the east or west mark aligns with the index mark.
2. Place the device on the ground, aligned with the greatest slope.
3. Read the slope value shown by the clinometer needle on the inner scale of the compass.

How to Download / Install

Download and install Compass Pro version 1.36 on your Android device!
Downloaded 5,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: espengineer.android.compass.paid, download Compass Pro.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
Periodic update.
Price update  Price changed from $3.62 to $3.59.
More downloads  Compass Pro reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
Version update Compass Pro was updated to version 1.36
Version update Compass Pro was updated to version 1.24

What are users saying about Compass Pro

U70%
by U####:

As a scout leader. I love the feel of it and it's always with me, no extra gear.

R70%
by R####:

This app is useless. It rarely points north. I'm buying a compass.

U70%
by U####:

Good basic compass app. Same features as a real compass. No extra bells or whistles.

U70%
by U####:

Great application. Meets all essential requirements for field navigation

I70%
by I####:

Great app. Love the attention to detail

I70%
by I####:

Great for when I go hiking...

U70%
by U####:

Very good and recommended

U70%
by U####:

Its good

U70%
by U####:

Doesn't work at all on my phone. Nothing. I would like my money back. I have a Note 5 maybe its my phone, either way a refund is in order.

U70%
by U####:

Most reliable and accurate compass tool I have found. Nexus 6

U70%
by U####:

Very handy and useful.

U70%
by U####:

Outstanding app.

U70%
by U####:

Easy to use

U70%
by U####:

I'm using a Nexus 5X, and at the start I had problems with all compasses. Tried several with no joy. Compass Pro proved to be the best of the lot. Now with several updates it's even better, and now worthy of a maximum score.

C70%
by C####:

The only compass app I've found that works properly on my Nexus 5x. Only one minor issue, the slope needle is not very effective but I don't need it. Rest of it works as described.

U70%
by U####:

Works great, no weird permissions and seems to do exactly what it needs to. Looks very nice as well!

U70%
by U####:

This is the actual compass, Im looking for...A Precise Tool.

U70%
by U####:

The interface is clearly and easy to use. This app is working as I expected.

Y70%
by Y####:

Good easy app

E70%
by E####:

Sony xperia z3 compact. Thanks!

O70%
by O####:

Excellent app.

U70%
by U####:

Gòod

I70%
by I####:

Love it

U70%
by U####:

Bug fixed. Working great again. Thanks

G70%
by G####:

I have used several compass apps and this one is the most reliable.

X70%
by X####:

Solid and consistent.

U70%
by U####:

A class above all others

I70%
by I####:

Super Clean! The bubble level was a very nice addition.

C70%
by C####:

Very good

U70%
by U####:

With countless compass apps available it's good to find one that doesn't rely on garish colours and over-design to get noticed. This quite simply is a REAL compass. Of course there are cheaper ones if you just want to watch the needle go round and round . . .

Y70%
by Y####:

App is not working properly,my phone is samsung galexy a5 2016,in the morning it work fine and now it behave awkword please resolve this issue.i purchase it today....

U70%
by U####:

Used it to prove my Garmin pn-60 was broken!

U70%
by U####:

One of the best apps of the kind out there...outdoors I mean : ))

U70%
by U####:

Great app. Very handy for orientation on my rural property. Also useful as a level.

U70%
by U####:

Great

N70%
by N####:

This is a great application for roughing in Antenna Azimuth In different regions prior to CX completion and deliverables

S70%
by S####:

The best one among many that have been installed and removed from my mobile

F70%
by F####:

Very good

U70%
by U####:

Great all round app

U70%
by U####:

Good app


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