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✓ BadIt's ok.Version: 0
✓ I'd rather get lost in the middle of nowhereHonestly, I'd rather get lost in the middle of Montana than rely on this compass to guide me anywhere. Whoever made this app should consider letting a blind person revamp this app, maybe it'll actually be effective. I read the directions and everything, it's just the most complicated compass you could possibly create. If you're lost and you have an iPhone, forget this app and just refer to your maps app to get you where you need to go!.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Not a proper compass..Manual.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Only direction is the binI thought apple had a quality control on apps. this doesn't work and might aswell be just a picture of a compas. oh wait a min. it is just a picture of a compas. waste of space. deleted..Version: 0
✓ Beautiful and elegantThe negative reviews were probably for an old version. This app is simple and has a nice zen like simplicity and aesthetic..Version: 0
✓ I deleted this Within minutes of downloading itOkay I agree that someone put a lit of thought and time in to this free app but it's usless for what I wanted. I live in Wales so rarely get sunny days to use the sun to line the compass up. Anyway I wanted something to help with stargazing..Version: 0
✓ I guess South West is really North?!?!I used this application (after reading AND fully understanding) and when I turned the ipod so my finger's shadow overlapped the arrow, it had the "north" direction pointing almost completely opposite of North. Is it supposed to recognize your global position? (kind of important if it intends to direct you with the shadow of your finger).Version: 0
✓ Its not what you think people!You have to align it up to the sun and put you finger on it to make a shaddow... Yes complicated I know. It wont just show you north inside or wherever you are, you have to have the sun. So if your lost, and you don't have a iPhone 3G for its GPS, you will have to make sure its a sunny day or you stuck there..Version: 0
✓ No sun? You're lostThis app will only work in bright sunlight, so pointless in winter or at night. Or indoors. Or when it's overcast. So, I can conclude that the only time you'd ever be able to use this app is when you wouldn't really mind being lost. So, nice idea, but not very well thought through..Version: 0
✓ RedundantIf you can see the Sun then you should have a rough idea which way is North anyway. Otherwise use the watch method - look it up on web - and people will be impressed rather than think you're a fool..Version: 0
✓ PooDoesn't even work. You have to be in sunlight..Version: 1.1.1
✓ New Zealand ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WOO!!! Go NZ.Version: 0
✓ Not happy with the featureNot recommended at all.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Absolute rubbishThis app uses the sun to tell you where north is. SO it only works when the sun is shining! If the sun is out I already know how to navigate by it, so this app is absolutely no use at all. A complete waste of time..Version: 2.2.0
✓ AwfulI have smart devices so little or NO effort is involved in the use of them. To busy to stand in sun to set this up. Live in Minnesota rarely have sun.Version: 2.2.0
✓ How funny!Download it for a laugh, it's brilliant! I laughed as soon as I pressed the information point in the corner, where it tells you how to work it!! I AM NOT putting my phone on the floor with my finger on the screen..., simple as!!you would look a complete nutter, esp in crowded places!! Brilliant for a laugh, seriously!.Version: 0
✓ UnAmorThis is a sundial. No, I would caution people to use this as something accurate and then bring it to the bush let alone be even more daring a walkabout to the Simpson Dessert, chances of you coming out alive is highly unlikely. Dont bother - waste of space on my iphone. No wonder its free. This one gets negative 1 star for trying. Almost similar to that free Mirror App where the reflection of your screen is a mirror with the apt frame around it..Version: 0
✓ Absolutely useless. Shame on you people.Failures, all of you..Version: 2.2.0
✓ Not even for free !This app should be simply removed from the store. Who wants to use a compass app on an Ipod when all there is to do is use the shadow of your finger. Silly ! I always looked at an Ipod as a sophisticated gadget .... please !.Version: 0
✓ BadNot working at all!!!!.Version: 0
✓ InutileNe fonctionne pas bien. N'est pas dynamique..Version: 0
✓ Don't download!!Worst App in Appstore!!!!!.Version: 0
✓ Doesn't workDoesn't work on my iPod and I live in new zealand too..Version: 0
✓ If this was clear?When do you include directions? This is horrid stuff. I am unable to use this,.Version: 2.2.0
✓ What about us?This would be a great app if you lived in the northen hemesphere during the day.... But for us in the south, and in the dark, it's useless. I'd like to see an update for sthn hem users.....Version: 0
✓ App is crapThis app is not worth downloading. But it's not like you're going to find anything better than this app if you have an iPhone before the 3G S and you are looking for a compass app, this is all you're going to get. This app seriously needs work and the fake reviews giving it 5* is kinda sad on the developers part. But this app doesn't work if the sun isn't out, you're inside or if there is any sort of light sorce closer to you than the sun (which is all light on earth for those of you who don't know how close the sun is). And it is extremely inaccurate. And if you need to find your way out of the woods you won't be able to cause there are trees blocking the sun. So don't waste your time by downloading this app..Version: 0
✓ NonPoche.Version: 0
✓ UselessThis compas has a static pointer...doesn't work.Version: 0
✓ Compass Free Version 1.0No good for Australia! and I was so excited to have a compass. Please someone develop one that is configurable to current location. Don't get it (even though it's free) if you are in Southern Hemisphere - waste of time!.Version: 0
✓ Works fineThis app works perfectly fine dont know what your all complaining about.Version: 0
✓ Worst applicationIt never worked for me. Frustrated..Version: 0
✓ It’s terribleI loaded it and all I can get is the logo. NOTHING works!.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Its a picture not an appYou would expect the app to point towards North, but guess what you would have to do the work. this is just a picture and not an app..Version: 0
✓ WierdBut it works! Taught my kids about sun movement..Version: 0
✓ TrashTrash.Version: 2.2.0
✓ DONT DOWNLOADIT DOESNT WORK AND BREAKS YOUR PHONE.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Not a compassFor this "compass" you have to hold your iphone or ipodtouch under the sunlight. That's really dumb. Pretend you and your friend ate lost in the deep, deep woods and it's raining really hard. You take out your ipodtouch and go to your compass app. It doesn't work because it's cloudy outside. Ya, this is one great app. N-O-T!!!!!! And so you and your friend are lost in the woods. And, really, would it be so hard to make a simple app that tells you which direction your going???? If the Chinese could make their own compass hundreds of years ago with just the materials they could find and only their bare hands, we could make a compass in five seconds with no thought at all!!! Are we that lost?????.Version: 0
✓ No goodDoesn't work on apple watch..Version: 2.1.0
✓ No idea why?I have no idea why this app was created? To plot the position of the sun at any given moment of the day? Ridiculously lame. If the thing also actually worked as a real compass it might be worth it. But it doesn't, so it's not..Version: 1.2.1
✓ Compass FreeA nice, simple program, showing the compass face as a sundial. Works well if it is daytime, the sun is visible and you are in the northern hemisphere. Of no use if it is after sunset or below the Equator as it then shows North to be South (we are in Oz). Domo arigato Akamatsu San..Version: 0
✓ InaccurateI used this and it is inaccurate.Version: 1.2.1
✓ OMG ... Put my finger where?What a useless app. There are enough finger prints on the face of my iPhone without having to stick my finger in middle and the rotating the phone to find north. An anologue wrist watch worms better to find north Give this a 1 out of 5.Version: 1.2.1
✓ Time WasterI live in OZ and I have spent so much time on this getting it to work. unsuccessful so I have deleted it. Waste of time..Version: 0
✓ RubbishThis app is a waste of time, just a static picture - disappointing.Version: 0
✓ HelloI'm also in NZ and it doesn't work because we're in the southern hemisphere..Version: 0
✓ DumbYou can't use it at night. It needs the shadow of your finger. It should move around like a REAL compas..Version: 0
✓ The only "compass" for iTouch usersThe iPod Touch does -not- currently have a magnetic compass in it, so an app like this is the only way to find north if you use an iPod Touch. It's a simple (albeit, slightly clever) app that figures out where the sun should be depending on time of day and then uses the shadow cast by your finger to find north. Obviously, it can't be used at night or on an overcast day. There is a setting to allow for southern hemisphere, too. So if you're an iPhone user, get a real compass app that takes advantage of the built-in magnetomoeter. For iPod Touch users, this app works. There is an iAd banner which, in my opinion, is a bit questionable given such a basic app..Version: 1.1.1
✓ C R A PDoes not work.Version: 0
✓ Ya Kidding!!Very useful tool !! LOL!! don't waste your time touch users.Version: 0
✓ C r a pThis app. has officialy won the stupid app. Award......Version: 0
✓ CompassThis is rubbish it does not work at all. Dont buy it!!! I want my money back!.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Don't BotherI know it's Free but for me this is a waste of time and really not worth all the effort to download and look at it. Sorry but I have found more exciting and more user friendly applications out there..Version: 0
✓ Yeah it works!OK in case you haven't worked it out, what you are supposed to do is put your finger vertically on the compass reticule, and then line the shadow of your finger onto the white line that appears on the compass. Once you have the shadow and the white line aligned the compass will be properly aligned to north. It seems that this app uses GPS and the time to work out where the white line should be, as it works in the southern hemisphere as well as ( I assume) the north. Thanks for this free app!.Version: 0
✓ I have tried and I have tried...It should not be this hard to get an app to work. I follow the directions to set it up and it kept freezing. Concept is great though!.Version: 0
✓ Accurate?I had a program like this on my Palm that used the time, lattitude, longitude and shadow to get an accurate compass reading. This program does not use geo location for some reason so it is probably only accurate if you happen to live in the same area as the programmer..Version: 0
✓ Free compassIt would not work for me I am in Sydney.Version: 0
✓ Not so flashIt might help if you’re lost in the bush outside one of Japan's major cities, in that case pray don’t play with your phone, but other than that I would NOT recommend this one..Version: 0
✓ WowWhat about at night ...?.Version: 1.1.1
✓ JunkGot it and junk don't waste your time it should be taken down.Version: 2.2.0
✓ This is just a static pictureUnless I am missing something, this is a static picture of N-S-E-W, or as one reviewer noted, a "sundial." What is the point? One could draw such a picture with a pencil or just remember that the sun sets in the west. I was expecting a compass and so I am disappointed..Version: 0
✓ Dosn't do anythingIve downloaded this over a month ago. I still have it but... it dosn't seem to do anything so my guessing is it dosn't work in australia or at least not for queensland..Version: 0
✓ I know it's free but...I can't recommend it - there is no use for it. If you are lost in the wilderness you will need sunlight to find north with this device... Or you could just use a stick, or your arms... Look it up it's easy.Version: 0
✓ What a waste of timeWell its a good thing it's free if i had paid for it i would have demanded my money back. works nothing like a real compass..... so whats the point i can do this with a piece of paper or things around me. and what if its night time?? what do you do then.... wait till the next day? not that i even know where i would make use of this function, COMPLETE WASTE OF MY TIME AND DOWNLOAD ALLOWANCE (even though its free)!!!!.Version: 0
✓ HorribleI have a list of complaints about this app (really long) (could you imagine) 1.not everyone lives in the southern hemisphere so this app will point in the wrong direction 2.it costs too much you should lower the costs (I know perfectly well it is free) 3.the sun doesn't shine all day 4.what about places without much sun your app is so bad I couldn't stop laughing for 2 hours so I think the only direction this compass points to is the bin.Version: 0
✓ Not to useableLol, everytime I wanted to use it the clouds decided to hate me. It's a smart idea for an app and probably really useful if you go hiking and need a compass. But wasn't to useful for me..Version: 0
✓ Doesn't workTry as I might, I could not get this app to work. It didn't cause any systemic issues but otherwise it failed to deliver..Version: 0
✓ No Good South of EquatorThis compas is ment for the Northern Hemisphere. Only time it works in Au is early in morning and late in evening..Version: 0
✓ DONT WASTE YOUR TIME/MONEY !!!!I really dont understand why Apple inc. accept this product. Dont download this. Trust me !.Version: 0
✓ This is a SUNDIAL, not a compassThis should be called "Sundial" - that's what it is. Doesn't spin to the north or anything - it needs SUNLIGHT to work..Version: 0
✓ WasteShame on you for calling it a compass!.Version: 0
✓ Move on it doesn't workTotal waste of time.Version: 0
✓ Useless indoorsSorry developers but this programme is useless. To use it, you need a sunny day, put your iphone on a horizontal surface, then put your finger on the middle of the compass and alight the shadow on the image with the shadow of your finger! I don't know about others but one of the things I learnt in primary school was how to find North from the position of the sun without the use of an iphone!.Version: 0
✓ Silly appAny person who does not know where the rises and sets has no business operating a sophisticated phone..Version: 1.1.1
✓ It's free for a reason!I brought Compass Free because I thought it would be as useful as the one built into the iPhone 3G S. But no! Firstly, I tried it indoors, didn't work. Then I noticed that you had to use it outside on a clear sunny day. It was about 25 degrees celcius. The sun was streeming down, I put my finger in the middle and...no difference. I moved the iPod Touch about but it still didn't work. Even though this is free, don't waste downloading time and megabytes on your iPod Touch/iPhone.Version: 0
✓ System Crashes when you DownloadMy iphone crashed after I downloaded this app.. Some things still not working right....Lastly its doesn't work right. It has no idea where north is..Version: 0
✓ HopelessHopeless you might as well hold up a stick.Version: 0
✓ Don't get it everI got it and it made my iPod freeze up.and doesint even work.Version: 0
✓ DO NOT DOwNLOADThis is a malicious app. I downloaded it and my iPod on my iPhone no longer works and only displays 'no content' I can not open any other apps without them crashing before they load. Do not take the risk of downloading this app like I did even after reading a review warning me. So again, do not download this app. I'm contacting apple to get this app kill switched..Version: 0
✓ This app. is horribleThis app. Destroyed my iPod. It is horrible. I compared it to a real compass and it's so off track..Version: 0
✓ Really badWorst app I ever had.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Nice but no cigarA nice app and easy to use, but sadly it seems there's no southern hemisphere option..Version: 0
✓ Causes iPhone to reboot and then no apps will workThis app is broken and should be removed from the App Store. Twice now it has caused my iPhone to reboot and then no apps will work. To fix you have to restore your iPhone with iTunes which is a hell of a lot of wasted time. If there is any malicious action taken by this application as some other have stated there should be compensation to customers who've downloaded. I thought the App Store had steps in place to prevent this. I am not impressed..Version: 0
✓ Does not..Does not tell you which way you are facing. It’s a compass to tell you where the sun sets so you know which direction to put your prayer rug. SMH!!.Version: 2.2.0
✓ What????This is just a wired app.... All I want is a Compass!!!!.Version: 0
✓ Not listening to your customersIt is pure arrogance to assume that everyone lives north of the equator. You've had several months to react to your customers but you have chosen to ignore us, this would be a mistake as I notice you produce other products. I for one do not forget poor service..Version: 0
✓ Don't waste your time on thisWhile it appears to recognize time change, this app would get you lost seriously quickly. It has no idea where north is!.Version: 0
✓ NOT for Southern Hemisphere!Didn't think to look after those south of the equator did you??.Version: 0
✓ It's ok I guessYou would normally use this in summer.Version: 0
✓ Don't get lost in the woods with this appBillyk94 must know the person who created the app or may be the person who created the app otherwise why would he defended it with such passion? Well I think what people are trying to say is that the app is misleading. The 3Gs has a compass that is really quite good. People like myself may have seen that app on the new iPhone and thought this was somewhat like it. So when you are trying to find your way in the middle of a big city with clouds covering the sun or a moonless sky this app would leave you stranded. So basically this app blows. Unless you are a complete dork who has two or three days plus a degree in astromy to figure this piece of crap out becase the rest of us must just be slow So I guess what I am trying to say is I am really glad this hunk of moose droppings was free. Thank you I will be here all week. Don't forget to tip your waitresses and bar tenders. Good night all.Version: 0
✓ Use a watch insteadSouthern Hem: Using an analog watch, point the 12 at the sun. The point in between 12 and the hour hand is North. Oh daylight saving; then point the 1 at the sun. Simple. Apologies if this has already been posted. Regards.Version: 0
✓ WHAT ABOUT THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHEREWould be great if it worked in Australia and other countries in the southern hemisphere, mabey use the location features of the iPhone and iPod touch to accuratly point to north. If you live in the southern hemisphere DO NOT get this app..Version: 0
✓ Not goodThis is no use.Version: 0
✓ Not working in New ZealandWould love to see one for our part of the world..Version: 0
✓ TerribleDo not buy this app! It is the worst app on the app store..Version: 0
✓ Slavi GlavchevDoesn't work.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Not worth it.Not worth it..Version: 2.2.0
✓ UselessThis app is useless. It didn't change directions no matter which way I faced and with my finger on the compass. Not worth downloading even though it's free..Version: 0
✓ Doesn’t workNo instructions on how to use and does not get past screen showing points of the compass real dud.Version: 2.2.0
✓ It works but is so simple there's no need for itIt's good if you don't know that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west; otherwise, it's not worth your time..Version: 0
✓ Don't waist timeBad app.Version: 0
✓ It suckedIt doesn’t even do anything it is useless of all sorts.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Not happy JanThis application is impossible in my view to use, in the sun or out of the sun..Version: 0
✓ RubbishDoesn't work. Don't bother!.Version: 2.1.0
✓ Can't believe it!!This app is very simple and basic, I recomend this for IPOD TOUCH users who don't have access to Wifi..Version: 0
✓ Nice one1st off it's free so that's good. And it works for me. Often times you know where you are in an unfamilliar place but you don't know which way you're headed This will help at those times. Thanks to the programmer for simple, efficient and free app!.Version: 0
✓ InterestingBut not particularly useful. Maybe good for teaching kids about the Sun..Version: 0
✓ Free, but they should pay us.Totally useless!.Version: 0
✓ Doesnt workDoesnt work.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Doesn't workDoesn't work..Version: 2.2.0
✓ Won't work in OzCute concept, but it certainly doesn't work here in the southern tropics and I would hazard a guess that it won't work in the northern tropics in winter either - when the sun is south of the observer. Should be fixable with location services or a manual latitude - preferably the latter as there are better ways to determine north if you are in range of services..Version: 0
✓ SorryIt didn't work - I'm on the 3g phone not the 3gs and when I called Apple, they said it wouldn't because that model does not have the hardware to run it If really true as seems to be, why would this not be stated in the info prior to download?.Version: 0
✓ Northern Hemisphere onlyNeeds an option to rotate the display for southern hemisphere people; otherwise we just have to remember that the compass points the wrong way when used over here! And does it adjust for daylight savings? Probably not ....Version: 0
✓ UselessThis app only works if you have direct sunlight, otherwise totally useless..Version: 1.1.1
✓ BadddddFuc kkk this app this is stupid! :(.Version: 0
✓ Works finePeople writing negative reviews just do not understand how this compass works. Therefore, they think it does not work. It does. It is a sun compass, not a magnetic compass. The shadow on the compass rotates around according to the time of day, as the sun moves across the sky. So why you put your finger in the middle of the compass perpendicular to the screen, your finger casts a shadow. Align your finger's shadow with the shadow on the compass. Now north will be pointing north, etc. It is not super precise and is not supposed to be. But it is plenty good enough for casual use. A couple minor complaints: I wish the name of the app on the iphone would just say "Compass" rather than "Compa...Free". I don't know how to change the icon name of the app so it isn't truncated with the dots in it. This app would get better reviews if Masayuki did a better job explaining clearly how the app works..Version: 0
✓ Literally the worst app I've ever downloadedOf the more than 1000 apps I've downloaded since the App Store was in existence this is the absolute worst app ever . The developers should do the universe a favour and remove this app for all eternity. You should all be ashamed of yourselves..Version: 2.1.0
✓ Not for ausDoesn't work southern hemisphere....Version: 0
✓ No need for copass, if you can see the SUNI dowloaded it, tried to make it work until i realized that i need sun to make it work. But actually I didn't get it, why do you really need the compass if you can see the sun? it goes from east to west, so almost all day you can find out where is east and therefore west, or vice versa. so i think it is not really usefull, maybe only during the midday when the sunn is just above you=)).Version: 0
✓ Not very goodDidn't really work and was too much of a hassle..Version: 2.2.0
✓ Do not installDon't even bother to install this app as it won't open.Version: 0
✓ Terrible Application!!Don't get this application! I downloaded it onto my iPod touch and as it was installing the software my device completely froze. There was no way to restart it or restore it back to it's original settings. I had to take it to the technician but I still have problems now because of it so I think I may have to send it to apple. Apparantly I'm not the only one who's had this unfortunate issue. I DO NOT reccomend this app..Version: 0
✓ It does workAs per the write up on the App Store, this app displays a picture of a compass and relies on you using a finger to cast a shadow which indicates North. So it does work. However, the dimensions of a finger and the iWatch give such an inaccurate indication that it would be quicker to look up and see where the sun was. It works in another way too. Although the GPS is irrelevant, it captures your location "always". Who it is working for - is not you..Version: 2.1.0
✓ Free CompassDoesn't appear to work in New Zealand..Version: 0
✓ OkOk intil sun sets after that fail.Version: 0
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