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3D Sailing Compass app for iPhone and iPad


4.4 ( 144 ratings )
Travel Navigation
Developer: Laan Labs
0.99 USD
Current version: 1.2, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 13 Jul 2009
App size: 3.42 Mb

The 3D compass (or half-sphere compass/nautical compass) is just like what you find on a beautiful yacht or airplane.

Unlike other compasses you can view it in any orientation, not just when it lays flat. With this stunning app pretend you are sailing the high seas or flying high above the alps to find your direction. Take a look at the screen shots to see what it looks like from above or holding straight up.

Keywords: compass , boat compass , ball compass , dome compass, half-sphere compass, airplane compass

Pros and cons of 3D Sailing Compass app for iPhone and iPad

3D Sailing Compass app good for

Definitely worth checking this app out.. its a fun spin on the typical compass.
This is neat. Im wondering if I should bring my phone out sailing so I can use this thing. Probably not a wise idea :)
This application shows off a good use of the new compass feature in the new 3GS phones. I want more 3GS only stuff.
but seriously you guys, this is a fun little peice of technology.
This is a cool app... to the developer/s : can we get maybe a few different skins on here to switch back and forth on ?
man i wish i was flying and not on the train to work right now

Some bad moments

Not a fun game whatsoever. I loose everytime. Needs a spaceship!
app opens and tells me to move phone in figure eight motion and wont do anything else.
This app shares the same tragic flaw as the Apple compass: There is no visual indication as to whether the thing is pointing to true north or magnetic north. Either Apple or these guys are going to get someone killed. This app goes Apple one step worse: It demands to use your GPS coordinates even when you are using magnetic north, thereby seemingly indicating you are, in fact, using true north when youre not. Cute but deadly.
Unless you have a 3G iPhone, as your purchase and download will work fine, but the app is only campatable with the newest iPhone.

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