GPS Navigation Hiking Compass Reviews

by ~D!no

I hate leaving poor reviews, and I hope I have reason to update this one at some point. For the moment, though...
I parked on a peninsula. I set my location. I checked the map. I took a trail to the water. I kayaked across the lake. I kayaked back across the lake, past my original trail/entry point to the other side of the peninsula. I checked GPSNavigationHikingCompass . It told me to go back across the lake 375 yards. I went the direction opposite from the pointer about 75 yards, got in my car, went home, and left this review. Had I paid attention to GPSNavigationHikingCompass , I’d still be swimming. Thankfully, my directional sense is pretty good.

by Disgruntled Me!

Would get five stars if directions back to your car was not as the bird flies. I just can't seem to get my wings to work, so I would prefer the shortest route by foot back to my car.

Removed 4 stars back to 3 stars after your decision to change the graphic to become the very UGLIEST icon on GPSNavigationHikingCompass Store. Send somebody back to school to learn how colors should work together to make you want to touch it and my rating will go up. I LOVED the yellow and black anchor image, LIKED the yellow and black pointer image, and GAG each time I look at the purple and puke-colored update

by TJ Shadwell

A really good concept. Kept me on target a couple times.

What's problematic is friend finding mode. I don't want anyone who can find my email address to be able to track me; it would be nice if you could send specific invites/approvals to increase sense of security regarding WHO specifically can track you down.

Also the accuracy is a bit spotty. Anytime I’ve tried to find my car it ends up off by ~25 feet or so; not bad but can seem far off in a large lot with a lot of cars or outside venue.

by S10Lypz

Simple and easy to use. Gives you a direction and distance to where your going that you can EASILY follow. Great way to find friends/family at a huge park like Disney or on the beach while on vacation. Takes the stress out of losing your group if you oh say, gotta go to the bathroom. Everyone usually has to wait for you or come with but now they can go ahead to wherever and you have a direction and distance to where your group is. Great job guys 👍🏼

by Rottenweiler

GPSNavigationHikingCompass is minimal and as an over the road expediter it is extremely useful to note rest areas and truck stops. The only thing I would like to see added is a way to tag the anchors so that they can be sorted and displayed accordingly, possibly allow the pin colors to be customized per entry. I love GPSNavigationHikingCompass but adding in those two items would make this thing perfect. Maybe sell it as a 99 cent unlock or something

by Sasasaam

GPSNavigationHikingCompass is the simplest and easiest tool that I’ve found for locating a parked car. I can mark my spot easily with two taps (one to open GPSNavigationHikingCompass , the other to mark the car). Finding it again is easy too with the map marker and directional compass pointing to the location. Perfect for my needs!!

UPDATE: recently the “park car” functionality takes a really, really long time to kick in for some reason. I have to wait upwards of 30-40 seconds for it to figure out where I am and place a pin, which makes it almost useless. Please fix this! I love GPSNavigationHikingCompass otherwise.

by Kewltune

Great app! I would love to see an option to increase the size of the arrow as well as much bigger font (where it tell you how far you are from anchor point) on real time screen. This would make it a lot easier to see and read while walking In broad daylight looking for my parked car. Thanks!

by Batman2287

I was looking for a better app to pin my car and I also wanted an app that pins various locations. I thought I found it here, but it has some flaws.

I sat in a location and dropped an anchor. I went back to GPSNavigationHikingCompass later and checked the anchor and it said I was 24 yards from the anchor. I never moved from the spot I dropped it! Also, if you want to get back to your car, it isn't as accurate as it should be. The latitude and longitude pin should always be exactly the same if you drop an anchor or mark your car. For some reason it will take you to the approximate location, but not exactly.

It would be a great app if it could be more consistent and accurate. Please improve it so it can be much more reliable.

Update: It looks like it was fixed. I will try it again on the car marking, but it seems like it’s better! Thanks for the fix!!!!

by Schniggen

Like that I can store all my running places and much more and can choose whether to open in Apple or Google Maps. Only thing missing are icons for Trail, Workout, Fitness.

by Mark Friedman

How do I get back to my starting point? And how far away is it?

Simple, right? This is the only app that does it and does it well

by 1music2man

I have tried dozens of these find you ride apps. Nothing has compared to Anchor Point. Accurate enough to rely on, simple enough to use. Anchor Point is my go to app for finding my wheels!

by Tabler

I previously rated GPSNavigationHikingCompass with a low score because the Apple Watch app no longer worked. The Watch apps seems to be working well again, so I have given it 5 stars.

by Puakia

Updated review...still saving me from myself! Been on my home screen for two years +. Never disappoints! 5 stars for giving me one less thing to be worried about. Thank you!

by Fvypoi

GPSNavigationHikingCompass has been a great life saver in new cities as we travel around. Getting back to our hotel, car rental or other key spots has never been easier. Highly recommend.

by WKels

The developer does a lot of updates fixing his app and pays attention to his app 👍🏻

My rating increased from 3 to 5 now , dev deserves it. He has implemented many new features since my last review, he’s continued to update with bug fixes

by Timmy2686

I got this a year or two back and have lots of important places marked for anytime I need it (which is pretty often since my sense of direction is terrible) so thank you!!!

by LayFull

AnchorPointer hits the sweet spot of features and ease of use. There are similar apps with more features but have a learning curve, and those that are simpler but don’t have everything you need.

Key pluses:
- very simple to save points and get back to them with “radar”
- a “car” mode that over-writes
- a simple map
- connection to Apple or Google maps for long-way directions
- the best way of sending a point to another person

Minuses:
- the “car” mode can be very slow to start up

by PureRainX

Doesn’t take up much room, loads fast. Nicely done. Keep it on your home screen so you don’t go looking for it when you want to tag a position in a hurry, like a store or restaurant you finally found on the way to somewhere else.

by RL-horseman

Easy to use!
After using it for a couple of weeks I give GPSNavigationHikingCompass 5 stars! I like it’s simplicity. How I can copy long. And lay. Into the search window to find remote campgrounds. I also like how it interfaces with Apple maps and all of Its capabilities! Thank you!

by Ralfberserk

If you’re hiking, or traveling in an unknown zone with no reliable cell coverage, you can use GPSNavigationHikingCompass to pin markers and easily go back to them.
The modern technological equivalent of Theseus thread. GPSNavigationHikingCompass can get you out of places and find your way to coordinates. Best of all, it doesn’t need cell phone coverage to work!