Bearing Compass3.1 - App Store

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.

Version History Addition of some sharing options and some minor bug fixes. 3.1 01/07/2020 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. 3.0 12/04/2019 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. 2.1 01/11/2019 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. 2.0 11/28/2018 Addition of DDM (Degrees and Decimal Minutes) for coordinate display.
Corrections to some compass labels.
Two additional compass bezels to choose from. 1.2 10/14/2018 New set of inner and outer bezels can be found under settings.
Minor bug fixes. 1.1 07/30/2018 1.0 05/02/2018