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CLUSTER CHOSEN-DESTINATION-COMPASS · 11 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2016-03-30

Compass-based direction navigation apps

This cluster comprises mobile navigation apps that guide users to a destination via a compass arrow and distance readout, deliberately skipping road networks, turn-by-turn instructions, and detailed maps. Dated entries appear sporadically from March 2016 to April 2026, with multi-year gaps between launches, indicating an irregular release pattern rather than steady growth. Traction leaders, based on activity signal, are MapFlip, headThere, and ParkTrack, each showing zero stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAR 2016: 1MAY 2016: 1JUL 2017: 1JAN 2021: 1MAR 2021: 1DEC 2023: 1APR 2026: 1SEP 2026: 3OCT 2026: 1
MAR 2016OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 5 hand-coded · 6 unlabelled

Operator · 4 hobby · 3 indie · 2 open source · 2 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 11 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01MapFlip - Apple to Google0★27 daysliveopen sourceAndroid utility that redirects Apple Maps links to Google Maps or other navigation apps, enabling direct directions without copying and pasting.
  2. 02poki1★9 dayslivehobbyNavigation app that guides users without needing to look at a screen, keeping the phone in a pocket.
  3. 03headThere0★28 dayslivehand-codedhobbyiOS compass app that always points toward user-selected locations or people instead of north.
  4. 04ParkTrack0★1 mo—hobbyMobile app that records the path from a parked car and guides the user back using sensors and GPS in areas without satellite signal.
  5. 05Pointy Navigation0★5 moliveWalking compass app that points to a chosen destination and shows distance so users can navigate without turn-by-turn directions.
  6. 06nomap: Navigation0★2 yrabandonedliveindieMobile navigation app that guides walkers to their destination using directional vibrations and arrows instead of a visual map.
  7. 07Luftlinie0★2 yrabandonedliveopen sourceNavigation app that points users in a straight line to a chosen destination using compass and GPS, ignoring roads.
  8. 08Big Arrow0★6 yrabandonedlivehand-codedindieOffline navigation app that points a large arrow toward a chosen destination using GPS without cellular data.
  9. 09Where2Go: Watch GPS Navigator0★5 yrabandonedlivehand-codedhobbyMobile GPS app that marks a starting location and guides users back to it using a directional arrow, with no ads or purchases.
  10. 10CompassNavi: Compass Navigator0★8 yrabandonedlivehand-codedindieMobile navigation app that shows a directional arrow and distance to a chosen destination instead of a detailed map for simple wayfinding.
  11. 11Are We There Yet? - A Fun Way To Navigate For Kids0★10 yrabandonedlivehand-codedSimplified navigation app for children that displays trip progress without zooming or scrolling and reveals a surprise on arrival.

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