MBCompass is a modern, free, and open-source compass and navigation app built from the ground up for Android, without ads, IAP, or tracking. Built with Jetpack Compose, it supports compass and navigation features while being lightweight, simple and battery-efficient.
Not just a compass. Not a full navigation app.
MBCompass sits in between, a focused navigation app for hiking, trekking and everyday use, combining direction, live location, and track recording without unnecessary complexity.
- Compass with true and magnetic north
- Live GPS location
- Sensor fusion
- Magnetic field indicator
- Live track recording with start, pause, and resume
- Real-time path visualization
- GPX export
- Offline Mapsforge maps (toggled in settings)
- Optional online OpenStreetMap tiles
- Track statistics (distance, duration, speed, elevation, altitude)
- Material Design 3
- Light, Dark, and AMOLED themes
- Landscape support
- No ads, tracking, or in-app purchases
- Lightweight (~2 MB)
- Android 6 and above
Q2 planned features
- Topographic map support (contours)
- Bearing to waypoint
- Gpx import
MBCompass has gained recognition from the global developer community:
- #13 Product of the Day on Product Hunt
- Featured in two consecutive issues of Android Weekly
- Reached the front page of Hacker News
- OSM newsletter
- Location : Navigation and track recording
- Notifications (Android 13+) : Foreground tracking service
MBCompass never collects or shares your data.
MBCompass is open for community translations on Weblate!
You can help make the app accessible to more users by translating it into your language.
Contributions are welcome! If you encounter bugs or have feature suggestions, please open an issue or submit a pull request. See Contributing Guidelines for details.
MBCompass is developed independently and will always remain free, open source, and ad-free.
If you find it useful, consider supporting its continued development.
MBCompass is Free Software: you can use, study, share, and improve it at your will. You may use, modify, and redistribute this project only if your modifications remain open-source under the same license.
Proprietary use, commercial redistribution, or publishing modified versions with ads or tracking is strictly prohibited under GPLv3 or later.
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