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Products that do what FOSS De-googled Compass and Nav app with live location tracking does

MBCompass: A popular modern FOSS Compass and Navigation app without Ads, IAP, or Tracking New Release: MBCompass v1.1.12 This release and upcoming ones follow the feature roadmap proposed in the v2 design proposal. Features: - Shows clear cardinal direction and magnetic north as well as true north. - Displays magnetic strength in µT. - Live GPS location tracking on OpenStreetMap. - Sensor fusion for improved accuracy (accelerometer, magnetometer, gyroscope). - Light and dark theme support is controlled via Settings. - Keeps the screen on during navigation. - Landscape orientation supports -…

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MBCompass▲108
A featurish, lightweight compass app
2025
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MBCompass▲72
A full navigation utility in ~2MB
Apr 2026
3MA
MBCompass – Android Compass App▲61
Hey HN, I built MBCompass, a lightweight, privacy-friendly compass app for Android. It works fully offline, doesn’t ask for unnecessary permissions (no GPS, no internet), and is open source. Most compass apps out there are bloated or ad-heavy. I wanted something clean, fast, and featurish. So I made this! It’s only ~1.7 in size and uses a low-pass filter to smooth sensor readings. I’d love feedback or thoughts – especially from others building simple, privacy-first apps! https://f-droid.org/packages/com.mubarak.mbcompass/…
2025 · github.com
4TF
Tiny FOSS Compass and Navigation App (<2MB)▲137
Jan 2026 · github.com
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MBCompass: Compass & GPS▲3
Compass & GPS tracking without tracking you!
Aug 2026 · github.com
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Gyroscope 2.0▲395
Now with Places, a new Moves replacement
2018
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OneGlanse▲77
Free open-source GEO tracker for LLM visibility
Apr 2026
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Polarsteps▲219
Easily plan, track, and relive your travels
2024
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Compass▲295
Ask Slack about your data and get answers instantly in chat
Dec 2025
10BA
Building a GPS receiver▲552
Hi everyone! Shortly after publishing my iOS 4 jailbreak last October[1], I got to work on my next hobby project: a from-scratch homebrew GPS receiver, which can solve the user’s location solely from billions of radio antenna samples. I took a commodity SDR (alongside the Python standard library and numpy) and built a signal processing pipeline that can detect and track GPS satellites over many minutes, drop and pick up satellites as they come in and out of view, and precisely determine the user’s position and clock inaccuracy. All told, gypsum can go from a cold start to a fix on the user’s…
2024 · axleos.com
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North▲459
Discover, remember, and share great places with friends
2024
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What’s in that direction?▲129
A compass that shows landmarks, sunrise/sunset + golden hour
Jan 2026
13IB
I built a Iridium/LTE satellite GPS tracker and took it to the Arctic▲211
2024 · github.com
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Blog Compass by Google▲250
Track views, moderate comments, and check visibility.
2018
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Detour▲297
Gorgeous location-aware audio walks
2015
16GC
Galactic Compass – an app that points to the galactic center▲175
I made a single-serving iPhone app with a floating green arrow that always points to the center of the Milky Way, 26,000 lights years away. It’s weirdly grounding. I’ve never made an app before, so here’s how it worked with ChatGPT.
2024 · interconnected.org
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Arc App▲133
AI powered location tracker
2017
18CT
Compass that points you to a photo's EXIF location▲120
2015 · getphotofind.com
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Spotted by Locals 2.0▲125
Truly local tips in 70+ cities
2018
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Kairo▲222
Time, habit and goal tracker on one flexible dashboard
2021
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Polarsteps▲131
Automatically track your journeys on a stunning map
2015
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GeoSpark▲197
Location tracking SDK with 90% less battery drain 🔋
2018
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Compass Maps▲89
GPS for scenic drives, get from A to B the most scenic way
2022
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Arc App 2.1▲125
The best location and activity tracker for iOS.
2018

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