Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to What’s in that direction?
A compass that shows landmarks, sunrise/sunset + golden hour
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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SunTimes▲85See the time of sunrise and sunset all around the world.
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Online Compass▲106Use an online compass to instantly find true north and live direction in seconds. Fast, no app needed - turn your phone into a real compass.
2024 · onlinecompass.io · its alternatives →
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3D movements telling you the time to the next sunrise
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Open any geotagged photo and navigate to the exact place where it was taken. A compass for your photos. Free iPhone app. Works with Photos, Messages, and any image with location data.
2015 · getphotofind.com · its alternatives →
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Compass▲2Easy to use compass to find direction and location
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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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 · its alternatives →
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2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Track views, moderate comments, and check visibility.
2018 · its alternatives →
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This app was designed to answer my wife’s question “what country would we hit if we went straight” (generally posed while pointing her phone) But with two additional twists: 1. It loads up historical maps from different years (right now 1 BC, 700 AD, 1000 AD, 1300 AD, 1800 AD, 1900 AD) so you can see what you would hit if you had a time machine AND you went in the direction your phone is pointing 2. Tap a country/territory for an (AI-generated) blurb on what you are pointing at How it works: Starting from your phone’s bearing, we trace the great-circle in 200 km steps, prefilter…
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Compass Maps▲89GPS for scenic drives, get from A to B the most scenic way
2022 · compassmaps.ai · its alternatives →
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Daylight▲149Simple app that tells you when the days are getting longer.
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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I love the sunlight and dread the long, dark winter evenings of Northern Europe. I often look up sunrise / sunset times and count off the days until the darkness is gone. Now I've written a terminal app for this (Mac/Linux) Features: a colorful summary of daylight times for your location; projected change over the coming days; handles NO_COLOR and a ---short flag if you dislike the output format. The location is IP-based but you can override this if you're on a VPN. Just create a terminal alias with the --loc flag. The app supports areas in the arctic / antarctic circle too.…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Sundial App▲68Sun & Moon times and alerts for iPhone, iPad, & Apple Watch
2019 · sundialapp.com · its alternatives →
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Sunrise and sunset times with notifications & widgets
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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