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Free for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and the web

Bearings

Get your bearings.

The compass, where you are, the time, your coordinates and elevation, the sun and moon, and a map. All on one screen.

Free and open source. No ads, no account, no tracking. Made by Bradley Cowdrey.

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Get Bearings.

Mac

macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon and Intel

Download for Mac
  1. Open Bearings.dmg and drag Bearings into Applications.
  2. The first time, Control-click Bearings and choose Open. On macOS 15 or later, if it says it can't be opened, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
  3. Add the desktop widgets: right-click the desktop, Edit Widgets, search Bearings. (Macs have no compass, so the dial stays north-up.)

iPhone and iPad

iOS 17 or later

Download on the App Store
  1. Open the App Store link on your iPhone or iPad and tap Get. It's free.
  2. Allow location, and motion if asked, so the compass can turn with you.
  3. Add the widgets: touch and hold the Home Screen or Lock Screen, tap Edit, then add Bearings.

Want new versions first? Join the TestFlight beta.

Android

Android 8.0 or later · no Google Play services needed

Download for Android
  1. Download Bearings.apk on your phone and open it.
  2. If Android asks, allow your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
  3. Add the widget: touch and hold the Home Screen, tap Widgets, then Bearings.

Web

Any modern browser · nothing to install

Open Bearings
  1. Open it on your phone; allow location and, on iPhone, motion when asked.
  2. Add it to your Home Screen from the browser's Share menu.
  3. On a computer it shows your position, the sun and the map.

Everything on one screen.

A clear compass.

228° SW, true or magnetic north with the declination, turning the short way past north, with a tick at each point.

Where and when.

The town you're in, or how far you are from the nearest one, with the date and time.

Six coordinate formats.

Decimal degrees, DMS, decimal minutes, UTM, MGRS and Plus Codes. Tap to switch; hold to copy.

Elevation

in feet and metres at once, from GPS or terrain data, with air pressure where your phone has a barometer.

The sun and moon

on the dial, with sunrise, sunset and the moon's phase.

Mark a spot, find it again.

Where you parked, or camp: its direction on the dial and how far it is.

Lock a bearing

and see how far you've turned from it, plus a bubble level.

A map

with your heading, north up or following you. Satellite on Apple devices.

Honest accuracy.

± for position and heading, a warning near magnets or metal, and speed as you move.

Night mode and widgets.

All red after dark; widgets for your Home Screen, Lock Screen and desktop.

Private and offline.

Your location stays on your device; the compass, coordinates, sun and place names work without a connection.

Not a survey instrument.

Phone compasses are thrown off by metal, magnets, cases and cars, and positions and elevations can be wrong. Where it matters, carry a map and a real compass. Terms of Use and Privacy

Get your bearings.