Precision GPS, satellite status, compass, altimeter and golden hour. All in one.
About Waypoint: GPS & Compass
Waypoint: GPS & Compass is a tools app developed by Antonio Calabrese.
How many times has Waypoint: GPS & Compass been downloaded?
Waypoint: GPS & Compass has been downloaded 5.1 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 2.9 thousand times.
What is the rating of Waypoint: GPS & Compass?
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Is Waypoint: GPS & Compass free?
Waypoint: GPS & Compass is free to download. The APK download size is 5.39 MB. The latest version available is 1.7. The last update was on May 30, 2026.
What are the requirements for Waypoint: GPS & Compass?
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play April 2026.
Description
Whether you're a hiker catching the perfect golden hour, a surveyor needing precise coordinates, or an engineer auditing GNSS hardware, Waypoint gives you every tool in one clean, modern app. 🛰️
🧭 COMPASS & ORIENTATION High-precision navigation using the Android Fused Orientation Provider for smooth, stable results. • Advanced Compass: Stable heading with support for both Magnetic and True North. • Artificial Horizon: Real-time 3D Pitch and Roll indicators for orientation and tilt analysis. • Dynamic Radar: A live view of your path with automatic scaling and distance metrics.
🌅 SKY & GOLDEN HOUR TRACKER Never miss the perfect light again. • Golden Hour & Blue Hour: Precise start and end times for the best natural lighting — a must for photographers and filmmakers. • Sunrise & Sunset: Exact solar event times for your location, updated daily. • Moon Tracking: Moonrise, moonset and illumination percentage for any date. • Solar Noon: The exact moment the sun reaches its peak.
🛰️ GPS & SATELLITE STATUS Real-time location data backed by full constellation visibility. Supports GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BEIDOU, QZSS, and NAVIC. • Precise Coordinates: Latitude, longitude, altitude and accuracy — with UTM, MGRS and Plus Code support. • Satellite Map: A live view of every visible satellite with constellation-specific iconography. • Signal Metrics: Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Baseband C/N0, Carrier Frequency, Azimuth and Elevation. • Dual-Frequency: Detect L1+L5 (GPS) and E1+E5a (Galileo) support on your device.
🏔️ BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER & VSI Leverage your device's pressure sensor for professional-grade altitude data. • Fused Altitude: GPS + barometric fusion for stable, precise elevation readings. • Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI): Real-time ascent and descent rate in m/s or ft/min. • Altitude History: Visualise your elevation changes over time. • Weather Trend: Atmospheric pressure monitoring with storm warning alerts.
🔁 BACKTRACK NAVIGATION (PRO) Record your path and find your way back. • Background Tracking: Path recording stays active in the background — no data lost during your trip. • Trip Statistics: Total distance travelled and furthest point from origin. • Retrace: Reload any saved route on the radar and walk it back step by step.
📍 PROFESSIONAL COORDINATE SYSTEMS Advanced location formats for surveying, military and search & rescue. • UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator): Grid-based location referencing. • MGRS (Military Grid Reference System): Simplified grid-based location tracking. • Plus Codes: Open Location Codes to share your position without a street address. • Speed Gating: High-accuracy speedometer that filters out stationary jitter.
🛠️ GNSS HARDWARE AUDIT A detailed report of your device's GNSS chipset capabilities. • Capability Report: Carrier Phase (centimetre precision), Raw Measurements, Navigation Messages and Antenna Info. • Hardware Info: Chipset model name, hardware year and manufacturer features.
📜 RAW NMEA CONSOLE & LOGGER (PRO) A dedicated utility for developers and data scientists. • Real-time Stream: View raw NMEA sentences ($GPGGA, $GPRMC, $GPGSV) directly from the GNSS receiver. • NMEA Logging: Export GNSS data for post-processing, analysis or research.
🔒 PERMISSIONS • Location: Required for GPS tracking, altitude and Backtrack functionality. • Notifications: Required to keep the Backtrack service active in the background.
Recent changes: - Never miss the opportunity for the perfect selfie with Golden hour notifications - Performance improvements
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