NASA Spacecraft Compass

Urban Biker

About this app

🚀 Precisely shows your orientation in 3D space. Imagine traveling through the Universe.
🚀 A true physical model that works even upside down.
🚀 Shows roll, pitch, and yaw.
🚀 Night mode.
🚀 Widgets.
🚀 Live Wallpaper.
🚀 Wear OS.
🚀 Vibrations to enhance the experience.
🚀 Vector graphics.
🚀 Instant startup. Battery-friendly.

✨ Why is this app so special?
• Supports adaptive frame rates up to 240 Hz for a smooth display.
• Drawing is done only with 2D primitives, like arcs and circles.
• Complicated mathematics is needed to achieve the 3D effect, but this makes the app very tiny and efficient.
• No ads. No permissions. One-time payment and it's yours forever.

👨‍🚀 The Apollo and Space Shuttle spacecrafts had this instrument on board called FDAI = Flight Director/Attitude Indicator. Check it out:
• https://www.nasa.gov/history/afj/ap16fj/01popup_fdai.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_indicator#Flight_Director_Attitude_Indicator

👉 Usage
• Double-tap: Toggle day/night theme.
• Pinch: Zoom in/out.
• Double-fling horizontally: Toggle horizon on/off.
• Double-fling vertically: Down to swap horizontal, up to revert.
• Long tap: Demo animation, tap again to leave.
• Long tap the app icon: App menu where you can toggle vibrations and day/night theme.
• App widgets: Tap a widget to revive it for 1 minute.
• You can set the app as a Live Wallpaper.
• You can control this app programatically: https://github.com/Sublimis/Compass-Navball

👉 Keep in mind:
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What’s new

v1.17
2026-04-17
- Improved display stability in some edge cases, by improving numerical stability of calculations
- Misc. improvements

v1.16
2026-04-04
- Snap-to-axis for main directions, with subtle vibration to enhance your experience
- Low-pass IIR filter for noise reduction

v1.14
2026-02-25
- Improvements for app widgets
- Misc. improvements

v1.13
2026-02-23
- Widgets for your home screen! Tap the widget to revive it for 1 minute.