Vastu Compass App for Android & iPhone

What the 16 directions mean

The four main directions are North, East, South and West. The app divides the circle further into 16 zones, such as North North East and East South East. These smaller zones help you describe where a room, entrance or feature sits within a layout.

A direction label describes orientation. The interpretation attached to that direction comes from the app’s traditional Vastu rules. Keep the compass measurement and its interpretation separate when reading a report.

Prepare your phone for a reading

1. Install the app from the official Android or iPhone store link below.
2. Follow the app’s sensor and permission prompts. Compass support depends on the phone and available sensors.
3. Keep the phone steady and away from magnetic covers, speakers and large metal objects.
4. Allow the heading to settle. If it changes sharply while the phone is still, move away from possible interference and repeat.

Example: locating East

In a conventional compass reading, North is 0° or 360°, East is 90°, South is 180° and West is 270°. If the phone is pointing near 90°, its heading is near East. To locate a room’s zone, you also need the floor plan’s centre and North alignment; simply standing in that room does not establish its zone.

From a heading to a useful report

Use a stable heading to orient your floor plan, then review its direction and pada layers. A pada is a subdivision used in traditional Vastu layouts. Save the plan and its orientation together so that a later review uses the same starting information.

The moving compass on this website is an illustrative preview. Actual supported sensor readings are taken in the mobile app. A more expensive phone does not automatically guarantee a more accurate compass reading.