Compass Review (2026)Meta Ads ROAS for Shopify, $49 a Month
By Daan Haket · Researched and written with an AI assistant · who does what
Compass covers Meta ads only.
Shopify merchants who spend on Meta ads and want one simple view of which campaigns turn into real store sales, with plain-English answers instead of Ads Manager reports.
your ad budget runs mostly through Google, TikTok or other channels, or you are not comfortable giving a new app broad access to store and customer data.
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Pricing (2026)
✓ Pricing re-verified 27 Oct 2026
Compass has a single plan with every feature included: $49 a month, or $490 a year, which the listing says saves 17%. There is a 14-day free trial and no free plan. The listing says all charges are billed in USD, every 30 days, through Shopify. Compass's site adds that there are no setup fees and that you can cancel at any time.
We found no published refund policy, and no stated limit on Ask Compass questions, stores or ad accounts; the terms do say the AI assistant is for reasonable business use and that usage limits may be imposed. Plans change — always verify the live price on their site.
Category context: E-commerce. Across the 49 tools in this category that we researched with a public US-dollar price, the median entry price is $19 a month (lowest paid plan as listed, per seat where the vendor prices per seat). Compass’s entry price of $49 a month sits above that median. Compare pricing conditions in the Software Cost Atlas →
What the pricing page doesn’t say
The app asks for broad store access, including edit access to customers, products and orders, for what is an analytics tool. The privacy policy names OpenAI among the services that receive your inputs, and the terms allow usage limits at the developer's discretion. Compass launched in May 2026 and had 3 reviews on the listing when we read it, and no refund policy is published.
What Compass does
Shopify app that joins Meta ad spend with real store sales to show blended ROAS per campaign, answers plain-English questions about your ads and products (Ask Compass) and sends a weekly report with suggested actions. One plan with every feature.
One price, so the trial is the decision
There are no tiers to choose between, so the only choice is billing: $490 a year equals about ten months at $49. Use the 14-day trial on a period with real Meta spend, and only pay yearly once you have seen whether the blended ROAS and weekly actions change how you spend. At $49 a month it is cheaper than broader Shopify analytics suites, but it covers Meta ads only; if you also run Google or TikTok ads you will still need another view.
How to actually use Compass
Install Compass from the Shopify App Store and start the 14-day trial. Compass's own three steps: link your store's sales and order data, authorise Compass to read ad spend and campaign performance from Meta, then review the combined view that matches sales with spend. Check the permissions screen before you approve: the listing asks to view customer data and to view and edit customers, products, orders and analytics, even though Compass says it makes no changes to your ads or campaigns.
Distilled from The Compass listing in the Shopify App Store (plan, trial, billing note and data access), read on 27 October 2026 and 15 October 2026; Compass's own homepage, Meta page, terms and privacy policy, read on 15 October 2026. Compass is an affiliate partner of ours through Awin. We have not used the software ourselves.
Compass vs Helm (GrowGiant), side by side
Each column shows the vendor’s own published entry price, read on the date shown. Entry prices can cover different services or units, so check what each one buys. We do not average them into a score.
The Compass link above is an affiliate link — we may earn a commission if you sign up, at no extra cost to you — and the other column is a plain link. Neither changes what this table says.
The natural comparison is Helm — Helm is in our dossiers as a broader Shopify business-intelligence app: on 4 October 2026 its single Operator plan was $129 a month or $1,299 a year. Compass is narrower and cheaper at $49 a month: it is built around Meta ad spend against store sales, with an AI assistant for questions.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Compass cost?
Read on 27 October 2026: $49 a month or $490 a year, one plan with every feature, billed in USD through Shopify. There is a 14-day free trial.
Which ad platforms does Compass support?
Meta. The listing says it works with Shopify Admin and Meta; other ad platforms are not mentioned.
Does Compass change my ads?
Compass says it does not make changes to your ads or campaigns. The Shopify listing still asks to view and edit customers, products, orders and store analytics, so read the permissions screen before you install.
Is there a limit on Ask Compass questions?
No number is published. The terms say the AI assistant is for reasonable business use and that usage limits may be imposed at the developer's discretion.
Is this a hands-on review of Compass?
This is a researched assessment, not a hands-on test — where we've used a tool ourselves, we say so explicitly. We name what each tool is good and bad at, and we earn a commission only if you sign up, at no cost to you.
- Read 2026-10-27 on the Compass listing in the Shopify App Store; the terms and privacy policy were read on 2026-10-15.
- A dated screenshot of that pricing page, kept on this site as the receipt.
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