Altimeter Elevation Watch Reviews: Is It Legit?

Name: Altimeter Elevation Watch
Rating: 4.3 (69 reviews)

Altimeter Elevation Watch

Bernhard Hering

⚽ Sports

🗺️ Navigation

Customer Experience

Positive experience32.8% of reviews

Neutral14.1% of reviews

Negative experience53.1% of reviews

~ Based on 64 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Altimeter Elevation Watch

Reviews of Altimeter Elevation Watch are mixed: the Navigation app is rated 4.3/5 from 69 App Store ratings. What users like most: works in CarPlay, great widget. Top complaints: carPlay screen is black, elevation off by 50K feet. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

👍Works in CarPlay
👍Great widget
👍Solid app functionality
👍Accurate measurements
👍Good for outdoor activities
👍Developer responsiveness
👍Works on Apple Watch complications
👍Real-time altitude on widget
👍Great interface
👍Easy to use

Negative things

🐛CarPlay screen is black
🐛Elevation off by 50K feet
🐛Installation issues
🐛Mixed language display
🐛App takes over iPhone
🐛Watch complications don't update automatically
🐛Watch complications crash
🐛Watch complications only show meters
🐛App doesn't download to watch
🐛Inaccurate altitude readings
🐛Battery drain on watch
🐛App crashes on watch
🐛Units not changeable to feet on watch
🐛Complication does not update
🐛Complication shows "Altimeter" instead of altitude
🐛Watch app crashes on opening
🐛App doesn't work on Series 3 watch
🐛App doesn't work on Series 4 watch
🐛Accuracy issues
🐛Settings reset
🐛Watch app crashes
🐛Complication limited to 999 meters
🐛Does not show direction
🐛Does not work while flying

Is Altimeter Elevation Watch Safe?

Altimeter Elevation Watch appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Altimeter Elevation Watch is 82/100.

This assessment is based on 69 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.3/5.

Safety Analysis

82.6% of ratings point to a safe experience

5.8% of ratings suggest some concerns

11.6% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 69 App Store ratings for Altimeter Elevation Watch.

Is Altimeter Elevation Watch Legit?

Altimeter Elevation Watch appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Altimeter Elevation Watch is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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CarPlay

Fonctionne pas bien avec CarPlay l écran est noir

Topspops1

20 days ago

Response from developer

Merci de me l’avoir signalé, et désolé pour cet écran noir. Écrivez-moi à mail@bernhardhering.de avec les versions de l’app et d’iOS, le modèle de votre voiture et le type de connexion CarPlay (avec ou sans fil). Une photo prise à l’arrêt m’aiderait aussi à voir si cela concerne l’app Altimeter ou la vignette du tableau de bord. Je pourrai ainsi examiner le problème plus précisément.

Elevation is off by 50K feet

Every time I use this in my car it says that I’m driving at 58,000 feet. What gives?

Austfufsygdycd

20 days ago

Trying to Install

Trying to run on iPhone 16 Pro with iOS27 in USA. Can’t get past the “Location Access for Altimeter” page…

VA crewzer

a month ago

Response from developer

Thank you for reporting this, and I’m sorry you’re stuck at setup. The “Open location permission dialog” button on that page should continue to the iPhone’s permission prompt. If the button is missing or does nothing, please email me at mail@bernhardhering.de with your app version and a screenshot of that page. I already have your iPhone model and iOS version from this review; there’s no need to reinstall or buy again.

Confused…

This app has me confused. I was looking for a CarPlay altimeter widget for my Ford with Sync 3, so I bought a license for this app to use on my iPhone 16 Pro running iOS 27. Issues in no particular order: app display language is a mix of German and English. Why is default peak >9,000 ft? Can’t really figure out how to set it up. What is altimeter Pro? App seems to take over my iPhone; I’ve had to delete the app twice to restore phone operation. I really just want the basic widget; have no need for any other data or analysis.

VA crewzer

a month ago

A quand en français ?

une traduction française pour comprendre les différents choix possible

VapoBordo

4 months ago

Response from developer

Bonjour, merci pour votre retour ! La traduction française complète est prête et sera disponible avec la prochaine mise à jour 4.8.8, dès validation par Apple. Les réglages, les textes d’autorisation et les raccourcis Siri sont maintenant localisés en français.

Solid

I’ve tried several altimeter apps and widgets. This is the only one that works. Great app, great interface, great widget, and great support.

HeadedToTexas

5 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the wonderful review and your support!

Works in CarPlay

Thanks for adding the small widget.
The application now works as a CarPlay widget.
Give this guy a beer!🍺

Zookie42

10 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the five stars and your support! 🍻

Love the app

Does only what I want. Great update but everything is in German now :)

randomuser45837

10 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the feedback. I missed to add the correct localization files. I will fix asap

Small widget

Yours was the only application I found that supported widgets. Unfortunately the small widget is needed to support CarPlay widgets. The current wide widget doesn’t work. Just take your iPhone widget and display the only current altitude.

Zookie42

a year ago

It’s a great phone app but…

It does exactly what I want on my phone but I really want it for my watch. My Apple Watch 10 will only display In metric. I can select measurement units and unit speed but I cannot change either to US measurements.

Xapprat

a year ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the kind words about the phone app. I’m sorry changing to US units on your Watch didn’t work. If this still happens, please email me at mail@bernhardhering.de with your app and watchOS versions and which screen stays in metric. I’d like to understand exactly where the setting gets stuck.

Give this man a beer!

Hands-down the best altimeter app out there. I tried so many and only this one allows to show real time altitude on the widget page. On the history page, if we click the green dot, it should direct us to the associated altitude and its data. That’s the only suggestion. Thank you!

None111456

a year ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the great review and thoughtful feedback!

Watch Complications

Great app! But I do have a suggestion… instead of fancy graphs showing in the middle complication on the watch can we have ONE LARGE number that will represent the elevation??

Matthew PDP

a year ago

Response from developer

First of all, thank you for your reviews and the great rating. This helps a lot! Thanks for the hint. I just checked the settings for units in the widget and fixed it.

A complication capability

Just what I was looking for! I’m using this altitude app as a complication on my watch! Only one minor issue, the normal display before I push the complication is expressed in meters, in spite of the fact that I have selected feet. Not sure how to make it show in feet!

Tvn300

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the kind review and your feedback!

Altimetro

Ottima applicazione semplice nell’uso esatta nella misurazione dell’altezza.

Christian2069

4 years ago

Okay but not fully functional

Two apps work okay, however the altimeter won’t download on watch - the only reason I bought the package.

r.pa966

6 years ago

Response from developer

I’m sorry you couldn’t install the altimeter on your Watch. I’m replying very late, so I don’t want to assume the old installation problem is still relevant. If you still need help, please email me at mail@bernhardhering.de with your Watch model and the installation message you see.

Great Altimeter App

This Altimeter app is the only one that I have found that have the complications update automatically for the Apple Watch. The developer is constantly working to make this app better and he is quick to respond to any questions you may have. Look forward to future updates.

Printer154

6 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you

Does not update itself on the watch

It does not update itself in complications. You have to “touch it” to obtain current reading several times because first couple of times always crashes!! Fix autoupdate and this is 5 star app!!

2/11/19
After last update this app works like it supposed. Five star app like I’ve mentioned above!!!!

10/01/20
After the most recent update widget will only show meters regardless of the setting

Matthew PDP

6 years ago

Disappointed

Does not change elevation

Japhleti

6 years ago

Didn’t work, simple as that!!

Not happy

Scrabbleman55

6 years ago

Response from developer

What exactly didn`t meet your expectations? Have you tried the newest version 3.3 yet? It should be working much better.

Want my money back

Not compatible with watch series 3 cellular

JD_66

7 years ago

Response from developer

I’m sorry the app didn’t work with your Watch as expected. This reply comes far too late to resolve the original purchase here, and I can’t confirm a refund through a review. If the purchase issue is still open, please contact me at mail@bernhardhering.de; don’t post payment details publicly.