# myAltitude - free altimeter for climbing & hiking — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of myAltitude by Dylan McKee, rated 3.67/5 from 3 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myaltitude-free-altimeter-for-climbing-and-hiking/id312368334/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myaltitude-free-altimeter-for-climbing-and-hiking/id312368334.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## Newest reviews (14 of 50) ### 4/5 — Excellent *2016-06-30, version 3.9* This is really simple, easy to use, and accurate. I'm hoping for an Apple Watch complication soon, but it's great just being able to see it in glances as well. ### 2/5 — Barometric altimeter *2015-01-17, version 3.3* As a barometric altimeter this app fails to be of much use. There is currently no way to calibrate the sensor at this time. So accuracy can be off by several hundred feet. Therefore only the GPS altimeter can be used. Not ready for prime time. ### 3/5 — Pretty good *2014-07-26, version 2.5* This is a very simple app . The UI is clean and simple. The add banner is not really annoying. ### 4/5 — Great *2014-06-17, version 2.3* Useful app. One to have. ### 4/5 — It does what it says. *2014-06-16, version 2.3* Shows you your altitude. Nice app. Needs more features though. ### 3/5 — Adds *2013-07-27, version 1.7* I like the app ,but really, adds? I make it a habit of never using any app or purchase any product that uses this format to advertise. ### 4/5 — Very good *2010-10-23, version 0* Good and simple, works pretty well ### 4/5 — Fun To Have But Watch Out! *2010-10-16, version 0* This app is fun to have, but watch out! Even though you go out of it on your iphone, it continues to search for your current altitude, totally draining your battery. Make sure it is turned off when you are done using it!!! I learned this the hard way -- don't repeat my mistake. ### 4/5 — Works well *2010-09-03, version 0* Simple, but works as advertised.. And yes, of course you'll need gps reception.. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2010-06-04, version 0* Works just as advertised! ### 4/5 — Altitude *2010-01-06, version 0* It works but you must be outside to receive the GPS signal. ### 4/5 — Altimeter *2009-11-29, version 0* Works great and is easy to use! ### 3/5 — Does what it says *2009-11-25, version 0* It's only as accurate as the GPS altitude calculation, which is not very accurate. Too bad it doesn't ping the NED database to get a much more accurate reading. ### 4/5 — Just dl for my iPhone *2009-11-21, version 0* Program works once you locate yourself on your map program ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Does not work well *2015-12-11, version 3.7* This thing does not work very well. It still has bugs! It would not sync with my phone. (iPhone 6 plus). It was not accurate, in fact I had to reboot my Apple Watch every time to get this thing to sync to my phone and give an accurate reading. While my phone would pull up the app and the altimeter would show an accurate reading however the watch would not display the correct elevation. It was only after when I would have to restart my Apple Watch would it finally sync and give an accurate reading. This would happen every single time. Nothing wrong with my Apple Watch because I sync all other apps, text messages,etc from my phone to my Apple Watch. This thing has bugs. ### 1/5 — Not worth download *2011-03-23, version 1.5* Downloaded app and it has never worked for me. Tried "Altitude" and it worked much better. Always received a host error and they could never find my location. ### 1/5 — Never worked *2010-11-06, version 0* It simply never worked. One star is too much. ### 1/5 — JUNK! *2010-11-01, version 0* Accurate up to 380m? Are you kidding? That's 1,250 feet. A 20-50m accuracy level would be more acceptable. ### 1/5 — Broke *2010-01-12, version 0* I have tried this app in about a dozen locations outside spanning over a 100 miles difference in location, does not work ### 1/5 — Glitch? *2009-12-21, version 0* I'm 9000+ ft higher than sea level, yet it's saying I'm at 0. No numbers show up. Isn't that the point of the app. Good idea. Now let's execute that. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2009-10-22, version 0* I followed the instructions to enable the Location settings but it still shows 0 no matter what altitude I am at. ### 1/5 — try again *2009-10-07, version 0* This app wasn't helpful, didn't respond accurately. I took a reading from a high point, then descended to a lower elevation and took another reading. The second reading was HIGHER than the first...oops, try again! Not at all accurate. I removed it from my i-Phone. ### 1/5 — Does NOT work *2009-09-26, version 0* Glad I didn't pay for this, I will delete it momentarily. I understand you get what you pay for but what was the point of even making this ?? ### 1/5 — It's elevation!!!! *2009-09-22, version 0* Altitude is how high you are off the ground! Elevation is the measurement between where you are at and sea level!! Example: if you are standing on the beach your elevation is zero. If you are on a hill 7 feet tall at the same beach your elevation is 7 feet. Now if you were in a helicopter hovering over the same beach at 7 feet away from the hill your altitude would be 14 feet. Get it right!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Functional and simple *2014-08-08, version 2.6* Often apps display unnecessary extras. Not this app. This does exactly what it states and puts that information front and center. Locations tested have all been accurate. ### 5/5 — Handy *2014-08-06, version 2.6* Comes in handy when I am in bed and trying to sleep. I often like to check how high I am ### 5/5 — Great App *2014-08-05, version 2.6* Nice app! Simply does what it claims to do. Very useful for climbers and just for people who want to know how far they went up. ### 5/5 — Nice! *2014-07-08, version 2.4* It's not of super importance to me or any other casual user but pretty useful for climbers. Also it's nice to know that if I want to know my altitude, there's an app for that! ### 5/5 — It delivers *2014-06-28, version 2.3* Nice and simple. Does exactly as it says. If you need to know your approximate current altitude this is the app for you. ### 5/5 — Works well *2012-05-07, version 1.5* Pretty accurate with background GPS off. ### 5/5 — Works- no frills *2011-11-19, version 1.5* If you have a problem, it's your hardware. My iPhone 4 with iOS 4 has no problem with any GPS/Altitude app. Undoubtedly there are iPhones that may have hardware issues, but the 1-star reviews from their owners are not a fair evaluation of the app itself. ### 5/5 — Works! *2011-05-17, version 1.5* I used this in the mountains and the city and it agreed closely with posted altitudes. It was a little bit slower than CURRENT ALTITUDE FREE (the one with the airplane logo) but has a simpler display, something I appreciate after seeing so many apps with worse graphics than GoDaddy! Other than that either of those two free apps are keepers. ### 5/5 — Worked as described *2010-12-01, version 0* Was sitting at the signature bar @ john hancock tower in Chicago and just wanted an idea of how high we were. ### 5/5 — Great app *2010-10-23, version 0* I used this app over a two day period that went from sea level to 9654 feet and it was extremely accurate. I think the people that say the app doesn't work are probably using a non gps enabled phone. I used it again last weekend hiking and again the elevation displayed matched the posted elevation. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*