Comparison

Now Altimeter vs Altimeter & Peak Finder

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Now Altimeter

Features
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Your outdoor altitude computer. Offline, no ads, no tracking. Now Altimeter shows your altitude large and instantly — and does more: record tours, read air pressure and weather trend, calibrate your altitude to within a few metres. On your iPhone and on your wrist. This app collects no data about you. No account, no sign-up, no advertising. TRY PRO FREE FOR 7 DAYS For seven days after installing, every Pro feature is unlocked — no purchase, no payment details, no account. After that the free features remain. FREE FEATURES • Live GPS altitude in meters or feet • Coordinates in DMS, Decimal Degrees or UTM format • 6 stunning background photos — mountain, waterfall, forest & more • Home screen widget (small, medium & large) • Record your first 3 tours — with map, elevation profile, distance, elevation gain and GPX export • Accuracy readout: you can see how reliable the altitude currently is NOW ALTIMETER PRO Take your outdoor adventures further with Pro: Barometer & Weather Trend Live air pressure in hPa with a 1-hour history chart. Know whether the weather is improving or deteriorating before you feel it. Trend indicators and a detail view with min/max/delta statistics. Altitude Calibration Tap the altitude and enter a value you know — a summit marker, a trail sign, your own address — or the QNH from a weather report. The app then works barometrically and shows altitude to within a few metres instead of the 10 to 30 of plain GPS. Climb and Descent Rate Vertical speed in m/min or ft/min, right next to the air pressure. The number ski touring, mountaineering and paragliding actually think in. Compass Real-time heading display with a rotating arrow. Always know which direction you're facing. Unlimited Tour Recording Beyond the 3 free tours: record as many hikes, ski runs and bike rides as you like, with full GPS tracking: • Interactive route map showing your recorded path • Altitude profile chart • Distance, moving time and average pace for every tour • Statistics across all your tours, with personal bests and a yearly breakdown • Share a tour as an image — elevation profile and numbers on one card • Time, elevation gain and distance on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Search tours and sort by date, elevation gain, distance or duration • Import GPX and view someone else's tour • Pause automatically when nothing moves (optional) • Ascent, descent, peak altitude & duration at a glance • GPX export — compatible with Strava, Komoot & Garmin Connect • Rename, manage and delete saved tours Summit Photo Attach a photo from the top to your tour – elevation gain, distance and time go right onto it. Three designs: Logbook, Profile, Stamp. Share it as an image, without the location in the photo data. Apple Watch App The full Pro experience on your wrist: • Live altitude, barometer and compass • Start/stop tour recording directly from your Watch • Matching background image synced automatically from your iPhone • Watch face complications (circular & rectangular) Pro Widgets Barometer reading and compass heading right on your home screen — in small, medium and large sizes. DESIGN EDITOR Create your own signature look with custom colors and personal background photos. Save and switch between multiple designs whenever you like. SUBSCRIPTION INFO Now Altimeter Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.now-altimeter.com/en/datenschutz

About

Altimeter & Peak Finder

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NEW: Peaks - point your camera at the mountains and VERT names every summit around you, with height and distance. Works offline, worldwide. Part of VERT Pro. VERT is the altimeter that works everywhere and the tracker that never forgets your day. Our barometer reads altitude with no internet, no account, no waiting. It shows Apple's own accuracy figures—honest numbers that reflect reality. A steep climb looks steep. A flat stretch looks flat. Your entire day is recorded and saved continuously to disk. Close the app, lose signal, drain the battery—your recording is already safe. Every elevation gain and loss. Every photograph, tagged by the altitude where you took it. WHY CHOOSE VERT • Barometer works everywhere. No internet needed, no GPS drain, no connectivity required—mountains, valleys, gorges, anywhere. • Never loses your day. Continuous disk writes protect every moment. App crashes, dead batteries, lost signal—your recording survives. • Honest altitude. We display the real accuracy Apple reports, not invented numbers. Trust the numbers you see. • Your photographs at elevation. Each one anchored to its exact altitude, exactly when taken. • Complete records. Elevation gain and loss, maximum altitude, time, distance, route on a map that fills in when you're back on wifi. • Free to use—one-time Pro unlock, no subscription. Perfect for ski touring, trail running, hiking, peak-bagging, or any mountain day where elevation matters and connectivity doesn't. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Now Altimeter4 screens
Altimeter & Peak Finder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Now Altimeter at none against Altimeter & Peak Finder's shown. Now Altimeter also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Altimeter & Peak Finder's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Now Altimeter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Altimeter & Peak Finder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Now Altimeter ships an update monthly, Altimeter & Peak Finder every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Now Altimeter versus Altimeter & Peak Finder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNow AltimeterAltimeter & Peak Finder
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGerhard KanzlerNadzeya Yashchuk

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Now Altimeter

Subscriptions2
  • Now Altimeter Pro – Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Now Altimeter Pro – Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Custom Design Editor$2.99
1 purchases

Altimeter & Peak Finder

One-time1
  • VERT Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Now Altimeter free?
Now Altimeter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Altimeter & Peak Finder free?
Altimeter & Peak Finder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Now Altimeter or Altimeter & Peak Finder have ads?
Altimeter & Peak Finder shows ads; Now Altimeter does not.
Which is updated more often, Now Altimeter or Altimeter & Peak Finder?
Now Altimeter ships an update monthly, and Altimeter & Peak Finder every 10 days. Most recently, Now Altimeter was updated on October 15, 2026 and Altimeter & Peak Finder on October 25, 2026.

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