Comparison

Altimeter vs Alt

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

Head to head
About

Altimeter

Determine your current altitude and save important locations to navigate back to them later. This app supports multiple coordinate systems and can be used on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. It prioritizes battery saving by only using GPS when the app is active.

Highlights
  • Current altitude measurement
  • Save and navigate to locations
  • Multiple coordinate systems
  • Share location and altitude
  • Apple Watch support
  • Battery-saving GPS usage
Features
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Have you climbed to the top of a mountain and want to know your current elevation? Or are you out and about and wondering how far you still have to go? Altimeter shows you your elevation. It’s also conveniently available on your Apple Watch! What if you want to mark points along your route so you can find them again later? No problem! With Altimeter, you can name and tag locations with an icon and navigate back to them later. This works on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Altimeter is free, ad-free, and doesn’t track you in any way. Some features are available only to supporters, but anyone can try them for free for a few days. The basic features are freely available and will remain so. If you have questions or comments, you can submit a support request within the app. Features - Elevation in meters or feet with high accuracy - Locations in multiple coordinate systems (International, Swiss, UTM, MGRS) - Save locations as waypoints for later and organize them into folders. - With Augmented Navigation, you can see exactly where your destination is right in the camera view. - The Radar view shows you all waypoints in your vicinity, even in 3D. - Share your waypoints even without an internet connection. - The combined view shows you elevation and location at a glance. - Light/Dark Mode, color or monochrome - iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch Altimeter uses your device’s GPS chip to determine your elevation and location. To maximize battery life, the chip is only activated when the app is open on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. This means there is no background activity, and your location is not stored. Note Accuracy depends on GPS satellite reception. Reception is limited indoors. Continuous use of GPS can significantly reduce battery life. Privacy Policy: https://altimeter.22of8.ch/en/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://altimeter.22of8.ch/en/terms-of-use.html

About

Alt

This app calculates your precise altitude above sea level using your device's barometer or GPS. It offers a realistic, retro design and automatically calibrates for local atmospheric pressure, with optional manual calibration for advanced users.

Highlights
  • Barometer-based altitude calculation
  • GPS fallback for devices without barometer
  • Automatic local pressure calibration
  • Optional user calibration
  • Retro-style interface
  • Precise height above sea level
Read full description

Alt-O-Meter uses the barometer (air pressure sensor) in your late-model iPhone or iPad to calculate your precise height above sea level. Great for hiking, skiing, driving through mountain passes, flying, and more! • Reads ambient air pressure for a more precise reading than GPS. • Realistic, retro style. Looks like a classic airplane's altimeter! • Automatically calibrates for local atmospheric pressure. • ...also allows precise user calibration (optional; for advanced users) • Uses GPS hardware in devices that lack a barometer. • Completely free! No ads or in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Altimeter4 screens
Alt3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alt at none against Altimeter's 5. Alt also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Altimeter's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months) and review sentiment (96% vs 76%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Altimeter sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Alt asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Altimeter against 4.5 for Alt. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Altimeter's written reviews are positive against 76% of Alt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Altimeter ships an update every 3 months, Alt every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Altimeter versus Alt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAltimeterAlt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews — better76.5% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer22of8 GmbHJoshua Hinman

Customer experience

Altimeter

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%

Alt

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral17.6%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Altimeter

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter$1.991 Year
One-time4
  • Generous tip$1.99
  • Massive tip$3.99
  • Amazing tip$8.99
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  • Buy me a Mac$599.99
None

Alt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Altimeter free?
Altimeter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alt free?
Alt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Altimeter or Alt?
Altimeter is rated higher. Altimeter averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Alt averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Altimeter or Alt have ads?
Neither Altimeter nor Alt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Altimeter or Alt?
Altimeter ships an update every 3 months, and Alt every 15 months. Most recently, Altimeter was updated on October 26, 2026 and Alt on October 24, 2026.

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