Comparison

Altimeter vs Altimeter

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

Altimeter

Instantly discover your location, altitude, direction, and atmospheric pressure on a map. Track your elevation changes while moving and share photos with embedded location and altitude data. Access information on your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Real-time altitude and elevation tracking
  • GPS location, coordinates, and address
  • Atmospheric pressure monitoring
  • Detailed compass with direction tracking
  • Photo sharing with embedded location data
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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While traveling with a vehicle (car, bicycle, etc.), while hiking or climbing, you can instantly discover your location and altitude, direction, geographic coordinate, address and atmospheric pressure on the map. While following your direction on a detailed compass screen, you can also monitor the change in altitude. You can share the photos you take with your loved ones, including your altitude, geographic coordinates and address information. Depending on the shooting angle, the compass direction is also included in the photos. DISCOVER YOUR HEIGHT FROM SEA ON THE MAP (Normal Mode) You can instantly discover the information of your location on the map - Altitude (elevation) above sea level - Open air (atmosphere) pressure - Latitude and longitude coordinates and address - Speed in motion - Direction with a detailed compass FOLLOW YOUR HEIGHT FROM SEA ON THE MAP ON THE MOVE (Track Mode on the Map) On the map when traveling in a vehicle (car, bike, etc.), hiking or climbing, you can instantly track your location and the change in information - Altitude (elevation) above sea level - Open air (atmosphere) pressure - Latitude and longitude coordinates and address - Speed in motion - Direction with a detailed compass FOLLOW YOUR HEIGHT FROM SEA ON THE COMPASS (Compass Mode) While traveling with a vehicle (car, bicycle, etc.), while taking a walk or climbing, you can instantly track your direction and the altitude of your current location SHARE YOUR PHOTO WITH YOUR LOVED ONES WITH HEIGHT AND DIRECTION INFORMATION (Sharing Mode) While traveling with a vehicle (car, bike, etc.), hiking or climbing, you can share the photos you have taken with this information - Height, pressure, coordinate and address information will be on the photo - Depending on the shooting angle, the compass direction will be added to the photo YOU CAN ACCESS ALTITUDE AND LOCATION INFORMATION FROM APPLE WATCH IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT CALCULATION METHOD AND ACCURACY - The coordinates of the altitude and location are calculated using the GPS signals of the device used - There may be differences in the measurement values ​​depending on the GPS signal quality of the device's location - Just below the height value, the accuracy value of the measurement is given instantly in meters - Compass accuracy may be affected by magnetic or environmental interference UNLOCK ALTIMETER PRO - Use Altimeter without ads - Unlock point elevation - Unlock weather information - Access all current and future Pro features SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS - Monthly: Renews every month. No free trial. - Annual: Renews every year. Eligible new subscribers receive a 7-day free trial. Prices are displayed in your local currency on the purchase screen and may vary by country or region. PAYMENT AND RENEWAL Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. If you begin an eligible annual free trial, it converts to a paid annual subscription unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. TERMS AND PRIVACY Privacy Policy: https://fozoglu.github.io/altimeter/privacy.html Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

Altimeter and Altimeter both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Altimeter's written reviews are positive against 56% of Altimeter's. Altimeter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Altimeter's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 21) and iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). On price, rating and in-app purchases 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 and Altimeter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Altimeter against 4.6 for Altimeter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Altimeter has 1.3K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Altimeter's written reviews are positive against 56% of Altimeter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Altimeter ships an update every 3 months, Altimeter every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Altimeter versus Altimeter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAltimeterAltimeter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21 ratings)4.6 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews — better55.8% of reviews
Number of ratings211.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer22of8 GmbHFurkan Ozoglu

Customer experience

Altimeter

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

Altimeter

All ratings1,272 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral7.8%
Negative36.4%

Bugs and requests

Altimeter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Altimeter

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Accuracy is not very good
  • Not stable, altitude figure is constantly adjusting
  • Only shows metric on Apple Watch

Requested features

2 requests
  • Show compass on watch
  • Better altitude accuracy

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
3 purchases

Altimeter

Subscriptions2
  • Altimeter Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Altimeter Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Altimeter free?
Altimeter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Altimeter free?
Altimeter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Altimeter or Altimeter?
Altimeter and Altimeter are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 21 and 1.3K ratings respectively.
Do Altimeter or Altimeter have ads?
Altimeter shows ads; Altimeter does not.
Which is updated more often, Altimeter or Altimeter?
Altimeter ships an update every 3 months, and Altimeter every 7 months. Most recently, Altimeter was updated on October 13, 2026 and Altimeter on October 14, 2026.

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