Comparison

Altimate vs Alturos

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

Head to head
About

Altimate

Track your current elevation and GPS coordinates with this minimalist utility app. It offers a clean interface, customizable themes, and essential navigation tools for quick glances.

Highlights
  • Altitude/Elevation tracking
  • GPS Coordinates display
  • Compass with heading
  • Customizable color themes
  • Oversized readout
  • watchOS and widget integration
Features
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Meet your #1 elevation & altitude companion! Altimate swiftly and seamlessly integrates into your daily routine with fast glance Altitude/Elevation, all new customizable color themes, GPS Coordinates and heading. You'll soon see why this minimalist app is indispensable! Altimate is an elegant, feature-rich app. The ultimate altitude, coordinates and compass application for your iPhone and iPad. It has a clean design and lightweight interface. It comes with an altitude indicator for meter or ft, a compass with heading, and coordinates indicator for DMS or decimal. It also comes with 7 color themes. You will love it, especially when every moment matters! All it takes is one glance with our oversized & intentional readout. UI ENHANCEMENTS for an even easier user experience; no matter the situation. Enjoy all feature updates and future versions featuring watchOS and widget integration along with additional surprises.

About

Alturos

Features
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This small and simple app will use the phones sensors to measure an current (absolute) altitude. You can also set a baseline and measure from there (relative measurement). The app is perfect for measuring height of for example an elevator. Notes: * The absolute height can be affected by weather. * The relative sensor might drift over time.

Screenshots

Altimate4 screens
Alturos3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alturos at none against Altimate's 1. Alturos also leads on ads (none vs shown). Altimate's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price, device support 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. Altimate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alturos asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Altimate ships an update fortnightly, Alturos every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Altimate versus Alturos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAltimateAlturos
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAirMail, L.L.C.Markus Johansson

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Altimate

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Alturos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Altimate free?
Altimate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alturos free?
Alturos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Altimate or Alturos have ads?
Altimate shows ads; Alturos does not.
Which is updated more often, Altimate or Alturos?
Altimate ships an update fortnightly, and Alturos every 7 months. Most recently, Altimate was updated on October 3, 2026 and Alturos on October 6, 2026.

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