Altimate vs Yiting Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Altitude/Elevation tracking
- GPS Coordinates display
- Compass with heading
- Customizable color themes
- Oversized readout
- watchOS and widget integration
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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.
Yiting Compass
This utility app provides precise location data, including altitude, latitude, and longitude. It features a smart compass for accurate direction and a unique camera that adds environmental data to your photos. Customize units to suit your preferences.
- Precise positioning with altitude display
- Smart compass for real-time bearing
- Watermark camera with location data
- Atmospheric pressure and oxygen level
- Customizable unit settings
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[Features] 1. Precise Positioning & Comprehensive Environmental Data Real-time map positioning with accurate altitude display. Provides latitude & longitude, heading, speed, magnetic field intensity, atmospheric pressure, water boiling point, and oxygen level — all data is clear and easy to read. 2. Smart Compass for Accurate Direction Built-in smart compass simulates a physical compass, with a simple and intuitive interface that shows real-time bearing. 3. Watermark Camera to Capture Memorable Moments Unique watermark camera automatically adds latitude & longitude, altitude, and atmospheric pressure to photos, going beyond ordinary photo recording. 4. Customizable Unit Settings Supports custom unit preferences. Freely switch units and display formats to match your habits and different usage scenarios. [Contact] E-Mail: cq_yiting@163.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yiting Compass at none against Altimate's 1. Altimate's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Altimate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Yiting Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Altimate against 5.0 for Yiting Compass. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Altimate ships an update fortnightly, Yiting Compass every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Altimate | Yiting Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AirMail, L.L.C. | 重庆倚汀科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Altimate
Yiting Compass
In-app purchases
Altimate
- Remove Ads$1.99
Yiting Compass
No in-app purchases
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