Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite vs Barometer & Altimeter & Thermo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite
This app turns your smartphone into a scientific instrument suite, enabling measurement, recording, analysis, and export of real-time sensor data. It offers tools for kinematics, acoustics, light, magnetism, and more, suitable for students, educators, researchers, and hobbyists.
- Real-time sensor data measurement
- Data recording and analysis
- Data export functionality
- Kinematics tools (accelerometer, gyroscope)
- Acoustics tools (sound meter, oscilloscope)
- Magnetism tools (compass, magnetometer)
- AR visualization for magnetic fields and measurements
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Whether you’re a student, educator, researcher, or hobbyist, Physics Toolbox transforms your smartphone’s built-in sensors into a powerful suite of scientific instruments. Easily measure, record, analyze, and export real-time data for a variety of uses—from classroom experiments to cutting-edge research. KINEMATICS G-Force Meter Linear Accelerometer Gyroscope Inclinometer Motion Visualizer (LiDAR-tracked position and velocity) ACOUSTICS Sound Meter Tone Detector Tone Generator Oscilloscope Spectrum Analyzer Spectrogram LIGHT Light Meter Color Detector Proximeter Stroboscope MAGNETISM Compass Magnetometer Magna-AR (AR visualization of magnetic field vectors) OTHER Barometer GPS - latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, direction, number of satellites Ruler-AR (AR-estimated measurements) COMBINATION Multi Record Roller Coaster GAME Play (data-verified challenges)
Barometer & Altimeter & Thermo
Measure atmospheric pressure, altitude, and current weather conditions using your device's sensors and GPS. Get real-time data on temperature, wind speed, and humidity, with automatic calibration for accuracy. Useful for health, outdoor activities, and weather prediction.
- Accurate height measurement
- Barometric pressure measurement
- GPS coordinates and location data
- Current weather information
- Outside temperature
- Wind speed and humidity
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Barometer and Altimeter is a simple application for measuring atmospheric pressure and altitude. The application uses: - built-in GPS, - built-in pressure sensor / barometer (if the device does not have a barometric sensor, application retrieves atmospheric pressure data via the Internet from the nearest meteorological station), - automatic altitude and atmospheric pressure calibration algorithm, based on data from local meteorological stations. Barometer and Altimeter features: - accurate height measurement above sea level (from GPS and other sensors), - accurate measurement of barometric pressure (if the device is equipped in pressure sensor and check data available online) - GPS coordinates, name of location, country - information and current weather data from your local weather station (if available). - outside temperature, - wind speed, - visibility, - humidity, hygrometer (if device is equipped with appropriate sensors). Exemplary uses of a barometer or altimeter tracker: - health and medical - by monitoring the atmosferic pressure, you can be prepared for pressure jumps, headaches, migraine and malaise, - for fishermen and anglers who fishing and sailing - monitoring the atmospheric pressure and weather you can increase the chances for good fishing, - sportsmen and tourists, - for determining, predicting and checking weather, air temperature, wind speed, - to check the location, - for pilots for check pressure and altitude, - sailors, seamans and surfers can check the wind. Using this barometer tracker is simpler than using an aneroid or mercury barometer. Our Barometer and Altimeter tracker is easy to use, simple and handy. Warning! Some portable devices (tablets, phones, smartphones) do not have a built-in pressure sensor. On these devices, the measurements may be less accurate as they will be based on data from the local meteorological stations. We are constantly developing this app, if you see something that can be improved send us on help@examobile.pl. If you like this app, rate it for 5 stars. Enjoy and have a good time with this app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite at weekly against Barometer & Altimeter & Thermo's every 2 months. Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 72%). Barometer & Altimeter & Thermo's advantage is ratings volume (9.6K vs 1.8K) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Barometer & Altimeter & Thermo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite against 4.8 for Barometer & Altimeter & Thermo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barometer & Altimeter & Thermo has 9.6K ratings behind it against 1.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite's written reviews are positive against 72% of Barometer & Altimeter & Thermo's.
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite ships an update weekly, Barometer & Altimeter & Thermo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite | Barometer & Altimeter & Thermo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.8K ratings) | 4.8 (9.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews — better | 71.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K | 9.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chrystian Vieyra | ExaMobile S.A. |
Customer experience
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite
Barometer & Altimeter & Thermo
Bugs and requests
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Barometer & Altimeter & Thermo
Reported bugs
4 issues- Barometer not working without internet connection
- Pressure readings not updating correctly
- Ads not removed after purchase of ad-free version
- Compatibility issues with latest iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add pressure trend/history graph
- Implement weather symbols on the dial
- Allow manual altitude calibration
- Provide wind speed data
- Develop an Apple Watch companion app
In-app purchases
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite
- Upgrade to Pro$5.99
Barometer & Altimeter & Thermo
- Remove ads$1.99
Questions
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