Barometer Plus vs Barometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barometer Plus
This app utilizes your device's barometer sensor to measure air pressure and altitude, helping you monitor and predict short-term weather changes. It also allows users to track how pressure impacts mood and optimize fishing conditions. The app offers extensive customization and historical data tracking.
- Barometer and altimeter with analog display
- Temperature and humidity display
- Pressure and altitude unit conversion
- GPS and METAR calibration
- Relative altitude measurement
- Pressure change notifications
- Pressure tracking and history graph
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Barometer Plus app measures air pressure and altitude using your device's built-in barometric pressure sensor. Because air pressure changes usually indicate a weather change, you can use this app to monitor and predict short-term weather variations. People suffering from migraine, headaches, or joint pain can monitor how barometric pressure impacts their mood. Fishermen can monitor the atmospheric pressure for right-time fishing. FEATURES: • The app contains a barometer and altimeter with a personalization graphic in classic analog style. It also displays the current temperature and humidity. • Display barometric pressure (sensor value) or mean sea level pressure (MSLP - value used in weather forecast services or stations). • Units support for pressure: mb, inHg, kPa, atm, Torr, psi, hPa, mmHg. Units for altitude: meter, feet. • Calibrate the barometer using altitude/location from the GPS. Calibrate the altimeter using the nearest airport information/METAR, or manually enter the QNH of the nearest airport. Offset sensor output value. • Measure the height (building/mountain/hiked/climbed) using the "Relative Altitude" feature (can be enabled in the app's Settings). • Notification about pressure change. "Notification custom rule" for you to define how and when the app sends notifications. Notify when air pressure changes indicate that extreme or worse weather may occur. • "Pressure Tracking" and "History Graph" require "Background App Refresh" or "Always Location Service" with "Exact update interval" enabled. • "My Area" allows you to define your frequent stay places, and the app tracks air pressure with location data. • Export history to CSV format and Today widget. • This app is the digital version compared with an aneroid or mercury barometer and can be adjusted to MSLP with additional features. CUSTOMIZABLE: You can change your barometer/altimeter appearance with: • Seven different housing colors. • Black, white or blue disk background. • Four different app backgrounds. • Three different types of needles. • Marker needle for easily monitor. • Dark or light Today widget theme. NOTES: • App only works on devices with a barometer sensor, such as iPhone 6/6s/7/8/X/11/12/13 (including Plus models), iPad Mini 4/Air 2/Pro, or later. • Weather icons on the dial: This only shows the air pressure trend like in an analog barometer. • Each time your device reboots, open the app for tracking with the "Exact update interval" feature work. • You may take the phone/tablet far away from computers, cables, and other magnetic sources to get accurate results. • This app is Pro / Premium version of the "Barometer Plus - Altimeter" app, only difference is all feature unlocked and no ads. If you already use the "Barometer Plus - Altimeter" app and purchased in-app, do not need to purchase this again. We welcome your ideas and suggestions - please email us at: support+barometer@pvdapps.com. Follow our official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/barometerplus/ or Twitter account: https://twitter.com/pvdapps.
Barometer
This app logs atmospheric pressure with sea level correction using GPS data. It can record data in the background or more frequently when in the foreground. Manual height and position settings are also available for fixed location logging.
- Atmospheric pressure logging
- Sea level correction
- GPS height integration
- Background logging
- Manual height/position setting
- Foreground logging
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The atmospheric pressure logger with the sea level correction by using GPS height information. It can keep logging in background, approximately every 10 min (more longer when battery powered). App is in foreground, keep logging every minute, In order to obtain the sea level correction value, we use the GPS position and the temperature of weather information. It is also possible to set height and position information manually if you want to record at a pre-fixed location.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Barometer at Free against Barometer Plus's $3.99. Barometer also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days). Barometer Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
Barometer is free to download; Barometer Plus costs $3.99 up front. Barometer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Barometer Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barometer Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Barometer Plus's written reviews are positive against 62% of Barometer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Barometer Plus ships an update every 11 days, Barometer every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Barometer Plus | Barometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #123 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ngo Na | ichiro NAKAHARA |
Customer experience
Barometer Plus
Barometer
In-app purchases
Barometer Plus
No in-app purchases
Barometer
- coffee$0.99
- orange juice$3.99
- dinner$8.99
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