iGadget vs Pressure Altimeter Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iGadget
This app provides a collection of retro-styled analog gadgets for your iPhone and Apple Watch. It includes tools like an altimeter, barometer, compass, ruler, and magnifying glass, offering practical utility with a vintage aesthetic.
- Altimeter
- Barometer
- Compass
- Magnifying Glass
- Ruler
- Speedometer
- Thermometer
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Think of it as your “Electronic Toolbox”. The iGadget App for iPhone and Apple Watch features a variety of useful and entertaining gadgets, each with a delightfully “retro” analog appearance. Currently, the iGadget App supports the following Gadgets: • Altimeter • Barometer • Compass* • Hygrometer • Magnifying Glass* • Metronome* • Rain Gauge* • Ruler* • Speedometer • Spirit Level* • Sundial • Telescope* • Thermometer • Vertical Speed Indicator • VU Meter • Weather Vane * Indicates Gadgets supported by iPhone only. Altimeter - The Altimeter Gadget displays your altitude as either a standard aviation Altimeter, or as a ‘digital’ gauge, both of which are calibrated in either meters or feet. Barometer - Displays the atmospheric pressure at your current location, with readout in hPa, mmHg and inHg. Compass - We all want to know where we’re going, don’t we? Now your iPhone can show you at a glance your current compass heading. Just like a ship’s compass, the entire dial of the Compass Gadget rotates, so the North arrow always points to magnetic North. Hygrometer - Displays the humidity level (%) at your current location. Magnifying Glass - Use the iPhone's camera to view small objects and text at 10x magnification. Metronome - Select a frequency between "Grave" (42 beats per minute) and "Prestissimo" (208 beats per minute). Rain Gauge - View the cumulative rainfall in your current location for the last hour, last day or last week. Ruler - Have you ever needed to measure something, but couldn’t lay your hands on a ruler? Just use your iPhone! This Gadget displays a ruler, precisely calibrated to the size of your iPhone’s screen. Yet another reason to love the larger screen-size of your iPhone 6/6s/7 Plus! Speedometer - View your current speed using one of several classic automobile or motorcycle speedometers. Spirit Level - Use your iPhone as a (relatively inaccurate!) Spirit Level, to measure the level of your desk, for example. Sundial - An electronic sundial which automatically rotates the Sundial’s face so that it is orientated to the equator, whether you are in the Northern or Southern hemisphere. During daylight hours, the Sundial Gadget displays the shadow cast by the electronic ‘gnomon’ (that’s the name for the pointy thing on a Sundial). So you can use the sun’s shadow to read the time of day at your current location, even if it’s cloudy/raining. Just don’t expect it to tell you the time after sunset! Telescope - Displays the camera image magnified 2x, 5x or 10x. Thermometer - Displays the ambient temperature for your current location, based on local weather reports. Calibrated in degrees Centigrade and Fahrenheit. Vertical Speed Indicator - Displays your vertical speed, as per a standard aviation VSI gauge. Calibrated in thousands of feet per minute or thousands of meters per minute. VU Meter - Displays the ambient noise level, as detected by the microphone of your iPhone or Apple Watch. Weather Vane - Displays the wind speed and direction at your current location. The vane's needle points into the wind, while the wind's strength is indicated by the speed at which the anemometer spins. Configurability On the iPhone, use the Gadget Gallery to select a specific Gadget. Alternatively, swipe right or left to step through the list of supported Gadgets. You can also select your preferred language, units, source of weather data (currently only OpenWeatherMap), Altimeter (analog or 'digital') and Speedometer. The 'Favourites' button allows you to register your Favourite Gadgets and step between them instantly. On Apple Watch, the main menu allows you to select which of the supported Gadgets you wish to view. All relevant Settings (e.g. language, units) are automatically transferred from your iPhone to your Apple Watch.
Pressure Altimeter Tracker
Track real-time altitude changes with interactive graphs and Live Activities. Offers sea-level or relative altitude modes, with optional CSV export/import for detailed data analysis. Includes a standalone Watch app and real-time climb/descent statistics.
- Real-time altitude tracking
- Interactive altitude graphs
- Live Activities display
- Relative altitude mode
- CSV export/import
- Standalone Watch app
- Real-time climb/descent stats
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AltiTracker runs automatically in the background and keeps track of altitude changes in real time. The app's interactive graphs let you see and explore altitude changes and trends over time. With our Live Activities feature, AltiTracker shows your current altitude even when you phone is locked. You can select either sea-level operation or a relative altitude mode that tracks your altitude relative to a selected reference altitude (for example, your altitude relative to your base camp). Optional CSV export/import capabilities let you save your altitude data at ultra-high one-second resolution, and you can explore previously saved CSV altitude data directly in the app. The included Watch app can run stand-alone on your Watch fully independent of your iPhone. Our Watch app also let you easily adjust all key settings such as reference pressure or relative altitude. Real-time stats let you track your total climb/descent info, min/max altitude, vertical speed, and direction. You can set your sea level altitude or pressure manually, or use the GPS feature to obtain a reference altitude automatically. Our Live Background feature helps ensure that you maximize battery life by automatically turning off operation after the desired background runtime period. And our climb sensitivity feature helps minimize the classic problem of weather-based altimeter "drift" between active climbs. For mariners, our app can even estimate wave height and distance between waves. And for good measure, we included our NOAA/ICAO station-based weather data along with our amazing wind speed analyzer. As you can see, we set out to build the most advanced pressure-based altimeter app out there and we hope you give it a try! Privacy policy: https://www.bogbridges.com/altiprivacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
iGadget and Pressure Altimeter Tracker both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Pressure Altimeter Tracker's written reviews are positive against 0% of iGadget's. Pressure Altimeter Tracker also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). iGadget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On rating, update cadence, 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
Pressure Altimeter Tracker is free to download; iGadget costs $2.99 up front. Pressure Altimeter Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. iGadget asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iGadget against 5.0 for Pressure Altimeter Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pressure Altimeter Tracker has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of iGadget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pressure Altimeter Tracker's.
iGadget ships an update every 6 weeks, Pressure Altimeter Tracker monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | iGadget | Pressure Altimeter Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Manson | Bog Bridges LLC |
Customer experience
iGadget
Pressure Altimeter Tracker
In-app purchases
iGadget
No in-app purchases
Pressure Altimeter Tracker
- Premium Features14 Days trial$5.991 Year






