Comparison

Altimeter Elevation Watch vs Pressure Altimeter Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Altimeter Elevation Watch

Track your elevation and altitude gain in real-time with this app. Designed for outdoor enthusiasts, it provides a precise altimeter directly on your Apple Watch face or iPhone home screen widget, allowing you to focus on your activity.

Highlights
  • Real-time altitude and elevation gain
  • Apple Watch complication
  • iPhone home screen widget
  • Live Activity on iPhone
  • Graphical daily profile
  • Monthly and yearly analysis
Features
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Track your current altitude and elevation gain at a glance, whether you’re hiking, climbing, mountain biking, or driving mountain roads. Altimeter – Elevation Widget & Watch Complication gives you a precise altimeter for your Apple Watch and iPhone. Keep your current altitude visible on your watch face, home screen, and iPhone Live Activity. The native CarPlay dashboard is a separate view designed for the drive, with current altitude, climb or descent per minute, grade, direction, peak, and gain. Try Siri with: “Siri, start Live Activity in Altimeter.” You can also ask: “Siri, what is my current altitude in Altimeter?” This app is designed for outdoor lovers and works as: • A complication for Apple Watch Series 4 or newer (watchOS 10.6 or later) • A home screen widget for your iPhone Features: • Real-time altitude and elevation gain • Complication for Apple Watch faces • Native CarPlay dashboard: current altitude, climb/descent per minute, grade, direction, peak, and gain • Live Activity on iPhone: current altitude, peak, and gain on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Home screen widget for quick altitude checks • Siri, Shortcuts & Spotlight: start Live Activity, ask for current altitude, save altitude readings, and get ready for the new Siri experience this fall • Graphical daily profile and gain timeline • Heatmap + flowline for monthly and yearly analysis • Background significant-location updates for efficient day profiles • HealthKit Flights Climbed support for more robust gain calculation • Switch between meters and feet Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time altitude tracking
  • Interactive altitude graphs
  • Live Activities display
  • Relative altitude mode
  • CSV export/import
  • Standalone Watch app
  • Real-time climb/descent stats
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Altimeter Elevation Watch4 screens
Pressure Altimeter Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pressure Altimeter Tracker at 100% against Altimeter Elevation Watch's 34%. Pressure Altimeter Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Altimeter Elevation Watch's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (65 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Altimeter Elevation Watch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year and Pressure Altimeter Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pressure Altimeter Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Altimeter Elevation Watch has 65 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Altimeter Elevation Watch's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pressure Altimeter Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Altimeter Elevation Watch ships an update every 8 days, Pressure Altimeter Tracker monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Altimeter Elevation Watch versus Pressure Altimeter Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAltimeter Elevation WatchPressure Altimeter Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (65 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings65 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBernhard HeringBog Bridges LLC

Customer experience

Altimeter Elevation Watch

All ratings65 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral14.8%
Negative50.8%

Pressure Altimeter Tracker

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Altimeter Elevation Watch

Subscriptions1
  • Support Development$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Buy Me a Non-Alcoholic Beer$34.99
1 purchases

Pressure Altimeter Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Features14 Days trial$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Altimeter Elevation Watch free?
Altimeter Elevation Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pressure Altimeter Tracker free?
Pressure Altimeter Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Altimeter Elevation Watch or Pressure Altimeter Tracker?
Pressure Altimeter Tracker is rated higher. Altimeter Elevation Watch averages 4.4 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Pressure Altimeter Tracker averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Altimeter Elevation Watch or Pressure Altimeter Tracker have ads?
Neither Altimeter Elevation Watch nor Pressure Altimeter Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Altimeter Elevation Watch or Pressure Altimeter Tracker?
Altimeter Elevation Watch ships an update every 8 days, and Pressure Altimeter Tracker monthly. Most recently, Altimeter Elevation Watch was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pressure Altimeter Tracker on August 23, 2026.

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