Comparison

Altimeter ∞ Elevation GPS vs Fieldwatt Electrician NEC Calc

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

Head to head
About

Altimeter ∞ Elevation GPS

This app provides real-time GPS altitude readings in feet or meters with live accuracy indicators. It's designed for outdoor enthusiasts and travelers needing a fast, reliable elevation tracker that works offline and uses minimal battery.

Highlights
  • Live GPS altitude
  • Unit toggle (feet/meters)
  • GPS accuracy display
  • Offline functionality
  • Minimal battery usage
  • Clean interface
Features
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Know your exact elevation, anywhere. Altimeter ∞ shows your real-time GPS altitude in feet or meters with a live accuracy indicator — no signup, no clutter. Built for hikers, climbers, skiers, cyclists, drone pilots, paragliders, and travelers who need a fast, dependable altitude reader. Features: • Live GPS altitude in meters or feet • One-tap unit toggle • GPS accuracy display • Works offline once located • Minimal battery use • Clean, glanceable interface Optional Premium removes ads with a monthly or lifetime in-app purchase. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/alti-meter/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Fieldwatt Electrician NEC Calc

Features
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Five NEC calculators that work with no signal. Fieldwatt is a field calculator suite for electricians, apprentices, and inspectors. Every calculation runs on the phone — no account, no network, no waiting. Open it in a crawlspace, a mechanical room, or a job trailer with one bar and it still answers instantly. WHAT'S INSIDE • Voltage Drop — 1-phase and 3-phase, copper or aluminum, checked against the 3% branch / 5% total recommendation. When a run fails, it names the size that passes. • Wire Ampacity — minimum conductor from NEC Table 310.16, with the 125% continuous-load multiplier applied where it belongs. • Conduit Fill — minimum EMT, PVC-40, or RMC for your conductor count, per Chapter 9 Tables 1, 4, and 5. • Box Fill — total volume required per NEC 314.16, counting conductors, devices, clamps, and grounds the way the article does. • Conduit Bending — offset multipliers, mark spacing, shrink, and 90° stub take-up. IT TELLS YOU THE RULE, NOT JUST THE NUMBER Most calculators hand back a figure and leave you to defend it. Fieldwatt hands back the figure and the article behind it: • Choose the 90°C column and it warns you that 90°C is a derating column. Per NEC 110.14(C) terminations are listed for 60°C or 75°C, and sizing off 90°C is how a conductor passes arithmetic and fails inspection. • Mark a load continuous and it sizes at 125% up front, instead of reporting a code requirement as an afterthought. • Upsize for voltage drop and it reminds you that NEC 250.122(B) makes you upsize the equipment grounding conductor in the same proportion. Every result carries its citation — 310.16, 314.16, 250.122(B), Chapter 9 Tables 1/4/5 — so you can check the work against the book. BUILT FOR THE JOBSITE • Fully offline. The whole app ships on the device. • No account required to calculate. • No ads. • Large type and big touch targets, for gloves and bad light. • Dark by default, because most of this work happens in the dark. FREE All five calculators are free. Signing in is optional and only adds saved jobs and material lists for accounts that already have them. NEC 2023. For guidance only — verify against the code edition your AHJ enforces and any local amendments.

Screenshots

Altimeter ∞ Elevation GPS3 screens
Fieldwatt Electrician NEC Calc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fieldwatt Electrician NEC Calc at none against Altimeter ∞ Elevation GPS's 3. Fieldwatt Electrician NEC Calc also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Altimeter ∞ Elevation GPS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Fieldwatt Electrician NEC Calc asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Altimeter ∞ Elevation GPS versus Fieldwatt Electrician NEC Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAltimeter ∞ Elevation GPSFieldwatt Electrician NEC Calc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFawkes WeiVectraSEO LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Altimeter ∞ Elevation GPS

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$7.99
None

Fieldwatt Electrician NEC Calc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Altimeter ∞ Elevation GPS free?
Altimeter ∞ Elevation GPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fieldwatt Electrician NEC Calc free?
Fieldwatt Electrician NEC Calc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Altimeter ∞ Elevation GPS or Fieldwatt Electrician NEC Calc have ads?
Altimeter ∞ Elevation GPS shows ads; Fieldwatt Electrician NEC Calc does not.

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