Barometer vs WatchBarometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
WatchBarometer
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WatchBarometer turns air pressure into useful context on iPhone and Apple Watch. Highlights: - current sensor pressure or sea-level-normalized pressure - short-term weather trend from pressure changes - pressure history from six hours to the complete timeline - comparison of raw and altitude-aware sea-level pressure - GPS altitude history with optional barometer refinement - focused measurement sessions - widgets, Live Activity, and Apple Watch complications WatchBarometer uses the device's running barometer stream, GPS altitude for sea-level context, and read-only HealthKit samples only when Apple already includes barometric pressure metadata. Important: - high- and low-pressure classifications use compensated sea-level pressure only - raw sensor pressure is not misleadingly classified across different elevations Built for weather watchers, hikers, and anyone who wants to understand pressure, trend, and altitude instead of seeing just one number. Privacy Policy: https://bernhardhering.de/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Barometer at every 5 days against WatchBarometer's every 3 months. Barometer also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Barometer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and WatchBarometer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Barometer ships an update every 5 days, WatchBarometer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barometer | WatchBarometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ichiro NAKAHARA | Bernhard Hering |
In-app purchases
Barometer
- coffee$0.99
- orange juice$3.99
- dinner$8.99
WatchBarometer
- WatchBarometer Jahresabo$3.991 Year
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