Positive Altitude vs ElevationCheck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Positive Altitude
Instantly check your current elevation, speed, and direction of travel. This utility app also displays your rate of ascent or descent and GPS signal accuracy. It's designed for easy readability in various outdoor and travel scenarios.
- Real-time elevation and altitude
- Speed and direction tracking
- Rate of ascent/descent
- GPS signal accuracy display
- Large, high-contrast font
- Works on airplanes
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Positive Altitude is the best way to instantly check your elevation, altitude, speed, and direction whether hiking, climbing, or flying! This is the ONLY altimeter App that also includes your rate of ascent and descent as well as the accuracy of your GPS signal. How high are you? How fast are you climbing or falling? Large fonts and bright contrast make it easy to read or share with your seat mate. Positive Altitude works on airplanes! You may need to hold your phone near the window to get an initial GPS sync. Note: Positive Altitude uses your phone's GPS and will not work in Airplane mode.
ElevationCheck
Instantly get your current elevation or check the elevation of any location on a map. Save important elevation data for later or share it with others. Features a satellite view for detailed terrain information.
- Current elevation display
- Check elevation by map pin
- Save and share elevation data
- Satellite map view
- Detailed terrain information
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"ElevationCheck" is a convenient app that provides instant elevation information. Utilizing GPS, it accurately displays your current elevation. You can also move a pin to any location on the map to get elevation data for that specific point. Important elevation data can be saved as a list for future reference, or shared with friends and family in text format. The app also features a satellite map view, allowing for more detailed terrain information. Important Notes: An internet connection is required to use this app. Subscription Please refer to the following for terms and conditions for using subscriptions. 1. Privacy Policy: https://ontrails.jp/app/privacy-policy/elevationcheck/ 2. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Positive Altitude at 4.8 against ElevationCheck's 4.2. Positive Altitude also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). ElevationCheck's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume 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. ElevationCheck sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Positive Altitude asks for nothing beyond the download.
Positive Altitude holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Positive Altitude's written reviews are positive against 63% of ElevationCheck's.
Positive Altitude ships an update every 10 months, ElevationCheck every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Positive Altitude | ElevationCheck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arutunian LLC | ONTRAILS |
Customer experience
Positive Altitude
ElevationCheck
In-app purchases
Positive Altitude
No in-app purchases
ElevationCheck
- 1 Month Plan$3.991 Month
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