Comparison

Elevation Tracker vs Altimeter Elevation Watch

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

Head to head
About

Elevation Tracker

This app tracks your climbing and descending during outdoor activities. It displays detailed metrics like elevation gain, speed, distance, and heart rate zones. Save activities, share route data, and view elevation profiles with this GPS-based fitness companion.

Highlights
  • Tracks elevation gain and loss
  • Displays speed, distance, and time
  • Shows elevation profile and route map
  • Monitors heart rate and training zones
  • Saves activities to history
  • Exports GPX data
  • Email route summaries and profile images
Features
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Elevation Tracker is a fitness tracking app with a particular emphasis on climbing and descending. It tracks and displays the following info: - Basic info like time, speed and distance - Current elevation and accumulated climbing and descending amount - Elevation profile and route map - Current heart rate and time spent in four training zones (if paired with an Apple Watch or chest strap) When paired with an Apple Watch, Elevation Tracker really shines, displaying all this info (except the elevation profile and map) in an easy-to-read format. We haven't seen another fitness app that puts this much info onto your wrist for detailed tracking during your activities. When you finish an activity, you can save it to your history, email route summaries and profile images, send GPX data to other applications, or download refinements from an online elevation database. You can even drag range selectors onto the profile to view the stats for just one section of your route. Elevation Tracker uses GPS to determine elevation. GPS is not as accurate for elevation as it is for location, but over the course of an outdoor activity, the results are still quite useful. Elevation Tracker is not designed for indoor (stair climbing) or stationary (treadmill) use. Elevation Tracker works in the background or with your device locked, and can run alongside other fitness apps you might be using. We routinely use this app for real-time display, another app for social sharing and a third for emergency tracking, all at the same time. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life, but newer smartphones have enough capacity to handle this for the duration of an activity. *** If you have a problem or a suggestion, please contact me before writing a bad review. My response capability is limited if you publish your complaints in a review, but I respond promptly to all emails. ***

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/

Screenshots

Elevation Tracker4 screens
Altimeter Elevation Watch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Altimeter Elevation Watch at Free against Elevation Tracker's $2.99. Altimeter Elevation Watch also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Elevation Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Altimeter Elevation Watch is free to download; Elevation Tracker costs $2.99 up front. Altimeter Elevation Watch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Elevation Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Altimeter Elevation Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. 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: 31% of Elevation Tracker's written reviews are positive against 34% of Altimeter Elevation Watch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elevation Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Altimeter Elevation Watch every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Elevation Tracker versus Altimeter Elevation Watch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElevation TrackerAltimeter Elevation Watch
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (6 ratings)4.4 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews34.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings665 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArlo LeachBernhard Hering

Customer experience

Elevation Tracker

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative53.8%

Altimeter Elevation Watch

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

In-app purchases

None

Elevation Tracker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Altimeter Elevation Watch

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

Questions

Is Elevation Tracker free?
Elevation Tracker costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Altimeter Elevation Watch free?
Altimeter Elevation Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Elevation Tracker or Altimeter Elevation Watch?
Altimeter Elevation Watch is rated higher. Elevation Tracker averages 2.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Altimeter Elevation Watch averages 4.4 from 65 ratings.
Do Elevation Tracker or Altimeter Elevation Watch have ads?
Neither Elevation Tracker nor Altimeter Elevation Watch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elevation Tracker or Altimeter Elevation Watch?
Elevation Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and Altimeter Elevation Watch every 8 days. Most recently, Elevation Tracker was updated on September 24, 2026 and Altimeter Elevation Watch on October 2, 2026.

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