Comparison

Elevation vs Terrain Radar Altimeter

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

Head to head
About

Elevation

Easily find your current elevation, altitude, and height above sea level. This app allows you to check elevations by touching the map, entering an address, or using your device's GPS or barometer. It also provides valuable data for flood prediction and outdoor planning.

Highlights
  • Find current elevation and altitude
  • Check elevation by map touch or address input
  • Utilize GPS and barometer for altitude
  • Record and display GPS altitude path
  • Standalone barometer functionality
  • Support for UTM and MGRS coordinates
  • Export timestamp, altitude, pressure, and coordinates
Features
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Find your current elevation, altitude, and height above sea level easily with this altimeter/barometer app. ## Elevation Finder ## This app helps you observe the elevations of all locations on the surface of the earth by simply touch and move the map around, or input the address/location name. You can also find the elevation of your current location by using online database, built-in GPS, or barometer on your device. Elevation data benefits flood prevention, prediction of water levels in rivers, lakes, and seas, etc. Thus, knowing the elevation of places is very crucial if you are looking for a flood-free house, or planning for a hiking trip, and more. ## Cloud-based Altitude Data ## The easiest way to find altitude of any location on earth. By simply point on the screen, you can get the elevation data from a coordinate location point. “Range Mode” is available for altitude comparison (by graph and line) of each point between two selected locations. ## GPS Altitude Data ## Use built-in GPS on your device to determine the altitude of your current location. The altitude data of the area you walked-through will be recorded and displayed as a multicolored line on the map. The colors presented on the line indicate different heights. Precision indicators (horizontal resolution and vertical resolution) are displayed on the screen. ## Barometric Altitude Data ## Use built-in barometer on your device to determine the elevation of your current location. You can either measure the elevation from raw barometric data, or relative pressure from sea-level. Like GPS data, the result is displayed as a multicolored line. To get the most accurate data, it is recommended to adjust the sea level pressure and temperature prior to the measurement, and set the offset or calibration value if necessary. ## Standalone Barometer ## You can use this app as a standalone barometer. ## Air Pressure / Altitude Calculator ## Atmospheric pressure and/or altitude at your current location are calculated from known altitude, pressure of the location, temperature and/or sea level pressure. ## Support of Coordinate Formats ## This app not only displays regular latitude and longitude data, but also supports many coordinate systems such as, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system and Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) and more. ## Export of Data ## From this app, you can export many useful information including timestamp, altitude, pressure, and coordinates. Subscription ------------- Elevation - Sea Level Map is completely free to use with all features. You can subscribe to this application to remove ads and reduce data retrieving delay by 50%. Device subscriptions are available in these plan and will renew automatically each month, six months or year, unless cancelled. (Per month) - $4.49 (Per six-months) - $25.99 (Per year) - $48.99 Pricing shown is for the United States store. Pricing in other stores will vary. Payment for subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Subscriptions may be managed by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase or by clicking the “Purchase / Manage Subscription. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. Subscription cannot be cancelled during the active subscription period More information: https://mapnitude.com/elevation Privacy policy: https://mapnitude.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://mapnitude.com/terms-of-service

About

Terrain Radar Altimeter

Measure the elevation of locations within a 500-meter radius using device sensors and online geo-information. Discover the height of nearby hills and distant mountains with real-time altitude calculations and a precise elevation chart.

Highlights
  • Measure elevation within 500 meters
  • Real-time altitude calculation
  • Precise elevation chart
  • Digital elevation model
  • Display in meters or feet
Features
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Measure the elevation of each location within a radius of 500 meter. With Terrain Radar Altimeter you can discover the height of hills in front of you or take a look at further away mountains. The unique combination of device sensors and internet-based geo informations makes Terrain Radar to the best altimeter app in the store. FEATURES: • High accuracy digital elevation model • Range up to 500 meter (1600 ft) • Calculation of altitudes in real time • Precise elevation chart • Display in meter or feet The altitudes are calculated through online services, based on your GPS position and compass direction. Whether biking, hiking or walking - with this altimeter app every trip is a journey of discovery!

Screenshots

Elevation4 screens
Terrain Radar Altimeter3 screens

Verdict

The call

Elevation and Terrain Radar Altimeter both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Terrain Radar Altimeter's written reviews are positive against 30% of Elevation's. Terrain Radar Altimeter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Elevation's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (5.5K vs 782). On price, rating, 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. Elevation sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month and Terrain Radar Altimeter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Terrain Radar Altimeter holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elevation has 5.5K ratings behind it against 782, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Elevation's written reviews are positive against 85% of Terrain Radar Altimeter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elevation ships an update every 4 weeks, Terrain Radar Altimeter every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Elevation versus Terrain Radar Altimeter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElevationTerrain Radar Altimeter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.5K ratings)4.7 (782 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.9% of reviews84.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.5K — better782
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMapnitude Company LimitedNestele Engineering

Customer experience

Elevation

All ratings5,477 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive29.9%
Neutral8.8%
Negative61.3%

Terrain Radar Altimeter

All ratings769 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative6.1%

User reviews

Elevation

From 5.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works great
  • 👍 Helpful for research
  • 👍 Useful for tracking elevation during storms
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes on opening
  • 🐛 Elevation readings are inaccurate
  • 🐛 Doesn't work consistently
  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 🤔 Confusing user interface

Terrain Radar Altimeter

From 782 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎯 Accurate elevation measurements
  • ⚡ Fast and responsive performance
  • 🗺️ Useful terrain radar visualization
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
  • 🆓 Free version works well

Room to improve

  • 🌐 Requires internet connection to function
  • 📡 Limited range (5km in paid version)
  • 🗺️ Satellite view only, lacks standard map options
  • 🎨 Garish color scheme for elevation display
  • 📍 No location/coordinate information display

Bugs and requests

Elevation

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Elevation readings not working
  • App freezes or crashes frequently
  • Inconsistent behavior across locations

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add search functionality
  • Display elevation in feet instead of meters
  • Improve accuracy of elevation readings

Terrain Radar Altimeter

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes after updates
  • Paid features disappeared after app rebranding
  • Direction orientation 180 degrees off
  • Altitude readings slightly inaccurate in some locations
  • UI elements obstruct map view
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  • High data consumption
  • Incompatibility with iPad in some versions

Requested features

12 requests
  • Compass or bearing indicator
  • Standard map view with street names (hybrid view)
  • Larger radius coverage (50km+)
  • Coordinate display and data export
  • Adjustable elevation profile scaling
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  • Terrain information accuracy details
  • Ability to toggle radar sweep animation
  • Zoom capability for satellite view
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable color schemes
  • Distance measurements display
  • Barometric pressure measurement

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Elevation

Subscriptions3
  • Plus Upgrade$4.491 Month
  • Plus Upgrade$25.996 Months
  • Plus Upgrade$48.991 Year
1 purchases

Terrain Radar Altimeter

One-time1
  • Long-Range Radar$3.99

Questions

Is Elevation free?
Elevation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Terrain Radar Altimeter free?
Terrain Radar Altimeter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Elevation or Terrain Radar Altimeter?
Terrain Radar Altimeter is rated higher. Elevation averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.5K ratings, while Terrain Radar Altimeter averages 4.7 from 782 ratings.
Do Elevation or Terrain Radar Altimeter have ads?
Elevation shows ads; Terrain Radar Altimeter does not.
Which is updated more often, Elevation or Terrain Radar Altimeter?
Elevation ships an update every 4 weeks, and Terrain Radar Altimeter every 3 months. Most recently, Elevation was updated on October 29, 2026 and Terrain Radar Altimeter on October 29, 2026.

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