Comparison

Elevation vs Elevation Tracker

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

Elevation Tracker

Track your current altitude and visualize elevation changes along your path. This app uses your phone's GPS for accurate outdoor measurements and offers various map views. Share and export your location and altitude data easily.

Highlights
  • Live altitude display
  • Altitude tracking on map
  • Choice of measurement units
  • Real-time GPS coordinates
  • Share & export data
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Track your altitude. Map your routes. Relive your adventures in 3D. A precise GPS altimeter and complete trip recorder for hiking, biking, skiing, paragliding, or any outdoor adventure where altitude matters. Live tracking • Real-time altitude with vertical accuracy • Distance, elevation gain & loss, average speed, stopwatch • Live Activity & Dynamic Island support — keep your stats on the Lock Screen • Background tracking, so your trip keeps recording in your pocket On the map • Switch between satellite, hybrid and standard map styles • Colored polyline along your route • Tap any point to see altitude, distance and speed at that exact spot Your trips, saved & shared • Trip history — every session stored locally on your device • Import GPX files as a ghost trace to follow a route on the map • Export your tracks as GPX (Pro) • Snapshot and share your map view with one tap 3D flyover videos (Pro) Turn your favorite hike into a cinematic 3D flyover video — your route, your camera path, your altitude stats burned in. Export to your Photos library and share it everywhere. 100% local, 100% private — no account, no cloud sync, no analytics. Your data stays on your device. Works offline. Download once, explore everywhere.

Screenshots

Elevation4 screens
Elevation Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elevation Tracker at 100% against Elevation's 30%. Elevation Tracker also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Elevation's advantage is ratings volume (5.4K vs 120) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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 Elevation Tracker 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

Elevation Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elevation has 5.4K ratings behind it against 120, 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 100% of Elevation Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elevation ships an update every 3 weeks, Elevation Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Elevation versus Elevation Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElevationElevation Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.4K ratings)4.7 (120 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.4K — better120
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMapnitude Company LimitedFlorian Delaunay

Customer experience

Elevation

All ratings5,396 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive29.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative62.2%

Elevation Tracker

All ratings120 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Elevation Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Elevation

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

Elevation Tracker

One-time1
  • Elevation Unlimited$6.99

Questions

Is Elevation free?
Elevation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elevation Tracker free?
Elevation Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Elevation or Elevation Tracker?
Elevation Tracker is rated higher. Elevation averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.4K ratings, while Elevation Tracker averages 4.7 from 120 ratings.
Do Elevation or Elevation Tracker have ads?
Both Elevation and Elevation Tracker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Elevation or Elevation Tracker?
Elevation ships an update every 3 weeks, and Elevation Tracker every 2 months. Most recently, Elevation was updated on September 25, 2026 and Elevation Tracker on September 21, 2026.

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