Comparison

Elevation vs Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure

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

Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure

Easily find your elevation and altitude above sea level. Simply tap on the map to drop a pin and view the height in meters or feet on the bottom bar. You can also re-select the pin to see the location details again.

Highlights
  • Find elevation and altitude
  • Tap on map to drop pin
  • Display height in meters or feet
  • View location details
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
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Elevation - Find Your Elevation Universal App. Runs on iPhone and also iPad ====================== Find your Elevation, altitude, height above sea level easy with this app. Click on Map to drop the pin. The Elevation in meters or feets will show you on the bottom bar of the screen. Also Possible to just click the pin and see the location again. Choose to display the unit in meters or feet.

Screenshots

Elevation4 screens
Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Elevation at 4.5 against Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure's 1.8. Elevation also leads on ratings volume (5.5K vs 5) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Elevation sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elevation holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elevation has 5.5K ratings behind it against 5, 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 20% of Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elevation ships an update every 4 weeks, Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Elevation versus Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElevationMap Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.5K ratings) — better1.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews29.9% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.5K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.66.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMapnitude Company Limitedmargaret kovatch

Customer experience

Elevation

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

Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

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

Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure

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
None

Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elevation free?
Elevation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure free?
Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Elevation or Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure?
Elevation is rated higher. Elevation averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.5K ratings, while Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure averages 1.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Elevation or Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure have ads?
Elevation shows ads; Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure does not.
Which is updated more often, Elevation or Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure?
Elevation ships an update every 4 weeks, and Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure every 3 months. Most recently, Elevation was updated on October 22, 2026 and Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure on October 6, 2026.

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