Comparison

Hygrometer vs Hygrometer

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

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About

Hygrometer

This application provides real-time outdoor humidity readings for your current location. It features an easy-to-read analog design and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Real-time outdoor humidity
  • Current location readings
  • Analog design
  • iPhone/iPad support
  • Apple Watch support
Features
Currently charting
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Check the Humidity A beautifully crafted analog hygrometer for your everyday life. Hygrometer combines the charm of a classic instrument with the convenience of modern technology. Choose from beautiful retro-inspired themes and check your surroundings at a glance. Enjoy a simple, elegant way to see the humidity around you. FEATURES: - Beautiful analog-inspired design - Retro theme with classic instrument styles - Current outdoor humidity - Location-based weather information - Share your current humidity as an image - Easy-to-read interface - Universal app for iPhone and iPad - Lock screen widget / Home screen widget support - Apple Watch support Whether you are checking the air before going outside, monitoring your home environment, or simply enjoying a beautifully designed utility, Hygrometer is always ready when you need it. Need help or have feedback? Contact us at: https://morethan.net/support We will be happy to help. If you enjoy Hygrometer, please consider leaving a review on the App Store. Your feedback helps us continue improving the app. Thank you for using Hygrometer.

About

Hygrometer

This app helps you monitor and prevent mold and condensation by calculating surface humidity, not just room humidity. It provides real-time alerts based on surface temperature and outdoor weather forecasts, and advises on optimal times to ventilate your home.

Highlights
  • Surface humidity calculation
  • Mold and condensation risk alerts
  • Dynamic humidity limits based on forecast
  • Ventilation advice (driest hour)
  • HomeKit sensor integration
  • Manual data input
  • Outdoor weather data display
Features
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Mold does not grow because a room is humid. It grows on the one surface that is colder than the rest — a corner, a window reveal, the wall behind a wardrobe. The air touching that surface can sit at 97% while the middle of the room reads a comfortable 55%. Hygrometer works out what is happening on that surface, and tells you the humidity to keep the room under. WATCH A ROOM • Add the cold surface you are worried about: a corner, a window reveal, an uninsulated wall, single or double glazing • See the humidity at that surface, not just in the room • Get the limit for the room, worked out from the surface temperature and the weather outside • That limit moves with the forecast — the same wall tolerates 73% on a mild day and 41% in a cold snap THREE WAYS TO GET THE NUMBERS • A HomeKit humidity sensor, read automatically — Eve Room, Aqara, SwitchBot, Netatmo and others • Typed in from your own hygrometer, whenever you check it • Or neither: Hygrometer estimates the likely range from the outdoor conditions and how the room is used, using the EN ISO 13788 humidity classes. Shown as a range, never as a measurement of your room WARNINGS THAT ARRIVE IN TIME • Mold risk when the surface reaches 80% humidity, which is long before anything looks wet • Condensation when the surface falls below the dew point • And before either: a colder forecast tonight pulls the limit down, so the warning comes before the surface turns, not after SHOULD YOU OPEN THE WINDOW? The answer relative humidity gets backwards. Airing out only dries a room when the outdoor air carries less water in absolute terms. In winter it nearly always does, even at 90% outside. On a warm humid day it often does not, and opening a cool room makes it damper. Hygrometer compares both sides in g/m³ and names the driest hour of the day. THE OUTDOOR INSTRUMENT • Outdoor relative humidity on a 0–100% analog dial with comfort bands • Dew point, absolute humidity in g/m³, mixing ratio, pressure and conditions • 24-hour humidity chart • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, which fetch their own reading rather than waiting for you to open the app ALSO • Follow your location, or search any city worldwide • °C / °F throughout • Eight languages • No account, no tracking, no ads Outdoor readings come from Apple Weather. Indoor readings come from your own sensor or from you — iPhone has no humidity sensor, and this app never pretends otherwise. Weather data provided by Apple Weather.

Screenshots

Hygrometer4 screens
Hygrometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hygrometer at none against Hygrometer's 2. Hygrometer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Hygrometer's advantage is ratings volume (6.1K vs 4) and chart position (#132 vs unranked). On price and iOS requirement 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. Hygrometer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hygrometer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hygrometer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hygrometer has 6.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Hygrometer versus Hygrometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHygrometerHygrometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.1K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.1K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#132 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMORETHAN APPSPixelated Development

Customer experience

Hygrometer

All ratings6,114 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral5.5%
Negative41.5%

Hygrometer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hygrometer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Humidity readings are wildly inaccurate
  • Location tracking issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add temperature information
  • Include indoor humidity monitoring
  • Provide humidity trend/forecast
  • Add ability to set humidity alerts/notifications

Hygrometer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hygrometer

One-time2
  • Pro$1.99
  • Buy me a coffee$2.99
None

Hygrometer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hygrometer free?
Hygrometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hygrometer free?
Hygrometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hygrometer or Hygrometer?
Hygrometer is rated higher. Hygrometer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while Hygrometer averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Hygrometer or Hygrometer have ads?
Hygrometer shows ads; Hygrometer does not.

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