Comparison

Altimeter & GPS vs Horalume

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

Head to head
About

Altimeter & GPS

Features
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A simple and user-friendly compass app. Not only does it show directions, but it also measures latitude, longitude, and altitude. Ideal for outdoor activities, hiking, and travel. With a clean and intuitive design, it provides accurate location information using GPS. Instantly see your current coordinates and use them with a map for navigation. Designed to be lightweight and smooth, it eliminates unnecessary features, displaying only essential information for easy use by anyone.

About

Horalume

Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a beautiful animated clock with Horalume. Horalume combines an elegant night clock, alarm, timer and stopwatch in one visually immersive app. Choose from detailed animated clock styles designed to look stunning on your nightstand, desk or display. EXPLORE BEAUTIFUL ANIMATED CLOCKS Discover distinctive clock designs, including: • Glowing animated Nixie tubes • Retro green LCD displays • Classic mechanical flip clocks • An intricate animated steampunk clock scene Each theme has its own atmosphere, lighting and personality, transforming the ordinary display of time into something worth looking at. A RELAXING NIGHT CLOCK Use Horalume as a stylish bedside clock during the evening or throughout the night. The carefully designed visuals create a warm, calm ambience. ALARMS FOR YOUR DAILY ROUTINE Create and manage alarms through a clear, intuitive interface. Choose the clock design that suits your room, mood or routine and wake up with a more personal alarm-clock experience. BEAUTIFUL TIMER Set timers using an interface designed to remain clear, elegant and easy to read. Ideal for cooking, exercise, focused work, relaxation and everyday tasks. PRECISE STOPWATCH Measure elapsed time with a polished stopwatch that matches the visual quality of the rest of Horalume. PERSONALISE YOUR CLOCK Change themes and discover new ways to display time. FEATURES • Animated night-clock themes • Alarm clock • Countdown timer • Stopwatch • Nixie tube, LCD, flip-clock and steampunk designs • Designed for iPhone and iPad • Clear, intuitive controls • Premium ad-free experience available Horalume is not just a clock. It is a collection of animated timepieces designed to make your nightstand, desk and daily routine more beautiful. Make time beautiful with Horalume. Privacy Policy & Terms: https://www.sygel.com/horalume_privacy_en Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Altimeter & GPS2 screens
Horalume4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Horalume at every 5 days against Altimeter & GPS's every 10 months. Altimeter & GPS's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Altimeter & GPS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Horalume sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Altimeter & GPS ships an update every 10 months, Horalume every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Altimeter & GPS versus Horalume: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAltimeter & GPSHoralume
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkota tadaSygel

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Altimeter & GPS

Subscriptions2
  • Ad-free for 1 month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Ad-free for 1 year14 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Horalume

Subscriptions1
  • Horalume PRO yearly subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Altimeter & GPS free?
Altimeter & GPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Horalume free?
Horalume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Altimeter & GPS or Horalume have ads?
Both Altimeter & GPS and Horalume show ads.
Which is updated more often, Altimeter & GPS or Horalume?
Altimeter & GPS ships an update every 10 months, and Horalume every 5 days. Most recently, Altimeter & GPS was updated on October 24, 2026 and Horalume on October 25, 2026.

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