WatchBarometer vs AstroDeck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WatchBarometer
This app provides detailed air pressure data, weather trends, and altitude history for iPhone and Apple Watch. It offers insights into pressure changes and their relation to weather, with customizable widgets and complications.
- Current and sea-level pressure
- Short-term weather trend analysis
- Pressure history tracking
- GPS altitude history
- Widgets and Live Activity support
- Apple Watch complications
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WatchBarometer turns air pressure into useful context on iPhone and Apple Watch. Highlights: - current sensor pressure or sea-level-normalized pressure - short-term weather trend from pressure changes - pressure history from six hours to the complete timeline - comparison of raw and altitude-aware sea-level pressure - GPS altitude history with optional barometer refinement - focused measurement sessions - widgets, Live Activity, and Apple Watch complications WatchBarometer uses the device's running barometer stream, GPS altitude for sea-level context, and read-only HealthKit samples only when Apple already includes barometric pressure metadata. Important: - high- and low-pressure classifications use compensated sea-level pressure only - raw sensor pressure is not misleadingly classified across different elevations Built for weather watchers, hikers, and anyone who wants to understand pressure, trend, and altitude instead of seeing just one number. Privacy Policy: https://bernhardhering.de/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
AstroDeck
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AstroDeck is your real-time window to the aurora, space weather, and the night sky — beautifully designed for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Know when the sky comes alive. Track the Kp index and a live aurora oval powered by NOAA's OVATION model, find the best places to watch tonight, and stay ahead of changing conditions. AURORA & SPACE WEATHER • Live Kp index and aurora forecast • Aurora oval map driven by real OVATION data • Solar wind, solar flares (GOES X-ray), sunspot activity and solar irradiance • Live solar imagery (visible, magnetogram, corona, chromosphere) • Best aurora viewing spots near you SKY & ASTRONOMY • Moon phase with rise and set times • Sunrise, sunset and day length • Astronomical events and reminders • Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) • Planets SATELLITES • Track the ISS and thousands of satellites in real time on a live world map • Filter by constellation: Starlink, OneWeb, GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, weather, science, amateur radio, geostationary and more • Overhead ISS pass times for your location YOUR DASHBOARD, YOUR WAY • 20+ widgets you can add, resize and reorder • Local weather and UV index • A clean, customizable home for everything above APPLE WATCH • A full companion app with 10+ screens on your wrist • Follow the aurora, solar flares, the Sun, the Moon, planets, constellations (sky map) and ISS passes — right from your wrist • Complications and Home Screen widgets keep Kp, the Moon and more at a glance LANGUAGES Available in English, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish and German — with more languages on the way. AstroDeck is free to use. AstroDeck PRO unlocks advanced features — aurora alerts, the Aurora Data Center, advanced widgets and watch complications, and more — via a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Data from NOAA, NASA and CelesTrak. Aurora and space-weather forecasts are predictions and actual visibility may vary. — — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getastrodeck.com/privacy Our Terms: https://getastrodeck.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AstroDeck at weekly against WatchBarometer's every 3 months. AstroDeck also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 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
Both are free to download. WatchBarometer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year and AstroDeck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WatchBarometer ships an update every 3 months, AstroDeck weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WatchBarometer | AstroDeck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bernhard Hering | FLAVIO COMIN |
In-app purchases
WatchBarometer
- WatchBarometer Jahresabo$3.991 Year
AstroDeck
- AstroDeck PRO (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- AstroDeck PRO (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- AstroDeck PRO (Lifetime)$69.99
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