WatchBarometer vs Canary Beaches
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WatchBarometer
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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/
Canary Beaches
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Canary Beaches is the nicest way to check the sea before heading to the beach, across all 8 islands. • Tides: when they rise and fall, with today's chart and a 7-day table. They are computed on your phone, so they work offline. • Sea state: swell, wind and water temperature for every beach. • Indicative danger level from currents (low/medium/high), with a clear warning and the reason why. Never a substitute for official flags and lifeguards. • 496 beaches and rock pools with real photos, a map with a legend, and filters by island, type and danger level. • Sort beaches from nearest to farthest using your location. • Save your favorites and reach them in one tap. Native, fast and polished. Sea and weather data by Open-Meteo. REMOVE ADS (optional) A one-time EUR 2.99 purchase that removes every ad from the app, forever. It is not a subscription: you pay once and that is it. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://playasdecanarias.bpo-studios.com/privacidad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: WatchBarometer at none against Canary Beaches's shown. Canary Beaches's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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 Canary Beaches sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WatchBarometer ships an update every 3 months, Canary Beaches weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | WatchBarometer | Canary Beaches |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bernhard Hering | Jose Daniel Chinea Marrero |
In-app purchases
WatchBarometer
- WatchBarometer Jahresabo$3.991 Year
Canary Beaches
- Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
- Annual Premium$12.991 Year
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