Transparent Elevation vs Geoid Altimeter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transparent Elevation
This utility app displays your current altitude and compass direction. It integrates with your iPhone camera to overlay this information onto photos, allowing you to save and share them with location details. You can also choose custom backgrounds for your saved images.
- Real-time altitude display
- Compass functionality
- Transparent photo overlay
- Save altitude with background
- Share photos on social media
- Location tagging
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Try out this see-through altimeter for your next climb! Check your current altitude and save it with the background! Share it with friends! Transparent Elevation functions as a normal altimeter and compass. In addition, it functions with the iPhone camera to save transparent images. Choose the background you want and save it with your current altitude and location! Share it instantly on twitter, Facebook, and Line. The Transparent series doesn't stop there! We also have thermometers, stopwatches, calculators, voice recorders, clocks, and more! Create your own folder and get them all!!
Geoid Altimeter
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Geoid Altimeter is an elevation tracking tool built for field professionals. It applies high-precision geoid models to your smartphone's GPS ellipsoidal height to display a practical "orthometric height" (elevation above mean sea level). Try all features completely free for the first 30 days. Experience the convenience directly on your smartphone. [ Key Features ] - Orthometric Height (H = h − N): Converts the raw GPS ellipsoidal height using national or global geoid models. - High-Resolution Elevation (DEM): Reads terrain elevation for your current location or any pinned point — no need to physically stand there. - Pin & Address Search: Drop a pin or search an address to check the elevation anywhere on the map. - Favorites & CSV Export: Save sites with custom names and export all values (h, N, H, DEM) as CSV. - Model Comparison: View your local model alongside the global EGM96 reference. - One-Tap Copy, Screenshot Share, Transparent Satellite/OSM Overlay, and Compass. [ Supported High-Precision Regions ] Geoid models (orthometric height correction): Japan (Geoid 2024 / GSI), United States (GEOID18 / NOAA-NGS), Canada (CGG2013a / NRCan), New Zealand (NZGeoid2016 / LINZ), Switzerland (CHGeo2004 / swisstopo). High-resolution elevation (DEM): Japan (GSI, 5 m laser mesh), United States (USGS 3DEP), Switzerland (swisstopo), France (IGN RGE ALTI, 1 m). For every other country and region, the app provides seamless worldwide coverage using the global EGM96 geoid and global terrain-elevation data. [ New in 1.4.0 ] - Works beyond coverage: pre-load the national geoid model around you, and elevations stay on that model when the network goes. - Always says which model answered — the national service live, a value saved nearby, or the global EGM96 standing in. - Stand-still averaging: hold still and get a mean with its spread, instead of a single fix that scatters by metres. - Antenna height: set the pole length or how high you hold the phone, and it is subtracted from every GNSS height. - Height difference and grade (% and 1:n) between two saved points, a one-page PDF elevation record, and NGVD29 readings for US drawings levelled before NAVD88. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Geoid Altimeter at none against Transparent Elevation's shown. Geoid Altimeter also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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. Transparent Elevation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Geoid Altimeter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Transparent Elevation ships an update every 3 months, Geoid Altimeter weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transparent Elevation | Geoid Altimeter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASS Ltd. | QAEE CONPUUTENG |
In-app purchases
Transparent Elevation
- remove ads$0.99
Geoid Altimeter
- PRO Monthly1 Month trial$14.991 Month
- month$15.001 Month
- PRO Yearly1 Month trial$150.001 Year
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- year$150.001 Year
Questions
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