Position Weather Tools vs Barometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Position Weather Tools
This app provides detailed GPS location information, including altitude, pressure, speed, temperature, and humidity. It also displays geographic coordinates and the current address. The background dynamically changes to reflect real-time weather conditions with animated effects.
- Altimeter
- Barometer
- Speedometer
- Thermometer
- Hygrometer
- Geographic coordinates
- Real-time weather background
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Position Tools is a tool that allows you to see all the information relating to your GPS location. Position Tools include: - Altimeter - Barometer - Speedometer - Thermometer - Hygrometer - Geographic coordinates - Address where we are - Accuracy of GPS The background changes depending on the REAL WEATHER! EFFECT ANIMATION: - Cloud - Snow - Rain - Fog - Thunder UNITS AVAILABLE: - Altimeter (meter - feet) - Speedometer (km/h - Mph) - Thermometer (°C - °F) - Barometer (hPa -bar- mmHg) - Today Extension (in Notification Center)
Barometer
This app logs atmospheric pressure with sea level correction using GPS data. It can record data in the background or more frequently when in the foreground. Manual height and position settings are also available for fixed location logging.
- Atmospheric pressure logging
- Sea level correction
- GPS height integration
- Background logging
- Manual height/position setting
- Foreground logging
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The atmospheric pressure logger with the sea level correction by using GPS height information. It can keep logging in background, approximately every 10 min (more longer when battery powered). App is in foreground, keep logging every minute, In order to obtain the sea level correction value, we use the GPS position and the temperature of weather information. It is also possible to set height and position information manually if you want to record at a pre-fixed location.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Barometer at every 5 days against Position Weather Tools's every 2 months. Barometer also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 53%). Position Weather Tools's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Position Weather Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Barometer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Position Weather Tools against 3.7 for Barometer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Position Weather Tools's written reviews are positive against 62% of Barometer's.
Position Weather Tools ships an update every 2 months, Barometer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Position Weather Tools | Barometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (18 ratings) — better | 3.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guido Fanfani | ichiro NAKAHARA |
Customer experience
Position Weather Tools
Barometer
In-app purchases
Position Weather Tools
- No Ads$2.99
Barometer
- coffee$0.99
- orange juice$3.99
- dinner$8.99
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