Altimeter vs Altimeter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Altimeter
This app uses your iPhone's GPS to display your current, maximum, and minimum altitude. It's ideal for hikers and travelers who need to know their elevation in various units and with adjustable scale magnification.
- GPS altitude display
- Current, max, and min altitude tracking
- Multiple unit options (m, ft, yd)
- Adjustable scale magnification
- Ideal for hiking and travel
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Altimeter applications. Receive iphone using GPS location to display the altitude. When hiking, when traveling, your use. I wonder altitude in the mountains, or you are wondering when the height of the terrain to use this application. Current altitude, maximum altitude, minimum altitude is displayed. The altimeter is 'm', 'ft', 'yd' units can be displayed. Depending on the altitude display tick marks on the scale of 10, 100 scale, 1000 scale, you can adjust the magnification of 10,000.
Altimeter
This app provides accurate real-time altitude, GPS, and atmospheric pressure data. It's designed for outdoor enthusiasts, hikers, and travelers, offering a simple interface to track location and assess weather conditions.
- Real-time altitude measurement
- GPS positioning
- Barometric pressure sensor integration
- Latitude and longitude display
- User-friendly interface
- Location tracking
- Weather judgment assistance
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Altimeter: GPS Elevation Meter is a professional outdoor elevation tool for hiking lovers. Combined GPS positioning and barometer sensor to calculate real-time elevation, latitude, longitude and air pressure. New features: activity tracking, travel log, floating elevation window. Perfect for hiking, trekking, climbing, camping, cycling and road trips. Real-Time Elevation Check Instantly get your current elevation value. Dual calculation from GPS and barometer. View elevation in meters, coordinates and pressure at a glance. Great for mountains and outdoor adventures. Elevation Camera Capture photos embedded with elevation and GPS watermark. Save your hiking moments and share photos with location & elevation data. Hiking Recorder | Brand New UI Redesigned UI for hiking recorder. Track climbing duration, distance and elevation gain in real time. Pause and save hiking logs to review your climbing progress later. Activity Tracking & Travel Log | New Feature Track hiking, climbing and cycling activities with duration, distance and elevation gain. Travel log saves all your trips and supports trail playback to preserve your outdoor memories. Floating Elevation Window | New Feature Cute cat entry to trigger floating window. Check real-time elevation in background while using other apps. Convenient for outdoor sports. Precise Compass Built-in compass shows bearing and GPS coordinates. Help you find directions while hiking or exploring the wilderness. Elevation History Log Save all elevation measurements, including elevation value, timestamp, coordinates and pressure. Review your past elevation records anytime. Features • Real-time elevation by GPS & barometer • Elevation camera with photo watermark • Redesigned hiking recorder UI for climbing tracking • New activity tracking & travel log, trail playback • Floating elevation window for background reading • Compass with latitude & longitude display • Save and browse elevation history logs • Clean simple UI, easy to operate • Ideal for hiking, trekking, camping, cycling & backpacking Tips: Enable location permission to improve measurement accuracy. Floating window requires overlay permission. Elevation reading depends on GPS signal and device sensor, for reference only. We keep optimizing this app, welcome your feedback. Privacy link: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/845e6b28-e597-4ff8-b4f3-58d9dbee0c78 User Agreement:https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/cda98b78-641b-41f0-be9b-a1f43606101f
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Altimeter at none against Altimeter's shown. Altimeter also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Altimeter's advantage is ratings volume (122 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Altimeter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Altimeter has 122 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Altimeter ships an update every 2 months, Altimeter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Altimeter | Altimeter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (122 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 122 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | EONSOFT | 广州盈锋智能软件技术有限公司 |
Customer experience
Altimeter
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In-app purchases
Altimeter
No in-app purchases
Altimeter
No in-app purchases
