Altimeter vs Height Gauge
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.
Height Gauge
Measure the height of mountains and buildings with high accuracy using this ruler app. It also provides current barometric pressure readings for your location. Designed specifically for select iPhone and iPad models.
- Measure mountain heights
- Measure building heights
- High accuracy (± 0.5m)
- Barometric pressure display
- Ruler functionality
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A height measurement ruler. You can measure the height of mountains highly accurate (accuracy ± 0.5m) without actual ruler. You can measure the height of the building highly accurate (accuracy ± 0.5m) without actual ruler. You can easily learn the barometric pressure of the current location. Warning: This application is designed for iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air 2 , other devices can not be used, make sure carefully before downloading.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Altimeter at 4.7 against Height Gauge's 3.0. Altimeter also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 31%) and ratings volume (123 vs 5). Height Gauge's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Altimeter holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Altimeter has 123 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Altimeter's written reviews are positive against 31% of Height Gauge's.
| Parameter | Altimeter | Height Gauge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (123 ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.5% of reviews — better | 31.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EONSOFT | 勇 张 |
Customer experience
Altimeter
Height Gauge
In-app purchases
Altimeter
No in-app purchases
Height Gauge
No in-app purchases
