Comparison

Barometer & Altimeter vs Pressure

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Barometer & Altimeter

This app provides precise barometer and altimeter readings with live data, session recording, and historical analysis. It features automatic device calibration and supports various Apple devices and accessibility features.

Highlights
  • Dual barometer and altimeter dashboards
  • Real-time pressure and elevation readings
  • Session recording with rich datasets
  • Interactive Swift Charts for analysis
  • Automatic device calibration
  • Optional WeatherKit sea-level calibration
Features
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Know your elevation. Follow pressure changes. Keep a useful record of your hikes, climbs, stairs and everyday observations—with clear readings on iPhone and iPad, plus Apple Watch, widgets and Live Activities on supported devices. • Current altitude above sea level, with relative gain and net change kept separate. Check the reading source and freshness; authorized GPS can provide a fallback where available. • Start, pause, resume and save a recording. Authorized background recording keeps a session going while you use another app or lock your phone. • Find, rename and favorite saved recordings, add notes, compare charts and share data as CSV. • Check your wrist, widgets or Live Activity. Use Siri and Shortcuts to read, record or open saved sessions; interactive controls are available on supported OS versions. • Keep familiar metric/imperial units, Set Zero and pressure-reference calibration. Choose automatic weather, manual reference or a nearby US weather station where available. Readings depend on device hardware, permissions, source availability and conditions. Widgets and complications refresh on the system's schedule, not continuously. Watch recording controls need a reachable iPhone; phone-free Watch recording is not included. Saved history and supported local readings work offline; weather and station updates need a connection. HowHigh is for observation, not certified navigation or safety-critical guidance.

About

Pressure

This utility app allows users to read the built-in pressure sensor data from specific iPhone models. It displays pressure readings in various units, selectable through a picker view.

Highlights
  • Read built-in pressure sensor
  • Display pressure in multiple units
  • Unit selection via picker view
  • iPhone 6 and 6 Plus compatibility
Features
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Nur mit dem iPhone 6 und iPhone 6 Plus nutzbar!!! Die App erlaubt es, den eingebauten Drucksensor des iPhone 6 und iPhone 6 Plus auszulesen. Der Druck kann in mehreren Einheiten dargestellt werden. Die Auswahl erfolgt über eine pickerView.

Screenshots

Barometer & Altimeter4 screens
Pressure1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pressure at 5.0 against Barometer & Altimeter's 2.6. Pressure also leads on iOS requirement (9.1 vs 16.0). Barometer & Altimeter's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pressure holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barometer & Altimeter has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barometer & Altimeter ships an update every 3 weeks, Pressure monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Barometer & Altimeter versus Pressure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarometer & AltimeterPressure
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (28 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.09.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThirty Seven Inc.iOS Development Team HS Trier

Customer experience

Barometer & Altimeter

All ratings28 ratings
Positive39.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Pressure

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Barometer & Altimeter

No in-app purchases

None

Pressure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barometer & Altimeter free?
Barometer & Altimeter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pressure free?
Pressure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Barometer & Altimeter or Pressure?
Pressure is rated higher. Barometer & Altimeter averages 2.6 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Pressure averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Barometer & Altimeter or Pressure have ads?
Neither Barometer & Altimeter nor Pressure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barometer & Altimeter or Pressure?
Barometer & Altimeter ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pressure monthly. Most recently, Barometer & Altimeter was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pressure on October 26, 2026.

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