Barometer & Altimeter vs Pressure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- Read built-in pressure sensor
- Display pressure in multiple units
- Unit selection via picker view
- iPhone 6 and 6 Plus compatibility
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Barometer & Altimeter ships an update every 3 weeks, Pressure monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barometer & Altimeter | Pressure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thirty Seven Inc. | iOS Development Team HS Trier |
Customer experience
Barometer & Altimeter
Pressure
In-app purchases
Barometer & Altimeter
No in-app purchases
Pressure
No in-app purchases
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