Barometer & Altimeter vs ColdStores
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.
ColdStores
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Easily monitor and track your cold stores’ performance ColdStores works in harmony with your installed Dicam control system to provide remote monitoring of your refrigerated cold store sites. The app delivers a clear overview of store conditions and allows you to explore performance trends in detail. At a glance • A Multi-Site Overview page provides today's latest data for all sites in a single view, allowing you to quickly identify stores that may require attention. • A Site Overview page displays current store conditions, ambient measurements, refrigeration performance, and energy information where available. • Interactive charts and statistics for the last 24 hours or 7 days help you monitor trends, investigate issues, and review historical performance. Key features • Multi-site overview for monitoring all connected cold stores from one screen. • Store, crop, set, and external temperature monitoring. • Daily statistics including minimum, maximum, and average values. • Fridge performance charts showing compressor operation and refrigeration activity. • Interactive temperature charts with 1-day and 7-day views. • Flexible chart controls allowing individual data series to be shown or hidden. • Relative humidity (RH), CO₂, and electrical consumption monitoring where available. • For customers with the Renewable Energy Optimisation (REO) option, view Import, Export, and Generated kWh energy data. • Daily notifications when new data is available, helping you stay informed of site performance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Barometer & Altimeter at every 3 weeks against ColdStores's every 2 months. ColdStores's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, 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.
Barometer & Altimeter ships an update every 3 weeks, ColdStores every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barometer & Altimeter | ColdStores |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thirty Seven Inc. | Dicam Technology Ltd |
In-app purchases
Barometer & Altimeter
No in-app purchases
ColdStores
No in-app purchases
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