Barometer and Altimeter vs Barometer plus Altimeter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barometer and Altimeter
This application utilizes your device's barometer sensor to measure altitude and atmospheric pressure. It offers various unit modes and can automatically update reference pressure from nearby weather stations. The app also displays current temperature and includes a widget for quick access to key information.
- Barometer sensor utilization
- Altitude measurement
- Automatic reference pressure updates
- Current temperature display
- Multiple unit modes
- Today widget
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This is an easy to use barometer App. Check you height based on the current pressure and nearest weather station or by a manual entered reference. As a plus the current temperature is also displayed. Explore the iPhone barometer sensor capabilities: - Measure heights while you are in a elevator - Check altitude while hiking on a mountain - much more you can think of Current version includes - 8 unit modes for measuring pressure - Altitude in meter or feet - Disable Auto-Lock and further settings - Automatically update reference pressure from nearest weather station (using openweathermap.org) - Today widget for quick look of current pressure, height and temperature and more to come soon.
Barometer plus Altimeter
This app uses your device's air pressure sensor to display current, maximum, and minimum barometric pressure. It can also function as an altimeter. Accuracy can be improved by moving the sensor.
- Displays current barometric pressure
- Shows maximum and minimum pressure
- Functions as an altimeter
- Utilizes device's air pressure sensor
- Accuracy enhancement option
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Barometer displays the current barometric pressure. For this purpose, the air pressure sensor of your phone or tablet is being used. The Barometer is the current air pressure, the measured maximum and minimum. Furthermore, to increase the accuracy of the measured value of the sensor can be moved. Note not all devices have the air pressure sensor. We tested the app with many current devices, such as iPhone 6, iPhone 6 plus, iPad Air 2, etc. Keyword: Barometer, air pressure, air pressure, weather indicators, altimeter
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barometer and Altimeter at 78% against Barometer plus Altimeter's 14%. Barometer and Altimeter also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Barometer plus Altimeter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads 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. Barometer plus Altimeter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Barometer and Altimeter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barometer and Altimeter holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barometer and Altimeter has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Barometer and Altimeter's written reviews are positive against 14% of Barometer plus Altimeter's.
Barometer and Altimeter ships an update every 2 months, Barometer plus Altimeter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barometer and Altimeter | Barometer plus Altimeter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (24 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.7% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Breitling | AFS Software |
Customer experience
Barometer and Altimeter
Barometer plus Altimeter
In-app purchases
Barometer and Altimeter
No in-app purchases
Barometer plus Altimeter
- iAd free$0.99
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