Barometer and Altimeter vs Accurate Barometer
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.
Accurate Barometer
Displays atmospheric pressure for your current location. This app offers a straightforward and efficient way to access real-time weather data. It's designed for quick and easy use.
- Displays atmospheric pressure
- Shows pressure at current location
- Simple interface
- Quick data access
- Effective weather tool
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Get atmospheric pressure at your current location. Simple, quick, effective app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barometer and Altimeter at 78% against Accurate Barometer's 20%. Barometer and Altimeter also leads on rating (3.4 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). Accurate Barometer's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Altimeter holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barometer and Altimeter has 24 ratings behind it against 1, 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 20% of Accurate Barometer's.
Barometer and Altimeter ships an update every 2 months, Accurate Barometer every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barometer and Altimeter | Accurate Barometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (24 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.7% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Breitling | margaret kovatch |
Customer experience
Barometer and Altimeter
Accurate Barometer
In-app purchases
Barometer and Altimeter
No in-app purchases
Accurate Barometer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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