# Barometric Pressure vs Live Barometer

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Live Barometer at none against Barometric Pressure's 3. Live Barometer also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Barometric Pressure's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Barometric Pressure sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Live Barometer asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Barometric Pressure against 4.0 for Live Barometer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barometric Pressure has 57 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Barometric Pressure's written reviews are positive against 67% of Live Barometer's.

Barometric Pressure ships an update weekly, Live Barometer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Barometric Pressure | Live Barometer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.0 (57 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barometric-pressure-barograph/id926055907/reviews)** | [4.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-barometer/id926381209/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **57** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 62.0% of reviews | **66.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#177** | — |
| Size | 33 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **8.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Catspaw Systems LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/412342440) | [Marvin Wagner](https://appshunter.io/developer/578107479) |

## What reviewers say

### Barometric Pressure

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barometric-pressure-barograph/id926055907)

**Currently charting:** #177 Top Free · Weather (US App Store)

Track atmospheric pressure in real-time with dynamic charts and set custom alarms for pressure changes. Log and export your data, and optionally view sea-level adjusted pressure and relative altitude.

**Highlights:** Real-time atmospheric pressure monitoring, Pressure alarms with custom values, Background data logging, Sea level adjusted pressure option, Relative altitude display, Push notifications for changes, Data export to CSV

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Upgrade to Pro | $9.99 | one-time |
| Give me a tip! | $9.99 | one-time |
| Give me a big tip! | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 📈 Real-time graph lines
- 💡 Unique and outstanding design
- ❤️ Developer's hard work evident
- ⏱️ Accurate data
- 🔄 Frequent updates

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App is unstable, crashes weekly
- 🐛 Recovery utility not functioning
- 🐛 Loss of 4-5 days of history
- 🐛 Altitude incorrect
- 🐛 Cannot calibrate altitude

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes weekly
- Recovery utility not functioning
- History is lost
- Altitude reading is incorrect
- App opens to a blank white/black screen

**Requested features**

- Ability to calibrate altitude
- Option to clear history and show only last few days
- Accept regional settings (ddMM)
- Add setting to disable Motion & Fitness requirement
- Export to CSV


### Live Barometer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-barometer/id926381209)

This application measures and displays the current air pressure. It offers a widget for quick access to this information directly from your notification center. Requires specific iPhone or iPad models.

**Highlights:** Measures current air pressure, Notification center widget, Displays air pressure data, Requires specific device models

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Barometric Pressure free?

Barometric Pressure is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Live Barometer free?

Live Barometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Barometric Pressure or Live Barometer?

Barometric Pressure is rated higher. Barometric Pressure averages 4.0 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Live Barometer averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Barometric Pressure or Live Barometer have ads?

Neither Barometric Pressure nor Live Barometer shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Barometric Pressure or Live Barometer?

Barometric Pressure ships an update weekly, and Live Barometer fortnightly. Most recently, Barometric Pressure was updated on November 13, 2026 and Live Barometer on November 15, 2026.

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