Pro Altimeter vs GPS Coordinates Converter App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pro Altimeter
This app measures and computes altitude using your device's barometric pressure sensor and GPS. It offers multiple calibration methods, including GPS, manual input, and airport METAR data, for accurate readings. The interface is simple with large, easy-to-read numbers and offers distinct day and night display modes.
- Barometric and GPS altitude measurement
- Multiple calibration methods (GPS, manual, METAR)
- Real-time accuracy estimates
- Large, easy-to-read display
- Day and night display modes
- Calibration reminders
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Pro Altimeter uses the high-fidelity barometric pressure sensor in iOS devices to measure and compute altitude. Pro Altimeter has a dead simple interface. Barometric altitude and GPS altitude are displayed in large easy to read numbers, showing units of both feet and meters, and giving realtime accuracy estimates from the hardware. At bottom are calibration and display mode buttons. The display offers a highly-readable daytime mode with black digits on an LCD-green background, and a reversed night mode that is easy on the eyes in dark conditions. That's it! Proper calibration is necessary to measure altitude from barometric pressure (this is why a pilot "dials in" the cockpit altimeter before taking off). Pro Altimeter offers four different methods for calibration -- choose the easiest and most convenient: 1. Use GPS altitude. This method correlates the measured local barometric pressure with the altitude measured by GPS. This method can be used when your device has a clear line of sight to the sky and a reliable GPS fix with good accuracy. 2. Manually enter altitude. This method correlates the measured local barometric pressure with known altitude from landmarks, elevation benchmarks, trail markers, topo maps, land surveys, etc. Altitude can be entered in feet or meters. 3. Manually enter pressure. If you have a weather station, weather report, or METAR report with equivalent sea level pressure for a nearby location, this can be used to correlate local barometric pressure to altitude. Pressure can be entered with units of inches Hg, kPa, or mb. 4. Check local airports. With the tap of a button, Pro Altimeter will locate the five closest airports within 100 miles (160km) of your present location anywhere in the world, and pull in METAR data. From that list of five, pick the airport of your choice and Pro Altimeter will import pressure data for calibration. Once calibrated, Pro Altimeter keeps track of the time since its last calibration. Because weather and local barometric pressure change over time, the app will warn you when 6 hours have elapsed since the last calibration by flashing the "CALIBRATE" button. You should calibrate as frequently as practical -- for example, on a hike, calibrate whenever you pass a trail marker or elevation benchmark. But at a minimum, calibrate at least every 6 hours or whenever weather changes in your area. Pro Altimeter is intended for iOS devices with a built-in barometric pressure sensor (iPhone 6 and later, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPad Pro). On older devices without a barometric pressure sensor, only GPS altitude and accuracy will be displayed. If you have an Apple Watch, check out the new Pro Altimeter for Watch and get all this same functionality on your wrist!
GPS Coordinates Converter App
Easily convert geographic coordinates between various systems like UTM, MGRS, and different Latitude/Longitude formats. Save and share your important locations with others. Unlock advanced features for unlimited use and an ad-free experience.
- Convert between UPS/UTM, MGRS, Decimal Degrees, D°M'S", D°M'
- Save and recall frequently used coordinates
- Share coordinates via messaging and social apps
- Unlimited pin save (with IAP)
- Unlimited GPS conversions (with IAP)
- Ad-free experience (with IAP)
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GPS Converter is an essential, an advanced, yet simple to use mobile application which is designed to convert geographic coordinates to/from different types of coordinate systems. It provides more options than any other GPS Converter out there! Easily and quickly convert coordinates from/to: ================================== - UPS/UTM using WGS 84 - MGRS using WGS 84 - Latitude Longitude Decimal Degrees - Latitude Longitude Degrees Minutes Seconds (D°M'S") - Latitude Longitude Degrees Minutes (D°M') Save and recall: ============ Save and recall frequently used coordinates. Share coordinates: ============= Share coordinates via Notes, Messaging, E-mail, Twitter, and other App extensions. GPS Coordinate Pro (IAP required to unlock some items): - Unlimited Pin Save - Unlimited GPS Conversions - No Ads Privacy Policy is available at https://gps-converter-6f286.firebaseapp.com/privacy_policy.htm and Terms of Use: https://gps-converter-6f286.firebaseapp.com/terms_condition.htm
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GPS Coordinates Converter App at Free against Pro Altimeter's $0.99. GPS Coordinates Converter App also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 40). Pro Altimeter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#189 vs unranked). On rating, 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
GPS Coordinates Converter App is free to download; Pro Altimeter costs $0.99 up front. GPS Coordinates Converter App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Pro Altimeter asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Pro Altimeter against 4.0 for GPS Coordinates Converter App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS Coordinates Converter App has 1.7K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Pro Altimeter's written reviews are positive against 70% of GPS Coordinates Converter App's.
Pro Altimeter ships an update every 12 months, GPS Coordinates Converter App monthly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Pro Altimeter | GPS Coordinates Converter App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (40 ratings) | 4.0 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 70.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #189 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craig Hunter | Monocubed, Inc |
Customer experience
Pro Altimeter
GPS Coordinates Converter App
Bugs and requests
Pro Altimeter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GPS Coordinates Converter App
Reported bugs
3 issues- Difficulty entering coordinates manually
- Map not showing location in some cases
- Inconsistent behavior when saving locations
Requested features
3 requests- Add ability to save and name locations
- Improve map functionality (e.g., allow panning, place markers)
- Provide more coordinate format conversion options
In-app purchases
Pro Altimeter
No in-app purchases
GPS Coordinates Converter App
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- GPS Coordinates Pro$4.99
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