Barometer plus Altimeter vs Marine Barometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Marine Barometer
This app provides accurate atmospheric pressure readings for mariners, allowing them to manually save readings with location and time data. It explains sea level pressure calculation and offers calibration checks with adjustable sensor offsets.
- Accurate atmospheric pressure readings
- Manual saving of pressure, location, and time
- Sensor offset adjustment
- Sea level pressure explanation
- Calibration check instructions
- Multiple pressure unit options
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Marine Barometer is a barometer sensor interface that is uniquely designed to meet the needs of mariners who rely on accurate atmospheric pressure for weather routing and the evaluation of weather maps. Pressure readings can be manually saved permanently along with the latitude, longitude, and time of the reading. If a sensor offset has been applied, that value is also stored with each recorded pressure. These recorded pressures can then at the navigator's convenience be transferred to the vessel's printed logbook. The GPS sensor is accessed for latitude and longitude only. The elevation of the sensor (your iOS device that includes a barometer) above sea level must be entered manually. Elevation values from the GPS are not accurate enough for the intended application. The concept of sea level pressure is explained along with how it is determined from the sensor reading. Instructions are provided on how to check the calibration of the sensor, and a sensor offset can be applied as needed. Links to sources of accurate sea level pressure are included. Sources of accurate elevation are included for use on land. The standard units for marine applications are millibars (mb) or hectoPascals (hPa). The main pressure display can also be set to inches of mercury, millimeters of mercury, or kiloPascals. However, because the primary reference pressures that would be used to check the sensor calibration are in mb, the sensor calibration must be set using millibar units. Reference links are provided for learning more about the tactical use of pressure for weather forecasting and weather map evaluation. Discounts are offered for barometer related reference books.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Marine Barometer at 78% against Barometer plus Altimeter's 14%. Marine Barometer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Barometer plus Altimeter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 15 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. Marine Barometer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Marine Barometer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marine Barometer has 33 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Barometer plus Altimeter's written reviews are positive against 78% of Marine Barometer's.
Barometer plus Altimeter ships an update every 2 weeks, Marine Barometer every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barometer plus Altimeter | Marine Barometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AFS Software | Starpath Corp |
Customer experience
Barometer plus Altimeter
Marine Barometer
In-app purchases
Barometer plus Altimeter
- iAd free$0.99
Marine Barometer
No in-app purchases
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