Barometer plus Altimeter vs 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
Barometer
This app logs atmospheric pressure with sea level correction using GPS data. It can record data in the background or more frequently when in the foreground. Manual height and position settings are also available for fixed location logging.
- Atmospheric pressure logging
- Sea level correction
- GPS height integration
- Background logging
- Manual height/position setting
- Foreground logging
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The atmospheric pressure logger with the sea level correction by using GPS height information. It can keep logging in background, approximately every 10 min (more longer when battery powered). App is in foreground, keep logging every minute, In order to obtain the sea level correction value, we use the GPS position and the temperature of weather information. It is also possible to set height and position information manually if you want to record at a pre-fixed location.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barometer at 62% against Barometer plus Altimeter's 14%. Barometer also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Barometer plus Altimeter's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). 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. Barometer plus Altimeter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Barometer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Barometer holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Barometer plus Altimeter's written reviews are positive against 62% of Barometer's.
Barometer plus Altimeter ships an update every 2 weeks, Barometer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barometer plus Altimeter | Barometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 3.7 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AFS Software | ichiro NAKAHARA |
Customer experience
Barometer plus Altimeter
Barometer
In-app purchases
Barometer plus Altimeter
- iAd free$0.99
Barometer
- coffee$0.99
- orange juice$3.99
- dinner$8.99
Questions
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