How To Find Current Elevation On Iphone

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Altimeter+ is the essential elevation calculation app. The app uses ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) to find your altitude. There is also a GPS mode. We found this app to be one of the more accurate ones. The app is well-designed and provides some solid information. A must-have for those curious about their altitude.

avAltimeter

Aviametrix, LLC

Simple

Simple!

avAltimeter is a digital, aviation-oriented altimeter. It is the only altimeter app which has the Kollsman adjustment so you can adjust the altimeter to the current barometer setting, or to 29.92 inches of mercury for the pressure altitude. Need a quick backup for your panel? avAltimeter uses the latest Apple and Bosch technology built into the iPhone 6 and later...

Barometer Plus app measures air pressure and altitude using the built-in barometric pressure sensor on your device

Barometer Plus app measures air pressure and altitude using the built-in barometric pressure sensor on your device.
It only works on devices that contain a barometer, such as iPhone 6/6s/7/8/X (including Plus models), iPad Mini 4/Air 2/Pro or later.
Barometer Plus can be used for virtually all your outdoor and indoor activities, such as climbing, trekking, hiking and even stair climbing.
Because air...

Altimeter Digital

Andreas Lepsuch

Altimeter is a simple altimeter

Altimeter is a simple altimeter. The data comes from the gps of the phone.

Units: meters, feet.

The height can also be determined via a web service.
The altimeter can also be adjusted to any value you want.

The position can be displayed on Maps.

features

- Height in meters and feet
- Calibration on Web Service
- Calibration to any value
- Spike Filter
- Position Share
- Multiple backgrounds
-...

Barometer Plus app measures air pressure and altitude using the built-in barometric pressure sensor on your device

Travel Altimeter & Elevation

BranchenKing Ltd.

View your altitude or elevation on stunning landscapes that adjust with the time of day

View your altitude or elevation on stunning landscapes that adjust with the time of day. The barometer lets you track your altitude changes based on the change of pressure. Just set your reference pressure and altitude in order to use the Altimeter for seeing the difference in elevation of two points. Great for hiking and other outdoor activities. The Compass...

GPS Logger and GPX Viewer: Ideal for cycling, running, hiking, walking, mountain bike, sail and all outdoor sports

GPS Logger and GPX Viewer: Ideal for cycling, running, hiking, walking, mountain bike, sail and all outdoor sports.

Evaluate your GPX files containing elevation and time data by viewing them on the map.
Evaluate your activity with rich graphics like speed and slope / climb distribution.
View and share stunning maps by colouring your trails with altitude, slope or speed.
Share your tracks...

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Barometer & Altimeter Pro

Steffen Bauereiss

This app uses the barometric pressure sensor built into all the newer iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch Models sold after 2016 with few exceptions. You need one of these newer devices to use this App. See below which older iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch without this sensor are not supported!

This...

Elevation - Altimeter Map

Mapnitude Company Limited

Know your current elevation, altitude, height above sea level easy with this altimeter / barometer app.

## Elevation finder ##
This app allows you to see elevation of all locations on the surface of the earth. You can simply move maps around to get the data, or type in address and location...

Travel Altimeter & Altitude

CMH Digital LLC

View your altitude or elevation on stunning landscapes that adjust with the time of day.

The barometer lets you track your altitude changes based on the change of pressure. Just set your reference pressure and altitude in order to use the Altimeter for seeing the difference in elevation of two points....

Altimeter GPS with barometer

Immaginet Srl

Use your phone's sensors to assist with wilderness treks or survival situations. Designed for offline use.

Outdoor barometric altimeter with seven open source maps specially designed for trekkers, compass with places search, weather and step counter. "Pure Altitude Algorithm" for better Altitude accuracy.
Determines the altitude of your current location based on...

Pro Altimeter - Barometric Altimeter with Manual/GPS/METAR Calibration

Hunter Research and Technology, LLC

Pro Altimeter is the newest app from Hunter Research, developer of the popular outdoors apps Theodolite, Pro Compass, and Nav Camera. Pro Altimeter uses the high-fidelity barometric pressure sensor in new iOS devices to measure and compute altitude.

Pro Altimeter has a dead simple interface. Barometric altitude and GPS altitude are...

Altitude app is like a paid version of Current Elevation. It has a better interface than Current Elevation, but for the limited functionality, we would look elsewhere. The app simply tells you your current altitude.

Terrain Radar Altimeter 2

Nestele Engineering

Measure the elevation of each location within a radius of 500 meter. With Terrain Radar Altimeter you can discover the height of hills in front of you or take a look at further away mountains. The unique combination of device sensors and internet-based geo informations makes Terrain Radar to the...

GPS Altimeter - Altitude & Map

ExaMobile S.A.

Altimeter is a smart tracking devices, used to altitude measure. It is perfect app for people who love hiking, skiing, mountain biking and other outdoor activities. Any time and with high precision you can check altitude, elevation or localization coordinates. It works online and offline.

This altimeter app, to measure altitude...

Altimeter - get your altitude

22of8 GmbH

You are on top of a mountain and want to know your altitude? Or you are somewhere half-up and need to know how far to go? Use Altimeter to determine your altitude. Even on your Apple Watch!

Altimeter is free, no ads. If you like Altimeter and want to support future...

Altimeter (Barometer) Free

Piet Jonas

This altimeter either uses GPS or the built in barometer (available since iPhone 6) to determine your current elevation on earth. While GPS provides the absolute altitude as long as you see the sky it is not very accurate. With the help of the barometer we can calculate the altitude...

myAltitude - free altimeter for climbing & hiking

DJM Development

Turn your iPhone or iPad into an Altimeter with myAltitude, the free altimeter app.

myAltitude includes an Apple Watch app too, so you can use your iPhone's GPS to find your current altitude right from your wrist.

myAltitude uses the GPS within your iPhone to display your current altitude (elevation above...

Barometric Altimeter FREE

Nipakul Buttua

Barometric Alimeter use the integrated barometer device of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 to display the current altitude in meter or feet.

When the barometer is not avalaible for exemple if you have a iPhone 5 or iPhone 4, the application use the GPS to display the altitude.

In the settings...

GPS Device Data

PS Ventures Limited

Now Supports Apple Watch
GPS Device Data gives you all the GPS information available to your device on one handy screen.
See latitude, longitude, bearing, course, speed, altitude and device accuracy in a number of different formats and units of measure.
GPS Device Data goes further and gives you access to the 'Desired...

Terrain Radar Altimeter

Nestele Engineering

Measure the elevation of each location within a radius of 5000 meter. With Terrain Radar you can discover the height of hills in front of you or take a look at further away mountains. The unique combination of device sensors and internet-based geo informations makes Terrain Radar to the best...

Barometric Altimeter

Stephan Haeuslschmid

Barometric Altimeter is based on the new barometer in iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air 2.
On other devices the app shows your GPS altitude.

You can either use automatic calibration (best in most cases) or manual calibration.
For manual calibration use the following options:
- enter your current altitude
-...

Elevation For Real

homedatasheet.com, Inc.

Get real-time elevation from your iOS device's GPS receiver and built-in geoid model.

As a bonus, we've also included access to the USGS Elevation Web Service which provides US ground elevation data. You'll be amazed at how, when you have a good view of the sky, Elevation For Real's internally generated...

Elevation Tracker

Arlo Leach

Elevation Tracker is a fitness tracking app with a particular emphasis on climbing and descending. It tracks and displays the following info:

- Basic info like time, speed and distance
- Current elevation and accumulated climbing and descending amount
- Elevation profile and route map
- Current heart rate and time spent in four...

myAltitude - GPS Altimeter

Bryan Lopez

myAltitude is the new simple altimeter app! It helps you determine your current elevation above sea level quickly! It uses your device's GPS info to retrieve your location and altitude for that specific spot. It is great for people who love outdoor activities such as hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing...

Altimeter GPS PRO - Trekking

Immaginet Srl

Barometric Altimeter with "Pure Altitude" alghoritm. The first altimeter for iPhone with machine learning for the best GPS accuracy.

Outdoor barometric altimeter with seven open source maps specially designed for walkers, compass with places search, weather and step counter.
Determines the altitude of your current location based on the GPS tracking, Aster...

Other Apps

Could be good for special cases

Barometer & Altimeter - for outdoor sports,fishing

Jian Li

Barometer, altimeter, compass, GPS, FOUR in ONE. No ADS. No IAP.
No internet connection required, use the built-in sensor.

Designed for fishing enthusiasts, hidden fishing tips, the App can turn into an ordinary barometer, it is also applicable to other types of outdoor activities, including mountaineering, skiing, traveling, including attractions mountain climbing, plateau traveling, high-rise tourism, etc.

[Attention]
■ This app uses the barometric pressure sensor found in the iPhone 6, 6s, 7 (including Plus models) and iPad Air 2, Mini 4 as well as iPad Pro (both sizes). You need one of these devices in order to use this app!
■ If you are using an iPad, update to at least iOS 10.1. Earlier iOS 10 releases on iPad do not offer access to the barometer sensor!
■ It is not compatible with iPhone SE and older iPhone and iPad devices without this sensor!

[Electricity Saving Design]
■ The measure function whether open is completely determined by the user.
■ Automatically shut down when switch to the background, the background refresh function is closed.
■ In both positioning function and display on the map function, optimization software made possible, make the minimum power consumption and the network flow.

[Features]
■ With barometer and compass function, you can display air pressure, altitude, latitude and longitude.
■ Equipped with fishing tips, can be calculated according to altitude fishing pressure. The prompt function can be turned off.
■ Support map displaying; Support 3D Touch function.
■ Support the pressure change chart displaying.
■ Measuring range: from 300 hPa to 1100 hPa, covering the plains and most of the plateau areas.
■ 0.01mbar resolution, more sensitive to changes in pressure.
■ Pressure units support hPa (hundred Pascal, mBar) and inHg(inches Hg).
■ The main interface has 8 color schemes, which can be switched around.
■ Support for personalized custom display of information, providing multiple settings options.

[Operation method]
■ When you open the App, the measurement of air pressure will start automatically, and the position and orientation information will be acquired at same time.
■ Tap the "Start / End" button, you can start or stop measurement and positioning at will.
■ Tap (or press) the "Position" button to display the location on the map.
■ When the current measurement is finished, the current barometric value will be automatically saved. Historical records can also be emptied in the chart view.
■ Tap (or press) the "Chart" button to display the barometric pressure curve.
■ Swipe on the barometric pressure curve to display the details of each barometric pressure information.
■ Tap (or press) the "Help" button into the "Settings" view, you can set the display format of location and pressure. Also, you can set the unit of the air pressure and other options.
■ When in the "measurement" state, the compass will automatically rotate, the direction of the arrow to the north, and you can choose "magnetic north" or "true north".
■ Swipe in the main interface with your fingers, you can switch color scheme.

Altimeter Multi Pro

Web-Dream

"Altimeter Multi Pro" is probably the most comprehensive and most accurate altimeter of the mobile market. It includes all the functions necessary for hikers and forestry professionals.

Its strengths:
- 3 types of altitude measurements to ensure a perfect precision (GPS - Internet server "ellipsoidal" - Internet server "sea level").
- Visualization of 3D area, to assess the difficulty of the hiking trail.
- Visualization of 2D curves levels (elevation) of any route.
- Function "address search" to know the altitude and to see a 2D or 3D ground anywhere in the world.

Altimeter Multi Pro is equipped with 4 altimeters:

Digital Altimeter:
- Measurement of altitude in meters or feet.
- Altitude measurement provided by GPS or by the Internet Server (NETWORK).
GPS information is provided by the device. The data vary slightly depending on the visible satellites.
Altitude provided by Internet server is unique to a given position. The data refresh occurs when you move a predetermined distance (10, 50, 100 or 500 m / 32.8, 164, 328, 1640 ft).
- In the web server mode (NETWORK), altitude can be supplied with the ellipsoidal earth model or relative to sea level.
Sealevel : Use the geoid Earth model (EGM2008 2.5').
Ellipsoid: Use the ellipsoid Earth model (WGS84).
- Audible alarm when exceeding a preset altitude (setpoint).
- 2D graphics to visualize the evolution of altitude during your ride (adjustable from 1 min to 24 hours).
- Optimized for use in daylight (sun on the mobile screen).
- Ability to send by email a screenshot (to save an achievement).
- Compass with measurement of the magnetic north or true north. Indication of the angle to the north.
- Display the measurement error of the altitude (in GPS mode).

3D Altimeter
- Measurement of altitude in meters or feet.
- Measurement provided by internet server (NETWORK).
- Ellipsoidal earth model or relative to sea level.
- Visualization of the ground in 3D. The viewing radius is configurable 999km to 50m (164ft to 3277559ft).
Possibility to extend the 3D view and examine under different orientation and zoom. The 3D view shows your altitude and the minimum and maximum elevation in the radius.
- True or magnetic compass. Indication of the angle to the north.
- With the "Address Search" you can view a 3D terrain anywhere in the world.

"Curves Levels" Altimeter
- Measurement of altitude in meters or feet.
- Measurement provided by Internet server (NETWORK).
- 2D visualization of vertical drop of a course anywhere in the world (address search).
- Flags Steps are captured easily with the finger. The flags can be moved or deleted easily.

"Just For Fun" Altimeter
Just 10 original and elegant altimeters, for your viewing pleasure.

In all modes, the maps can be viewed in satellite mode, Satellite+map, map.

Multilingual application: English - French

Compatible with : iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, Iphone 5, Ipad - Retina ready

Altimeter - The Measure

KKR

Altimeter is great app which can be most useful for all the travelers, for trekking, mountain climbers…..

Let you know the current attitude.

Display latitude & Longitude.

Show altitude in meters & feet.

Shows speed & time.

Universal app
Easy to use interface.
Compatible with iOS8
Throughly tested
Ads free app.

Disclaimer:
Continuous use of GPS will reduce the battery life drastically.
Wifi or internet connection is required to use map services.

Map Elevation and Altitude Tool for Height Measure

margaret kovatch

Elevation - Find Your Elevation
Universal App. Runs on iPhone and also iPad
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Find your Elevation, altitude, height above sea level easy with this app.

Click on Map to drop the pin. The Elevation in meters or feets will show you on the bottom bar of the screen. Also Possible to just click the pin and see the location again.

Choose to display the unit in meters or feet.

Barometric Altimeter PRO

Nipakul Buttua

Barometric Alimeter use the integrated barometer device of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 to display the current altitude in meter or feet.

When the barometer is not avalaible for exemple if you have a iPhone 5 or iPhone 4, the application use the GPS to display the altitude.

In the settings page you can choose the calibration method (GPS, sea level or manual) and you can change between the two units systems (metric and imperial).

Analog Altimeter

KeeWee Technology

Analog Altimeter is an instrument for altitude measurement that is perfect for sports and outdoor activities: trekking, mountain bike, camping, ski, etc.

The altitude value is displayed in meters or feet on a cool analog and digital display.

Analog Altimeter uses the GPS integrated in your iPhone or iPad and requires a good GPS signal to provide more accurate values: it does not provide the altitude with GSM or Wi-Fi signals.

For better results, use the application outdoor, and wait for about 30 seconds to allow the GPS to acquire a good signal and provide a good precision.

If you need support do not hesitate to contact us at: [email protected]

Altimeter Measure the altitude

VIDUR

An altimeter is an active instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level.

Altimeter app is a great app for following activities such as skiing, hiking, walking, rock climbing etc
Customers must periodically recalibrate their altimeters when they reach a known altitude.

App Functionality:
Accurate GPS current location
Accurate measurement of altitude
Altimeter uses GPS to find your altitude
Displays Latitude & longitudes
Altitude indication in meters or feet
Shows the speed & time
Share your altitude/elevation via e-mail or Twitter, Facebook
Very helpful app in outdoor activities for tourists

Features:
- Compatible with latest iOS
- Universal Design
- Support multiple map modes
- Share on Facebook or Twitter
- No ads

Note: Accuracy is subject to device, location, and signal strength.
Please make sure your GPS is turned on while using this app whenever required.
Continuous use of GPS drains battery quickly