# Altimeter Elevation Watch

> Altimeter for CarPlay

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1306145803](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1306145803)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1306145803`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bernhard Hering
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (65 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.8.18
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-25
- **First published:** 2017-11-06
- **Size:** 7.91 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/altimeter-elevation-watch/id1306145803)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://bernhardhering.de/privacy](https://bernhardhering.de/privacy)

## Description

Ideal for mountain adventures, Altimeter Elevation Watch provides a precise altimeter and real-time elevation data for iPhone, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. Start a Live Activity to keep altitude, peak, and elevation gain visible while you drive, hike, or ride through mountain passes.

Features include a watch complication, an iPhone home screen widget, Live Activity in CarPlay, and Siri support. The app also offers a graphical daily profile, monthly/yearly heatmaps, significant-location updates, HealthKit Flights Climbed, and meters/feet switching for accurate tracking on outdoor treks and climbs.

## Rankings

- #161,814 — Overall

## Review summary

The app is praised for real-time altitude on widgets and watch complications, CarPlay support, and strong developer responsiveness at a good price. However, users repeatedly report issues with unit switching to feet on the watch, inconsistent auto-updates, stability/crashes, and occasional accuracy discrepancies across devices.

### Pros

- Real-time altitude shown on the widget and watch complication with auto-updates on the Apple Watch.
- Watch compatibility with complications and a CarPlay widget enhances quick elevation checks.
- Active, responsive developer with ongoing updates and fast responses to questions.
- Good value for money as a dedicated altimeter app.

### Cons

- Cannot reliably switch to feet on the Apple Watch; meters are commonly displayed instead.
- Complication auto-updates are inconsistent and sometimes require tapping to refresh.
- Reliability issues include frequent crashes, instability, or the display showing dashes rather than altitude.
- Accuracy can be inconsistent across devices (e.g., some watches/phones show different readings or remain static).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1306145803)