My Altitude Reviews

by Rockymoun10s

The first rule of technical communications is to never assume anything about your audience/reader. I downloaded MyAltitude the find out the sea level for my location. I opened MyAltitude and there is a number across the top with a dozen other numbers below. Am I supposed to somehow magically know that the number on top is the relative sea level? There is no indication what this number represents! Also, I switched from metric to imperial and the temperature remained in Celsius.

by Siriusguy

Unfortunately My Altimeter fails to show ALTITUDE if “Location” is turned OFF in the paired iPhone, something one would commonly do to limit battery drain. I had expected My Altimeter to automatically switch from altituude imputed from GOS to the Watch’s built-in miniature barometer but apparently it does not. Then getting everything reset requires an off-on Watch reboot. Exasperating! Hopefully a revision will improve this serious flaw.

by Adoyuran

MyAltitude is great but the only feature it is missing is search feature. You can browse the map but can’t search by name on the map. Also when you open the map it does not zoom to your location automatically. You need to pinch from whole US to your location which is cumbersome.

by NCHanny

MyAltitude is constantly varying at 200 feet from the same location. In the mountains of NC this is s significant issue. The iPhone version appears to be more consistently in measurement. Both Apple devices are on iOS 14.2 version for each device. This issue has been constant since iOS 12.

by Stercesderised

For anyone that is trying to use this application for accurate weather forecasting via use of barometer, the application is not calibrating based on height above sea level. This is critical for anyone taking part in outdoor activity where you want to check the current barometric pressure against a weather GRIB forecast predicted barometric pressure.

By comparing the current pressure against forecast pressure you can validate if the weather is coming in faster, slower, or as expected ... super important if you're taking part in an activity where you’re at risk due to heavy weather

The mean height above sea level feature does work well, and I validated height accuracy with other applications and station data, so I’ll keep the application for this data set to calibrate my barometer in another app. But the barometric pressure in MyAltitude is off by over 10mb for my location which makes the barometer in this application useless for practical purposes. I can confirm the reading given is sea level barometric pressure.

Highly recommend the Starparh Marine Barometer for accurate barometric pressure readings to those whose wellbeing is correlated to what the weather is doing. Just plug in the height above sea level value and the application will calibrate barometric pressure for you.

by CurlyShavings

MyAltitude is amazing and incredibly useful when I’m documenting a hike or trail maintenance.
The photos contain a watermark showing long/lat but to make MyAltitude perfect, the photo also needs that information encoded in the photo’s EXIF data, too.
Right now, when I look at a photograph from MyAltitude, the EXIF embedded location data is empty.
Fix that and I’ll rate MyAltitude another star.

by Bostn

I live in Colorado and roadtrip around the region often so this is great for keeping an eye on elevation changes.

I would give it 5 stars if MyAltitude supported the new iOS 14-style Widgets. I’d love to be able to stack it with other widgets so that I can hide it without deleting the widget when I am home and my elevation isn’t changing.

I’d also be cool if it had CarPlay support but I understand why that might more work that it is worth, considering Apple and Google Maps could easily make the feature obsolete by including the Altitude on their Navigation screens.

by Gochsan

I was on a family vacation my family touring the National Parking out west and we were changing elevations regularly . So when I had a good connection I went to the Apple App Store and found this one. It worked great !!!! Any time I could compare it with printed documents it was spot one. I highly recommend MyAltitude.

by Jtangooo

Especially for being in the mountains. Quick altitude check and then being able to take a picture with the altitude and latitude and longitude is really awesome.

by Jog Buddy

I have used MyAltitude especially on my high altitude climbs. It also allows you to take a picture with the current altitude and coordinates.

by Angryneighbor

I use My Altitude multiple times per day to check the boiling point. As a chocolatier, boiling point is critical so that our fudge doesn’t get too soft or too brittle. MyAltitude does the trick.

by Dog Meat24

I’ve been using MyAltitude for a few years and am very impressed. It’s very accurate and you don’t get ads covering up the screen (they are small and at the bottom).

by Gonphyshn

I can't say enough good about MyAltitude. It has helped me track locations of every point I'm checking every day. Cutting down my time in the field by several hours every day. Glad to have this on my phone.

by SusieJBWS

Taking a picture with My Altitude records the exact coordinates, time, altitude and even the weather! Very helpful for quickly making a record that can be saved, printed and referred back to for completing verifiable documentation.
Also fun for traveling and just whenever I am curious about My Altitude!
Thank you for creating this accurate and reliable app and for providing it at absolutely no cost.

by Dlrbox77

I like the new capability on the watch, but MyAltitude is always on top. I don’t want it on top all the time. When I lift my wrist I want to see my watch face, not the altitude every time.

Kudos. They fixed the foreground bug. Now it is a great useful app.

by Assfjkl1234

This is very useful application. It’s great to see a close approximation of the exact altitude while traveling or hiking. If you have health related issues or are just interested from an information perspective, it is all good. The information screen is well laid out and easy to read as well. Also, the developers have put a lot of thought in this useful little app. Thanks for reading my review. RB.

by NotSupposedTo

Doing lots of hikes and treks, especially in remote areas without detailed maps, it’s been very handy to pull this guy up and immediately know the altitude. Such a simple and clever design, it truly brings me joy every time I use it.

by Kratos_srv

App is great. Can u get the altitude on the complication on Apple Watch. Right now i have to touch it and it opens MyAltitude on the watch. Instead if u can show the altitude on the watch face itself I can take a look at it in a glance. Plus MyAltitude symbol on the watch face complication makes the face look weird. Having the altitude right on the face makes more sense.
Thanks for MyAltitude
Cheers

by JenniMW

We have done a lot of traveling across the United States. MyAltitude has helped us be prepared for changing temperatures that relate to change in altitudes. We also use it when we go exploring Alpine Lakes. We now know how high we are common even when we get no service MyAltitude works. It is wonderful.

by 39Jimbo

I had a bit of trouble switching to Imperial at the beginning but, worked it out. It has everything you need to know about your current location. It has altitude, position,berametric pressure, weather, water boiling point, wind direction and speed. Amazing❤️

by About To Retire

Love MyAltitude. Have tried others and they didn’t work as well as this does.
Accuracy has been as accurate (within 10 -20 ft) as hand held devices such as Garmin or maps.
Wish there was an elevation gain feature to app.

by Bikewfish

While visiting the western US I used MyAltitude to track our elevation and location. It has a nice feature of taking a photograph with a small title block that provides Lat, Lon, and elevation. Great for sharing with friends or simply recording a location.

by Par And Bar

We are currently looking for a summer home in the NC mountains and would like to be at 3000 ft elevation or higher. MyAltitude gives us that info while we are looking at a particular home. Early stages but it’s working well thus far.

by Jhmoonman

MyAltitude works great. I’m glad we’re over 590 ft. Above sea level. We Took it to the Atlantic Ocean n it read 3 ft. Above sea level! Even in our house, it showed the difference between the floor n ceiling, of around 7 ft. I love MyAltitude when traveling!!

by Robbin12

My husband gets altitude sickness so MyAltitude has helped us to keep an eye on the elevation! I love being able to leave it open on my iPhone and checking in. It keeps up with where we are.

by Jeepngma

Really fun and useful app for car travel, particularly for those with possible health issues! Really interesting to see different elevations and compare towns. I loved it when we traveled through the Rocky Mountain West.

by Geologist Mike

This is a great app! I wish I would’ve have had it when I purchased the house I now own. I would have never purchased the house which I now know that is doomed to flood in the future!

by Szymon_Sz

I use it quite often where there is no service. It works even in airplane mode and seems reasonably accurate.

by ST-Houston

The apps is both accurate and provides good details on location.