QuickSpeed vs Pure Speed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuickSpeed
This free iPhone app functions as a simple speedometer and odometer for bicycling. It offers route saving and loading with GPX support, displays elevation data, and includes a retro analog display mode. Continued GPS use may impact battery life.
- Speedometer and odometer
- Route saving and loading
- .gpx exporter/importer
- True elevation changes
- Elevation profile via USGS
- Retro analog mode
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QuickSpeed is a barebones, simple to use speedometer/odometer (iPhone only), for bicycling. It is completely free, with no in-app purchases required for full funtionality. Save or load your favorite routes with .gpx exporter/importer feature. Get true elevation changes and elevation profile via USGS. Retro mode with analog speedometer and odometer. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Pure Speed
This utility app displays your current speed, heading, and altitude with a clean and straightforward interface. It focuses on providing essential information without any distractions like hidden menus, ads, or in-app purchases.
- Displays speed
- Shows heading
- Tracks altitude
- Simple UI
- No hidden menus
- No ads or purchases
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An app with an extremely simple UI for displaying speed, heading, and altitude. No hidden menus, no hidden ads or hidden purchases. Just pure speed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: QuickSpeed at every 2 months against Pure Speed's every 4 months. QuickSpeed also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for QuickSpeed against 5.0 for Pure Speed. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
QuickSpeed ships an update every 2 months, Pure Speed every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | QuickSpeed | Pure Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tremont Air, LLC | Hari Rajan |
Customer experience
QuickSpeed
Pure Speed
In-app purchases
QuickSpeed
No in-app purchases
Pure Speed
No in-app purchases
