Comparison

Head vs Car Dashboard Widget

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Head

Project your iPhone's speedometer onto your car's windshield for a heads-up display. Choose from nine designs and customize speed units. The app automatically adjusts brightness and disables screen lock while in use.

Highlights
  • Windshield projection
  • Nine design options
  • Adjustable speed units (MPH/KPH)
  • Automatic screen brightness
  • Screen lock disable
Features
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Head-Up Display turns your iPhone into a bright, glanceable speedometer for your car β€” with a real windshield HUD mode, a built-in navigator, and trip tracking. No ads. No accounts. Nothing tracked. GPS SPEEDOMETER β€’ Large, high-contrast digital speed you can read in a split second β€’ Switch instantly between km/h and mph β€’ Accurate GPS speed β€” works anywhere, no car connection needed β€’ Choose from multiple display styles and colors to match your dashboard TRUE HUD (WINDSHIELD) MODE β€’ Mirror the display so it reflects the right way up on your windshield β€’ Screen jumps to full brightness for a crisp daytime projection β€’ Drive heads-up, eyes on the road NAVIGATOR β€’ Search any destination and get a route with live ETA and distance β€’ Clean, muted map that follows you heading-up as you drive β€’ Light or dark map theme, pick your route color TRIP COMPUTER β€’ Live trip distance, top speed and average speed β€’ Reset anytime with a tap SPEED ALERT β€’ Set your own limit β€” the speed turns red and your phone vibrates when you go over β€’ Optional alert sound

About

Car Dashboard Widget

Features
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Pit24 turns your car into a character. Its mood mirrors the real state of your car: insurance running out, service overdue, weeks without a wash β€” the face knows, and it tells you before it becomes expensive. AT A GLANCE See it all on one screen: last fuel-up, odometer, last wash, and what you spent this month. Tap any card to act on it. NINE IN-CAR DASHBOARDS Mount your phone and turn it into the dash your car never had. Neon synthwave, Game Boy phosphor, a classic needle gauge, 70s muscle, an off-road cluster with compass and roll & pitch, a mirrored HUD for your windshield β€” nine themes, each with speed, music, maps and G-force. Build your own layout from 11 modules. NEVER MISS A DATE Insurance, technical inspection, service by date or by mileage. Countdowns sit on your home screen as widgets, so you physically can't scroll past them. Pit24 also checks open factory recalls for your car. MONEY, HONESTLY Log a fill-up in two taps β€” even from a home screen widget. Fuel, service, wash, parking, tax, fines. Then see the total per month, per category, per kilometre. EVERY DRIVE, REMEMBERED Start a trip and a live card appears on your lock screen with time, distance and speed, narrated by your car. Trips are logged with routes and top speed. ALSO INSIDE β€’ Widgets: countdown, quick expense log, spend, odometer, last trip β€’ Apple Watch app with your car photo and the buddy β€’ Glovebox for documents, service log, tuning plans β€’ Photo album for your car β€’ iCloud sync across your devices β€’ Miles or kilometres, your currency PRIVACY No account. No registration. No ads. No analytics or tracking SDKs. We have no servers β€” your data stays on your iPhone and, if you turn it on, in your own iCloud. There is nowhere for it to go. Free. Everything included.

Screenshots

Head4 screens
Car Dashboard Widget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Car Dashboard Widget at daily against Head's every 127 months. Head's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Head ships an update every 127 months, Car Dashboard Widget daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Head versus Car Dashboard Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeadCar Dashboard Widget
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews20.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 127 monthsDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBahtiyar PolatBarys Bandarenko

In-app purchases

None

Head

No in-app purchases

None

Car Dashboard Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Head free?
Head is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Car Dashboard Widget free?
Car Dashboard Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Head or Car Dashboard Widget have ads?
Neither Head nor Car Dashboard Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Head or Car Dashboard Widget?
Head ships an update every 127 months, and Car Dashboard Widget daily. Most recently, Head was updated on October 8, 2026 and Car Dashboard Widget on October 6, 2026.

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