Speedmeter + vs GPS Speedometer and Altimeter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speedmeter +
Track your speed and distance with this GPS-based speedometer and odometer. It offers offline functionality, speed limit alerts, and warnings for speed and red light cameras worldwide. View trip details, weather, and altitude, with a convenient Today widget and Apple Watch support.
- GPS-based speedometer and odometer
- Offline functionality
- Speed limit display and warnings
- Speed and red light camera alerts
- Trip distance and duration tracking
- Today widget and Apple Watch support
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This app is a gps based speedometer, odometer for the iPhone and iPad. Track your speed and distance from your iPhone in Miles and Kilometer! * It can work offline, no need internet * Speed limit feature to check the speed limit of the road that currently using. * Display and warn speed cameras and red light cameras on the Road from the database of 100.000 locations all over world * Check outside weather temperature and condition * Shows your maximum speed * Shows your average speed * Shows your altitude * Shows your trip distance * Shows your trip duration * Switch between mph or km/h metric system * It can show your direction by compass * You can check your speed without opening app by Today widget * You can also use on your Apple Watch
GPS Speedometer and Altimeter
Track your speed for various activities like walking, cycling, driving, or flying. This app also functions as an altimeter to measure your elevation and includes a compass for navigation.
- Measures speed for walking, cycling, cars, boats, planes
- Records trips and average speed
- Measures altitude/elevation
- Professional compass
- Supports double scales and unit selection
- Multiple display dials
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As GPS speedometer, it supports to gauge speed of walking, jogging, raiding bike. It also supports to gauge the speed of cars, boats, trains or air planes. What ever the vehicle is, with the app, you can know the current speed. It supports double scales. And you can choose the display unit. It support to record trip and the average speed. It’s also a altimeter. You can check altitude or elevation when you go hiking, climbing, trekking, skiing, flying. You can view it in feet or meters. It has a professional compass for flying, sailing or driving. Multiple fancy dials for your taste.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speedmeter + at none against GPS Speedometer and Altimeter's 2. Speedmeter + also leads on ratings volume (4.8K vs 370) and device support (4 vs 2). GPS Speedometer and Altimeter's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). 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. GPS Speedometer and Altimeter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Speedmeter + asks for nothing beyond the download.
GPS Speedometer and Altimeter holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedmeter + has 4.8K ratings behind it against 370, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Speedmeter +'s written reviews are positive against 56% of GPS Speedometer and Altimeter's.
Speedmeter + ships an update every 6 months, GPS Speedometer and Altimeter monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Speedmeter + | GPS Speedometer and Altimeter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4.8K ratings) | 4.7 (370 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 55.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.8K — better | 370 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UniCom Technology | 晓溪 张 |
Customer experience
Speedmeter +
GPS Speedometer and Altimeter
User reviews
Speedmeter +
From 4.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate speedometer
- 🚀 Responsive and fast
- 📍 Provides street/road information
- 💡 Useful features like altitude, compass, etc.
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes reported
- 🔋 Inaccurate odometer and distance tracking
- 🔇 Lack of sound alerts/notifications
- 🔍 Speed limit data not always reliable
GPS Speedometer and Altimeter
From 370 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate speed measurement
- 👍 Free without ads
- 👍 Many features
- 👍 Good altimeter
- 👍 Good compass
Room to improve
- 🐛 Ads interrupt usage
- 🐛 Video ads are annoying
- 🐛 Speed not always displayed
- 🐛 Inaccurate speed readings
- 🐛 Cannot zero top speed
Bugs and requests
Speedmeter +
Reported bugs
4 issues- Odometer measures in wrong units
- Speed limit data inaccuracies
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Bluetooth audio integration issues
Requested features
4 requests- Large digital speed display mode
- Customizable interface and settings
- Sound alerts for speed cameras and limits
- Improved odometer and distance tracking
GPS Speedometer and Altimeter
Reported bugs
8 issues- Cannot measure speed
- Speed not displayed
- No reaction, unusable
- Speedometer often not displayed
- Cannot be used on high-speed trains
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- No signal
- App crashes or freezes
- In-app purchase not showing difference
Requested features
5 requests- Magnify certain parameters for poor eyesight
- Add a feature to manually input max speed
- Add a glider altimeter function
- Bring back the basic dial with white font on black background
- Add NW, NE, SW, & SE to bearing display
In-app purchases
Speedmeter +
No in-app purchases
GPS Speedometer and Altimeter
- Glowing Mood Dials$1.99
- Luxury Dial$2.99
Questions
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