Speedmeter + vs Virtual Dashboard
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
Virtual Dashboard
Create custom dashboards using your device's sensors to display speed, altitude, and more. Navigate with a map featuring route planning, points of interest, and breadcrumb tracking. Customize units, themes, and map views for a personalized experience.
- Customizable sensor gauges
- Speedometer and odometer
- GPS and barometric altimeter
- Artificial horizon
- Navigational map with overlays
- Route planning and ETA
- Points of interest search
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Bring your iPhone and iPad's sensors to life on Virtual Dashboard. Arrange a variety of different gauges to create your own custom dashboards. You can choose from: ○ Speedometer (with peak hold) ○ Odometer (distance travelled, resettable) ○ GPS Altimeter (absolute altitude) ○ Barometric Altimeter (relative altitude) ○ Accelerometer (with peak hold) ○ Artificial Horizon (pitch and roll) ○ Compass (with magnetic heading and true track indicator) ○ Elapsed time (with average speed) Swipe to display a navigational map with resizable gauge overlays. You can select from road, bike, nautical chart, satellite, topographic, and survey (blank) modes. The map shows your current coordinates, track, and heading, and drops breadcrumb markers as you travel. Tap to set a destination and the map displays your distance, bearing, direction to steer, and ETA to the destination. Search the map for points of interest or street addresses. Customize your units, map features, and gauge behavior. Select from one of the many available themes (theme requires in-app purchase). Connect your external MFI GPS device and see faster updates. We currently support the Bad Elf GPS units.
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Verdict
Speedmeter + and Virtual Dashboard both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Virtual Dashboard's written reviews are positive against 55% of Speedmeter +'s. Virtual Dashboard also leads on ads (none vs shown). Speedmeter +'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (4.7K vs 11). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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. Virtual Dashboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Speedmeter + asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Speedmeter + against 4.4 for Virtual Dashboard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedmeter + has 4.7K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Speedmeter +'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Virtual Dashboard's.
Speedmeter + ships an update every 6 months, Virtual Dashboard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speedmeter + | Virtual Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4.7K ratings) — better | 4.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.7K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UniCom Technology | Kevinnovate, LLC |
Customer experience
Speedmeter +
Virtual Dashboard
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
Virtual Dashboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Speedmeter +
No in-app purchases
Virtual Dashboard
- Donate for Development$0.99
- Unlock All Themes$2.99
Questions
Is Speedmeter + free?
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