ARHUDs vs Virtual Dashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARHUDs
This app overlays navigation and trip data onto your view using augmented reality. It displays compass heading, speed, altitude, weather, distance traveled, time, and stopwatch functionality for various outdoor activities.
- Augmented reality display
- Compass heading
- Speed and altitude
- Weather information
- Distance traveled
- Time and stopwatch
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ARHUD (Augmented Reality Heads Up Display) displays in Augmented Reality the compass heading, speed, altitude, weather, distance traveled from literal start point, time, and stopwatch time elapsed. ARHUD is the Swiss Army Knife for your next adventure. Use ARHUD for cycling, running, hiking, camping, climbing, snowboarding, biking, skiing, boating, flying, and any adventure. Never have to look away from the road again with the Augmented Reality display. Place ARHUD on your dashboard, bike handles, or in front of you while you run. Never miss a beat with ARHUD. - The Compass Direction refers to the direction in which the top edge is pointing. - MASL = Meters Above Sea level. - Bottom Right corner = Current time in Military time. - Middle Right = Distance traveled from starting location as the crow flies - Top Left = Bearing - Top Right = Timer since started trip (swipe app off to reset to zero, re-open app to start timer) -Top Middle = Approximate Speed
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
The clearest difference is rating: ARHUDs at 5.0 against Virtual Dashboard's 4.4. ARHUDs also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Virtual Dashboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ARHUDs asks for nothing beyond the download.
ARHUDs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ARHUDs ships an update every 2 days, Virtual Dashboard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARHUDs | Virtual Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Praxticus Mobile Labs LLC | Kevinnovate, LLC |
Customer experience
ARHUDs
Virtual Dashboard
In-app purchases
ARHUDs
No in-app purchases
Virtual Dashboard
- Donate for Development$0.99
- Unlock All Themes$2.99
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