Comparison

Speedometer vs HeadUp Display car

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

Head to head
About

Speedometer

Track your speed and location with a GPS-powered dashboard. Features include weather updates, a compass, and speed limit alerts based on real-time road data. Customize the display and utilize HUD mode for enhanced visibility.

Highlights
  • GPS speed tracking
  • Map location display
  • Current weather and temperature
  • Analog compass
  • Speed limit alerts
  • HUD mode
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Measure your speed with this beautiful designed speed dashboard with many other functionality. It can track your speed, location on map by using GPS. Features: * Graphical presentation of speed * Analog and numeric speed * Current location weather and temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit * Kilometer and Mile unit system selection * Change dashboard different color * Analog Compass * Map location * Maximum, average speed and odometer * Speed limit of current road getting online info from open street.org * Over speed limit warn * Current road name * Portrait and landscape mode * HUD (Head up Display Mode) * Today widget presentation * Apple watch support and syncronisation

About

HeadUp Display car

This app projects navigation and driving information onto your car's windshield. Enhance your night driving experience with speed, clock, weather, and music details displayed directly in your line of sight.

Highlights
  • Windshield projection
  • Navigation display
  • Speedometer
  • Clock
  • Weather temperature
  • Now playing song info
Features
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What 's HeadUp Display: (HUD) projects navigation and some information onto windshield of your car, make driving at night more safer and attractive. How to Use HeadUp Display: step 1: Launch the app step 2: Rotate your iPhone into landscape mode. step 3: Place the smartphone close to the windshield. step 4: The exact data include speed, clock, weather temperature, Cruise control and now playing song title and artist name are projected onto windshield.

Screenshots

Speedometer4 screens
HeadUp Display car4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speedometer at 69% against HeadUp Display car's 29%. Speedometer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HeadUp Display car sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Speedometer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedometer has 1.8K ratings behind it against 163, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Speedometer's written reviews are positive against 29% of HeadUp Display car's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speedometer ships an update every 2 months, HeadUp Display car every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Speedometer versus HeadUp Display car: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedometerHeadUp Display car
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better4.3 (163 ratings)
Positive reviews69.1% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better163
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniCom TechnologyNikaan Nikzad

Customer experience

Speedometer

All ratings1,819 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive69.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative23.5%

HeadUp Display car

All ratings163 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Bugs and requests

Speedometer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Speedometer not accurate at high speeds
  • GPS signal slow to update
  • Speed limit not always correct

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to remove ads
  • Thicker/bolder font for better readability

HeadUp Display car

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Speedometer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

HeadUp Display car

One-time3
  • Song Title Display$1.99
  • Cruise Control$1.99
  • RemoveADS$7.99

Questions

Is Speedometer free?
Speedometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HeadUp Display car free?
HeadUp Display car is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speedometer or HeadUp Display car?
Speedometer is rated higher. Speedometer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while HeadUp Display car averages 4.3 from 163 ratings.
Do Speedometer or HeadUp Display car have ads?
Neither Speedometer nor HeadUp Display car shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speedometer or HeadUp Display car?
Speedometer ships an update every 2 months, and HeadUp Display car every 3 months. Most recently, Speedometer was updated on September 23, 2026 and HeadUp Display car on August 27, 2026.

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