Speedometer vs Car Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- GPS speed tracking
- Map location display
- Current weather and temperature
- Analog compass
- Speed limit alerts
- HUD mode
- Apple Watch support
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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
Car Timer
Measure your vehicle's acceleration and top speed with precision. Supports various speed ranges, custom runs, and drag strip distances. Share your performance results with friends.
- 0-100km/h and 0-60mph timing
- Top speed recording
- Custom run timing
- 1/4 and 1/8 mile (0-400m/0-200m) runs
- Shareable results
- Precise speed estimation techniques
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Measure your vehicle's performance with acceleration tests, braking measurements, top speed tracking and drag race timing — all from your phone. Whether you're comparing modifications, testing different vehicles or simply satisfying your curiosity, Car Timer helps you record and analyze performance quickly and accurately. Features • Acceleration tests (0-50 km/h, 0-100 km/h, 0-30 mph, 0-60 mph and custom speed ranges) • Distance tests (200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1/8 mile, 1/4 mile and custom distances) • Braking distance measurements • Top speed tracking • Performance history and result comparison • Share results with friends and fellow enthusiasts • Metric and imperial units • Dark mode and customization options Car Timer uses GPS-based speed measurements together with interpolation techniques to estimate results more accurately than raw GPS updates alone. Always obey local traffic laws, posted speed limits and road conditions. Perform testing only when it is safe and legal to do so. Questions, suggestions or bug reports? contact@codingfy.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speedometer at 4.6 against Car Timer's 3.5. Speedometer also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 33%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Car Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Car Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Speedometer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Speedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedometer has 1.8K ratings behind it against 13, 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 33% of Car Timer's.
Speedometer ships an update every 2 months, Car Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speedometer | Car Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better | 3.5 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UniCom Technology | Lorin Nicolae |
Customer experience
Speedometer
Car Timer
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
Car Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Speedometer
No in-app purchases
Car Timer
- PRO - 5 Runs$4.99
- PRO Unlimited$4.99
- PRO Unlimited$19.99
Questions
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