Comparison

Speedometer vs Next Car Dashboard

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

Next Car Dashboard

Transform your iPad into a sophisticated car dashboard. Monitor drive metrics, navigate with maps, control music, and track trip costs. Enjoy a modern, immersive driving experience with enhanced features and language support.

Highlights
  • Maps and Navigation with Google Maps support
  • Music control for Apple Music and Spotify
  • Vehicle metrics (speed, altitude, distance)
  • Trip cost and fuel consumption monitoring
  • Dashboard Camera functionality
  • Multi-language support
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Introducing Next, the app that completely transforms your car's dashboard experience. With Next on your iPad, you'll feel like you're driving the latest and greatest car. Next turns your iPad into a car dashboard, providing you with the best driving and in-car infotainment experience. You can analyze your drive metrics, listen to your favorite music, and much more. Upgrade your car experience with Next today! Next Car Dashboard key features - Maps and Navigation - Support Google Maps Navigation -Siri Support - Listen and control your favourite music with Apple Music or Spotify - Vehicle metrics like speed, altitude, acceleration, direction of movement, distance travelled, trip duration. - Get car metrics without use of an OBD sensor. - Determine average speed and, altitude and top speed and, altitude in a trip. - See your trips in their full glory through beautifully created graphs and trip analytics - An all new LightsOff mode lets you help drive peacefully while listening to your favourite music. - Monitor trip costs and fuel consumption. - Next Car Dashboard has support for both metric and imperial units. - Get notified whenever you break your previous record of speed, altitude etc. - Share your location with yourself to know your parking spot or share your current location with your friends and family for added convenience and safety. - Dashboard Camera - Mark your favourite spots such as home, work, and more, making them easily accessible without the hassle of searching every time. Some of the big changes we did this year - Completely revamped UI that is modern and easy to quickly glance information - All new modern dashboard - New map zoom option to see the route in detail - Your Speed and altitude variation graph are now available on the main screen - New speedometer - New accelerometer that shows your acceleration in g force - New Trip-Info UI with beautifully created progress bars - New TrackView UI - New Navigation-Info UI that tells you how much of your journey has been completed - New music player UI with big album artwork in center for a more immersive music experience - New map styles and navigation styles to provide you the ultimate map experience - Seamless integration of Trips and Navigation, allowing users to automate trip start/stop based on navigation. -Customizable Dock. -All new carousal music dashboard for immersive music and driving experience. Language Support - We're thrilled to present the latest version of Next, now with expanded language support! Say bonjour, hola, hello, 你好, and 안녕하세요 as we introduce French, Spanish, English, Mandarin, and Korean to the Next experience. - Next is now available to an even wider audience across the globe thanks to increased language support. We hope you will love this new version of Next as much as we do. Dashboard Camera - Now your iPad will be your Dashboard Camera. Record dashboard videos using the back and front cameras at the same time and view them later in the photos app. Privacy - Your location data never leaves your device. The app does not collect any personal information. Permission - The app requires access to location services in order to provide you with services like Maps, Navigation, speed, altitude and, etc. - Next Car Dashboard requires iPadOS 15.2 or above Direct Helpline Access - Get in touch with us easily through the new chat/helpline feature in the Settings page for any questions or support. Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Speedometer4 screens
Next Car Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Speedometer at 4.6 against Next Car Dashboard's 4.0. Speedometer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 32). Next Car Dashboard's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Next Car Dashboard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Speedometer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedometer has 1.8K ratings behind it against 32, 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 50% of Next Car Dashboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speedometer ships an update every 2 months, Next Car Dashboard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Speedometer versus Next Car Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedometerNext Car Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better4.0 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews69.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better32
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniCom Technologysachin jeph

Customer experience

Speedometer

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

Next Car Dashboard

All ratings32 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral15.6%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral21.4%
Negative28.6%

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

Next Car Dashboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Speedometer

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Next Car Dashboard

Subscriptions3
  • Unrestricted Access3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Unrestricted Access3 Days trial$14.996 Months
  • Unrestricted Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Next Pro Lifetime Access$19.99

Questions

Is Speedometer free?
Speedometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Next Car Dashboard free?
Next Car Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speedometer or Next Car Dashboard?
Speedometer is rated higher. Speedometer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Next Car Dashboard averages 4.0 from 32 ratings.
Do Speedometer or Next Car Dashboard have ads?
Neither Speedometer nor Next Car Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speedometer or Next Car Dashboard?
Speedometer ships an update every 2 months, and Next Car Dashboard fortnightly. Most recently, Speedometer was updated on September 26, 2026 and Next Car Dashboard on August 10, 2026.

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