Speedometer vs speed Tool
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
speed Tool
This GPS-based tool displays your current speed and altitude. It offers support for both car and bicycle modes, providing essential information for your journeys. Access to location services is required for accurate speed calculation.
- GPS speed display
- Altitude tracking
- Car mode support
- Bicycle mode support
- Location-based speed calculation
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A speedometer is a GPS system that displays information such as speed and altitude while active. 【 Main features 】 ▸ Support car mode, bicycle mode 【 Warm reminder 】 The software needs access to the location to calculate the speed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speedometer at 4.6 against speed Tool's 3.0. Speedometer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 4). speed Tool's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Speedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedometer has 1.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Speedometer ships an update every 2 months, speed Tool every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speedometer | speed Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UniCom Technology | Tangshan Xumaitong Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Speedometer
speed Tool
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
speed Tool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Speedometer
No in-app purchases
speed Tool
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Speedometer free?
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