Speedometer vs GaugeControl
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
GaugeControl
Customize the appearance and functionality of your device's gauges. Adjust warning thresholds and modify displayed parameters to suit your preferences. This utility offers a personalized user interface experience.
- Customize gauge appearance
- Configure warning levels
- Modify displayed parameters
- Personalize user interface
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Change the look and feel of your device, customize warning levels and change the parameters displayed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GaugeControl at 100% against Speedometer's 69%. GaugeControl also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Speedometer's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
GaugeControl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Speedometer's written reviews are positive against 100% of GaugeControl's.
Speedometer ships an update every 2 months, GaugeControl every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speedometer | GaugeControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UniCom Technology | Kurt Wubbels |
Customer experience
Speedometer
GaugeControl
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
GaugeControl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Speedometer
No in-app purchases
GaugeControl
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Speedometer free?
Is GaugeControl free?
Which has better reviews, Speedometer or GaugeControl?
Do Speedometer or GaugeControl have ads?
Which is updated more often, Speedometer or GaugeControl?
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