Comparison

Speedometer vs Compass Maps

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

Compass Maps

Navigate with a digital compass that displays direction on a map. Features include real-time traffic, land area measurement, and location sharing. It utilizes GPS for auto-direction and allows map interaction.

Highlights
  • Digital compass on map
  • Real-time traffic maps
  • Land area measurement
  • Location sharing
  • GPS auto-direction
  • Satellite map mode
Features
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Maps compass - directional compass & digital is free the application to support show compass on the map, Traffic maps in real time, Land area measurement, show address on maps with satellite map mode and share location to networks social, email, sms or for any app you like. With GPS technology the application will auto direction compass for you. - You can move on maps , compass will auto update state and direction, It also can calculate radius, corner. show your current location on maps. zoom maps or share location with your friends *Note: + E is east + W is the west + N is the north + S is the south + SE is the Southeast + SW is Southwest + NE is North-East - You need to grant permission and turn on the GPS. Here is a request with any application that supports digital compass. The compass app depends on connecting to wifi/internet for your device exactly. If the compass works perfectly, it means that your internet is perfect, too. - Compass map: + Locate or calculate direction at anywhere appears on map + Move the compass by touching the location you want on the map. Some other feature for Compass Maps - Directional Compass application - Show True North - Show Magnetic Field Power - Level Error Correction - Connect To Google Map - Show latitude longitude - Show level Maps compass - Directional Compass also is a tool to measure calculators for measuring Land Area on maps easiest way. There is an inbuilt Unit Converter for measuring areas in various Land Units. Supported m2, km2, fit2 and ha. You can convert these units. Measure area between three points on map. The application will auto calculate and figure out the result. You can choose some types such as: hybrid maps, satellite, terrain maps... Land Area measurement easiest way tools. It allows you to use pivots to operate on maps. If you have any feedback to build maps compass - directional compass application. Please contact me via email: onedevzteam@gmail.com. We will research and improve it to become better for our smart compass application. Thanks. Privacy Policy: https://compassmaps.wordpress.com/here-is-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Speedometer4 screens
Compass Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speedometer at none against Compass Maps's 2. Speedometer also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Compass Maps's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Compass Maps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Speedometer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Speedometer against 4.6 for Compass Maps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 656 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Speedometer's written reviews are positive against 56% of Compass Maps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speedometer ships an update every 2 months, Compass Maps every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Speedometer versus Compass Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedometerCompass Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings)4.6 (656 ratings)
Positive reviews69.1% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better656
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniCom TechnologyKIET NGUYEN TAN

Customer experience

Speedometer

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

Compass Maps

All ratings656 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

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

Compass Maps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Speedometer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Compass Maps

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads (Yearly)$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads – Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Speedometer free?
Speedometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Compass Maps free?
Compass Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speedometer or Compass Maps?
Speedometer and Compass Maps are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.8K and 656 ratings respectively.
Do Speedometer or Compass Maps have ads?
Neither Speedometer nor Compass Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speedometer or Compass Maps?
Speedometer ships an update every 2 months, and Compass Maps every 4 weeks. Most recently, Speedometer was updated on October 12, 2026 and Compass Maps on October 13, 2026.

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