Comparison

Speedometer vs Optics Workbench

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

Optics Workbench

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Optics Workbench is a local-first engineering calculator for optics and machine-vision work. Use the Camera Lens Selector to combine camera resolution, pixel size, working distance, and horizontal field of view. The app immediately estimates focal length, magnification, object-space pixel size, theoretical resolving power, vertical field of view, and target height. See the geometry in a live optical diagram, compare bundled technical lens examples, browse a read-only component library, and generate a shareable report image using the native iOS Share Sheet. Built for engineers, integrators, researchers, students, and anyone evaluating an imaging setup: • 15 bundled camera presets • 9 sensor-format references • 20 technical lens examples • Manual camera and geometry inputs • Metric and U.S. customary display units • English and Simplified Chinese • Local calculations with no account or backend • No ads, subscriptions, in-app purchases, analytics, or tracking Optics Workbench provides simplified engineering estimates. Verify image circle, working distance, distortion, resolving power, field coverage, tolerances, and mounting constraints with current vendor documentation and physical testing before final selection.

Screenshots

Speedometer4 screens
Optics Workbench4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Speedometer at 4 against Optics Workbench's 2. Speedometer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Speedometer versus Optics Workbench: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedometerOptics Workbench
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniCom Technology浚哲 彭

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

Optics Workbench

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Speedometer

No in-app purchases

None

Optics Workbench

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speedometer free?
Speedometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Optics Workbench free?
Optics Workbench is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Speedometer or Optics Workbench have ads?
Neither Speedometer nor Optics Workbench shows ads.

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