Comparison

Virtual Dashboard vs VCSmart

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Virtual Dashboard

Create custom dashboards using your device's sensors to display speed, altitude, and more. Navigate with a map featuring route planning, points of interest, and breadcrumb tracking. Customize units, themes, and map views for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable sensor gauges
  • Speedometer and odometer
  • GPS and barometric altimeter
  • Artificial horizon
  • Navigational map with overlays
  • Route planning and ETA
  • Points of interest search
Features
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Bring your iPhone and iPad's sensors to life on Virtual Dashboard. Arrange a variety of different gauges to create your own custom dashboards. You can choose from: ○ Speedometer (with peak hold) ○ Odometer (distance travelled, resettable) ○ GPS Altimeter (absolute altitude) ○ Barometric Altimeter (relative altitude) ○ Accelerometer (with peak hold) ○ Artificial Horizon (pitch and roll) ○ Compass (with magnetic heading and true track indicator) ○ Elapsed time (with average speed) Swipe to display a navigational map with resizable gauge overlays. You can select from road, bike, nautical chart, satellite, topographic, and survey (blank) modes.  The map shows your current coordinates, track, and heading, and drops breadcrumb markers as you travel. Tap to set a destination and the map displays your distance, bearing, direction to steer, and ETA to the destination. Search the map for points of interest or street addresses. Customize your units, map features, and gauge behavior. Select from one of the many available themes (theme requires in-app purchase). Connect your external MFI GPS device and see faster updates. We currently support the Bad Elf GPS units.

About

VCSmart

Features
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This app provides access to track and trace consignments with real time visualization. It also provides various type of dashboards for safety, detention, performance. It enables scope of optimization for plant and in transit movement of fleet

Screenshots

Virtual Dashboard4 screens
VCSmart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VCSmart at none against Virtual Dashboard's 2. VCSmart also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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. Virtual Dashboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. VCSmart asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Dashboard ships an update every 5 months, VCSmart every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Virtual Dashboard versus VCSmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual DashboardVCSmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevinnovate, LLCTrimble Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Virtual Dashboard

One-time2
  • Donate for Development$0.99
  • Unlock All Themes$2.99
None

VCSmart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Virtual Dashboard free?
Virtual Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VCSmart free?
VCSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Virtual Dashboard or VCSmart have ads?
Neither Virtual Dashboard nor VCSmart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Dashboard or VCSmart?
Virtual Dashboard ships an update every 5 months, and VCSmart every 4 days. Most recently, Virtual Dashboard was updated on November 3, 2026 and VCSmart on November 7, 2026.

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