Comparison

GPS Speedy vs Wegwiesel

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

Head to head
About

GPS Speedy

Features
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Speedometer App to measure speed, kilometre/miles and many more. To get it fully running there is no Internet access necessary. Just start the app and start the corresponding vehicle screen speedometer. Currently there is a car, bicycle and airplane screen available. When you use Apple CarPlay the app shows the car values on your car display as well. Each screen has an own permanent distance and a day trip distance counter. The day trip counter values are going to be reset on day change. Choose your own background wallpaper with the configuration view or change to a certain color which fits the most for your personal brightness needs. An additionally background light switch could get relief for your eyes at sunrise/sunset.

About

Wegwiesel

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Wegwiesel is a lean, ad-free route planner for cycling, hiking, running and driving. Plan tours, navigate offline, record your rides — no account, no tracking, no subscription. ONE PLANNER, MANY PROFILES • Cycling: road, gravel, trekking, MTB, e-bike • Hiking: easy, sporty, mountain — with SAC T1–T6 grading • Running, car (130 km/h), car with trailer (80 km/h) OFFLINE-FIRST • Map tiles are cached automatically — anything you've looked at is available offline • Offline maps menu to pre-download viewports (zoom 8–15) • Real offline router with a pure-Dart A* core and trekking profile, clean fallback to BRouter • Saved routes work fully without a network LIVE NAVIGATION • Phone turn-by-turn with spoken voice (German + English) • Map heading-up or north-up, ETA shown as clock time • Automatic re-routing when you drift more than 50 m off course • Apple Watch companion: next turn, distance and remaining time on the watch face — phone stays in the pocket RECORD YOUR RIDE • GPS tracking with live stats (distance, speed, ascent, calories) • Pause/resume, GPX export when done • Crash-safe — every 10 points are flushed to disk • Share your live position: 12-hour link, no account HIKING & BIKEPACKING • Prominent hiking difficulty preset, prefer-waymarked-trails toggle • Stage planner with sunrise/sunset, weather forecast and automatic overnight suggestions • Pause recommendations: one picnic spot or shelter every 1.5 h of walking • Bikepacking mode with camping, water, shelters and train stations in the POI search DISCOVER ROUTES • Public route library: publish your tours with one tap • Filter by distance, proximity and search term • Heatmap overlay shows where the community rides SURFACE & MAP • Route colored by surface type (asphalt, paving, gravel, unpaved, offroad) • Elevation profile with hover sync, 6 color modes • Hillshading overlay for terrain context • Sights along the way with Wikipedia thumbnails EXPORT & DEVICES • GPX export for any bike computer • Push routes via Bluetooth straight to the Garmin Edge (custom Connect IQ app) • Hand off to the Wahoo Companion app (Bolt/Roam/Ace) • Import tour URLs (e.g. Komoot tour links) FOR ATHLETES • FTP test segment finder: matching climb or flat segments in a radius, scored by test type (20-min, 8-min, Ramp, Sweet Spot) WHAT WEGWIESEL DOESN'T DO • No tracking cookies, no ads, no user profiles • No subscription, no in-app purchases • No forced cloud sync Wegwiesel is a free project by a cyclist for everyone who heads outdoors. Feedback welcome. Based on BRouter and OpenStreetMap.

Screenshots

GPS Speedy4 screens
Wegwiesel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wegwiesel at fortnightly against GPS Speedy's every 7 months. Wegwiesel also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Speedy ships an update every 7 months, Wegwiesel fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
GPS Speedy versus Wegwiesel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS SpeedyWegwiesel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan von WeiheThomas Peterson

In-app purchases

None

GPS Speedy

No in-app purchases

None

Wegwiesel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS Speedy free?
GPS Speedy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wegwiesel free?
Wegwiesel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GPS Speedy or Wegwiesel have ads?
Neither GPS Speedy nor Wegwiesel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Speedy or Wegwiesel?
GPS Speedy ships an update every 7 months, and Wegwiesel fortnightly. Most recently, GPS Speedy was updated on October 12, 2026 and Wegwiesel on October 25, 2026.

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