Comparison

Simple Speedometer + vs Rota

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

Head to head
About

Simple Speedometer +

This app displays your current speed with a large, clear interface that changes color based on your velocity. It offers customizable units and an accuracy indicator for precise readings.

Highlights
  • Large clear display
  • Accuracy display
  • Change units
  • Color-changing interface
  • Subscription plans
Features
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A simple speedometer that displays your current speed. Large display which changes colour the faster you go. * Large clear display * Accuracy display * Change units SUBSCRIPTION AND PRICING Simple Speedometer offers a yearly and monthly subscription plan. Occasionally a free-trial may be offered. After the free-trial, the total amount for the subscription will be deducted from your iTunes Account. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the trial, it will renew automatically. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at time of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, after recalculating the cost of renewal. Subscriptions are managed by the user and auto-renewal can be turned off in the user's Account Settings. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://www.ryan-bush.com/portfolio/speedometer/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.ryan-bush.com/portfolio/speedometer/privacy

About

Rota

Organize your alarms into distinct groups for different routines. Effortlessly switch between entire sets of alarms with a single tap, ensuring only one set is active at a time. Ideal for managing varied schedules like shift work or study timetables.

Highlights
  • Mutually exclusive alarm groups
  • One-tap group switching
  • Real system alarms
  • Live snooze countdown
  • Clean, dark interface
  • Customizable alarm sounds
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Rota is an alarm clock built around one idea: your mornings run on routines, and the right routine should be on for the right days. Create a routine for each pattern in your life โ€” "Weekdays", "Early Shift", "Gym Days" โ€” and fill it with as many alarms as you need. Switching a routine on switches off any routine that shares a day with it, automatically โ€” and routines on different days can be on together. No more scrolling a long list toggling alarms one by one, and no more being woken at 5am by last week's shift. WHY ROTA โ€ข Routines that are exclusive per day โ€” one tap changes your whole day, and routines on different days run side by side โ€ข Week plans for rotating schedules: switch on "Set days for each alarm" and give every alarm its own day โ€” one routine per week, swapped with a single tap โ€ข Wake Proof: alarms you can't sleep through โ€” stopping one means solving a math, typing, or memory task, and dismissing without solving re-rings in minutes โ€ข Real system alarms that ring full-screen over the Lock Screen, even in silent mode โ€ข A live snooze countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, so you can see exactly how long you have left โ€ข Thirty original alarm sounds in two moods, Gentle and Energetic โ€” pick a favorite, or let Shuffle wake you with a different one each time โ€ข A clean, dark, no-nonsense interface BUILT FOR SHIFT WORK AND CHANGING ROUTINES If your week isn't the same every day โ€” shift work, rotating schedules, study timetables, childcare handovers โ€” Rota keeps each routine ready to go and lets you swap between them instantly. Rota collects no data. There is no account, no tracking, and no analytics. Requires iOS 26 or later.

Screenshots

Simple Speedometer +1 screens
Rota4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Rota at free against Simple Speedometer +'s subscription. Rota also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Simple Speedometer +'s advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Speedometer + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rota sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Speedometer + ships an update every 3 months, Rota weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Simple Speedometer + versus Rota: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Speedometer +Rota
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better26.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan BushLIMPY LEO DIGITAL LAB PTY LTD

Customer experience

Simple Speedometer +

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rota

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Speedometer +

One-time1
  • Ad-Free$0.49
1 purchases

Rota

One-time1
  • Rota Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Simple Speedometer + free?
Simple Speedometer + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rota free?
Rota is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Speedometer + or Rota have ads?
Neither Simple Speedometer + nor Rota shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Speedometer + or Rota?
Simple Speedometer + ships an update every 3 months, and Rota weekly. Most recently, Simple Speedometer + was updated on October 19, 2026 and Rota on October 14, 2026.

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