Comparison

Speedmeter .. vs Next Car Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

Speedmeter ..

This app functions as a GPS-based speedometer and odometer for your iPhone or iPad. It tracks your speed and distance traveled, offering features like speed limit and camera warnings, weather display, and route mapping.

Highlights
  • GPS Speedometer
  • Odometer tracking
  • Speed limit warnings
  • Speed camera alerts
  • Weather display
  • Map tracking
  • Today Widget and Apple Watch app
Features
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Speed display is a speedometer, odometer for the iPhone and iPad based on GPS measurement. Track your speed and distance from your iPhone in Miles,Knot and Kilometer Features: * Speed limit warning * Speed camera warning * Weather display * Odometer * Maximum speed display * Average speed display * Road name display * Map track * Speed cam display * Speed graph display * Today Widget Apple Watch app

About

Next Car Dashboard

Transform your iPad into a sophisticated car dashboard. Monitor drive metrics, navigate with maps, control music, and track trip costs. Enjoy a modern, immersive driving experience with enhanced features and language support.

Highlights
  • Maps and Navigation with Google Maps support
  • Music control for Apple Music and Spotify
  • Vehicle metrics (speed, altitude, distance)
  • Trip cost and fuel consumption monitoring
  • Dashboard Camera functionality
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Introducing Next, the app that completely transforms your car's dashboard experience. With Next on your iPad, you'll feel like you're driving the latest and greatest car. Next turns your iPad into a car dashboard, providing you with the best driving and in-car infotainment experience. You can analyze your drive metrics, listen to your favorite music, and much more. Upgrade your car experience with Next today! Next Car Dashboard key features - Maps and Navigation - Support Google Maps Navigation -Siri Support - Listen and control your favourite music with Apple Music or Spotify - Vehicle metrics like speed, altitude, acceleration, direction of movement, distance travelled, trip duration. - Get car metrics without use of an OBD sensor. - Determine average speed and, altitude and top speed and, altitude in a trip. - See your trips in their full glory through beautifully created graphs and trip analytics - An all new LightsOff mode lets you help drive peacefully while listening to your favourite music. - Monitor trip costs and fuel consumption. - Next Car Dashboard has support for both metric and imperial units. - Get notified whenever you break your previous record of speed, altitude etc. - Share your location with yourself to know your parking spot or share your current location with your friends and family for added convenience and safety. - Dashboard Camera - Mark your favourite spots such as home, work, and more, making them easily accessible without the hassle of searching every time. Some of the big changes we did this year - Completely revamped UI that is modern and easy to quickly glance information - All new modern dashboard - New map zoom option to see the route in detail - Your Speed and altitude variation graph are now available on the main screen - New speedometer - New accelerometer that shows your acceleration in g force - New Trip-Info UI with beautifully created progress bars - New TrackView UI - New Navigation-Info UI that tells you how much of your journey has been completed - New music player UI with big album artwork in center for a more immersive music experience - New map styles and navigation styles to provide you the ultimate map experience - Seamless integration of Trips and Navigation, allowing users to automate trip start/stop based on navigation. -Customizable Dock. -All new carousal music dashboard for immersive music and driving experience. Language Support - We're thrilled to present the latest version of Next, now with expanded language support! Say bonjour, hola, hello, 你好, and 안녕하세요 as we introduce French, Spanish, English, Mandarin, and Korean to the Next experience. - Next is now available to an even wider audience across the globe thanks to increased language support. We hope you will love this new version of Next as much as we do. Dashboard Camera - Now your iPad will be your Dashboard Camera. Record dashboard videos using the back and front cameras at the same time and view them later in the photos app. Privacy - Your location data never leaves your device. The app does not collect any personal information. Permission - The app requires access to location services in order to provide you with services like Maps, Navigation, speed, altitude and, etc. - Next Car Dashboard requires iPadOS 15.2 or above Direct Helpline Access - Get in touch with us easily through the new chat/helpline feature in the Settings page for any questions or support. Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Speedmeter ..4 screens
Next Car Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Speedmeter .. at 4.6 against Next Car Dashboard's 4.1. Speedmeter .. also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (285 vs 37). Next Car Dashboard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Next Car Dashboard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Speedmeter .. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speedmeter .. holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedmeter .. has 285 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Speedmeter ..'s written reviews are positive against 53% of Next Car Dashboard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speedmeter .. ships an update every 4 months, Next Car Dashboard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Speedmeter .. versus Next Car Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedmeter ..Next Car Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (285 ratings) — better4.1 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews53.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings285 — better37
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.1 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniCom Technologysachin jeph

Customer experience

Speedmeter ..

All ratings270 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

Next Car Dashboard

All ratings37 ratings
Positive70.3%
Neutral16.2%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral20.0%
Negative26.7%

In-app purchases

None

Speedmeter ..

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Next Car Dashboard

Subscriptions3
  • Unrestricted Access3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Unrestricted Access3 Days trial$14.996 Months
  • Unrestricted Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Next Pro Lifetime Access$19.99

Questions

Is Speedmeter .. free?
Speedmeter .. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Next Car Dashboard free?
Next Car Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speedmeter .. or Next Car Dashboard?
Speedmeter .. is rated higher. Speedmeter .. averages 4.6 out of 5 from 285 ratings, while Next Car Dashboard averages 4.1 from 37 ratings.
Do Speedmeter .. or Next Car Dashboard have ads?
Speedmeter .. shows ads; Next Car Dashboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Speedmeter .. or Next Car Dashboard?
Speedmeter .. ships an update every 4 months, and Next Car Dashboard every 3 weeks. Most recently, Speedmeter .. was updated on October 13, 2026 and Next Car Dashboard on October 11, 2026.

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