aSmart HUD 3D +SpeedCams vs Virtual Dashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
aSmart HUD 3D +SpeedCams
This app transforms your device into an advanced car dashboard, displaying navigation, speed camera alerts, and trip data in a 3D interface. It offers a HUD mode for windshield projection and detailed trip logging with weather forecasts.
- HUD Mode for windshield projection
- Editable speed and redlight camera database
- Combined 3D speed, location, and altitude log graph
- Short-time weather forecast
- iPod playlist remote control
- Photo camera with image marking
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Advanced car digital dashboard combining map, routing, tracking, photo and speed cameras functionality wrapped into nicely polished 3D user interface. Key features: - HUD MODE - EDITABLE FIXED AND REDLIGHT SPEED CAMERAS DATABASE - UNIQUE COMBINED SPEED, LOCATION and ALTITUDE 3D LOG GRAPH - SHORT-TIME WEATHER FORECAST - IPOD PLAYLIST REMOTE CONTROL - PHOTO CAMERA WITH IMAGE MARKING aSmartHUD visualizes your - current and average speed - time - elapsed trip time - heading - altitude - distance/time to stored Home location - distance to the trip starting point - maximum reached speed, altitude and distance to starting point for the current trip and all the trips your ever did, - current playing music track - weather forecast for nearest 48 hours the with 3-hour time interval. Also it shows - positions of the nearest known speed cameras - color coded distance to the nearest known speed camera and it's speed limit, if known; The fixed cameras database includes an information about speed cameras in - Europe (whole EU) - USA - Canada - Australia - New Zealand - Brazil - South Africa - Singapore - United Arab Emirates - Taiwan - HongKong - Kuwait - Russia - Thailand You can edit the database by adding or removing the speed cameras and set cameras speed limit. NOTE: It's not guaranteed all speed cameras in your area are included into the database. However, we will release database updates right after the new information will become available. - Tapping the "HUD" icon mirrors all the text, so if you position the iPhone horizontally under your car's windscreen you can see perfectly readable half-transparent reflection of the picture displayed. Note: this mode works pretty well at night time and twilight, but on direct sunlight the screen brightness can be insufficient. - aSmartHUD can keep track on 4 speed limits, giving a warning each time you crossing it. Normally, it's legal speed limits within cities, local roads and high-speed motorways. "Never exceed speed" is the speed you should not exceed under any conditions. Like technical limit of your vehicle or the point where government can arrest your driving license. - 3D Trip Log Graph - unique way to represent the speed, location and altitude data in a single 3D graph. Color coded speed and altitude chart is constantly adjusted according to your moving trajectory. In Track Preferences, you can set the transparency of all the components of the chart or switch them off completely. - Apple and OpenStreet maps in several flavors and color modes. - Landscape and portrait screen modes. - "Records" screen, with maximum reached speed, altitude and distance from start. - Different measurement units, display color schemes (6 available), log type, sounds and more. - Select the music iPod Playlist, pause, play, skip or rewind it's items, set the player in Shuffle or Repeat mode. - Advanced location Info (longitude and latitude, GPS measurement precision) and more. - Local weather forecast;
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.
- Customizable sensor gauges
- Speedometer and odometer
- GPS and barometric altimeter
- Artificial horizon
- Navigational map with overlays
- Route planning and ETA
- Points of interest search
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Virtual Dashboard at 100% against aSmart HUD 3D +SpeedCams's 51%. Virtual Dashboard also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.6). aSmart HUD 3D +SpeedCams's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Virtual Dashboard is free to download; aSmart HUD 3D +SpeedCams costs $0.99 up front. Virtual Dashboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. aSmart HUD 3D +SpeedCams asks for nothing beyond the download.
Virtual Dashboard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of aSmart HUD 3D +SpeedCams's written reviews are positive against 100% of Virtual Dashboard's.
aSmart HUD 3D +SpeedCams ships an update every 3 months, Virtual Dashboard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | aSmart HUD 3D +SpeedCams | Virtual Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #190 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atoll Ordenadores | Kevinnovate, LLC |
Customer experience
aSmart HUD 3D +SpeedCams
Virtual Dashboard
Bugs and requests
aSmart HUD 3D +SpeedCams
Reported bugs
25 issues- App crashes when going to full screen map
- Weather not working
- Map button crashes app
- Compass freezes on due north in camera view
- Compass heading is off by 90 degrees
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- Compass movement is jerky
- Map does not work
- App crashes on launch
- Map is blank
- Update broke functionality
- GPS signal weak
- Map and speed display unresponsive
- Speed camera disappears
- Annoying alarm sound
- UI not straightforward
- Compass pointing in the wrong direction
- Route list shows km instead of miles
- App won't load with OS4
- Map lags a lot
- Text messages pop up sideways in portrait mode
- 3D map used to work, now doesn't
- Speed limits reset themselves
- Menus and settings system need work
- Compass does not work at all
- Weather information incorrect
Requested features
23 requests- Improve HUD mode brightness
- Add video recording feature
- Fix compass getting hung up
- Improve UI for clarity
- Add turn-by-turn navigation
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- Add iPod controls with album covers
- More graphical options
- Option to turn off speed cam box
- More speed camera sound options
- Individual color controls
- Speed camera direction adjustment
- Fix sideways text message display
- Sync with 3Gs compass
- Option for simpler display
- More customization options
- Fix reverse next/back buttons on iPod controls
- Add classic retro option
- Improve map visibility
- Fix compass issues
- Improve UI for easier navigation
- Add route planning functionality
- Improve weather data accuracy
- Add black box video feature
Virtual Dashboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
aSmart HUD 3D +SpeedCams
No in-app purchases
Virtual Dashboard
- Donate for Development$0.99
- Unlock All Themes$2.99
Questions
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