Dashometer vs DMS Converter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dashometer
This GPS tool provides real-time telemetry data like speed, altitude, and heading. It offers extensive customization for display, units, and gestures, with features for route tracking, sharing, and alarms. Ideal for various outdoor activities and driving.
- Real-time telemetry display
- Highly customizable interface
- Route recording and mapping
- Imperial or metric units
- HUD mode for windshield viewing
- Travel and proximity alarms
- Exportable GPS tracks (KML, GPX)
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The most accurate, reliable, and flexible GPS tool for iPhone and iPad! Watch the data you care about in real-time. Track your trip. Share your route. Escape from Zombies. Ideal for walking, running, cycling, motorbiking, driving, geocaching, and more! • Highly customizable • Large, easy to read display • Comprehensive built-in instructions The dashboard displays telemetry values including: location, heading, pressure, temperature, altitude, speed, distance, and elapsed time. Tap on values to change their display mode; many have units which can also be changed with a tap - and many respond to a long-tap to allow further configuration. FEATURES • Imperial or metric units • Customizable gestures • Customizable colors and fonts • Landscape / portrait orientation • Full VoiceOver (accessibility) support • HUD (mirrored) mode for viewing on your windshield • Record route (GPS Tracks) • View route on map • Find the address of a location (reverse-geocode) • Create bookmarks from addresses (geocode) • Location (latitude, longitude) • Pressure (using internal barometer on devices that support it) • Temperature • Heading (degrees magnetic, or true; using GPS or internal magnetometer) • Heading hold alarm • Altitude (current, minimum, maximum) • Speed (current, average, trip average, maximum, pace) • Distance (current, odometer, travel alarm, proximity alarm) • Travel alarm • Proximity alarm • Time (moving, stopped, travel alarm, proximity alarm, countdown timer) • Countdown timer • Share location, bookmarks, and trips • Share or export (KML, GPX) to compatible Apps FIFTEEN YEARS OF 5-STAR REVIEWS! ***** mike - v11.1 - Dec 27, 2018 I bought this app because i needed one that showed magnetic heading, as well as groundspeed for my experimental airplane. Wow, it does so much more, and displays in landscape or portrait. Can change display colors, review flight later with speed, times and altitudes, and the instructions are fantastic, great product, worth a lot more than I paid for it!! ***** Malix90x – Jun 7, 2016 It is the best in its genre as it is the most complete! So many thanks to the developer :) ***** TxHornyToad – Jan 3, 2016 In a large field of "Speed" apps this has to be the best. Very clean and clear display. Very customizable. Responsive support. ***** R8Jimmy - v4.5 - Jul 6, 2013 Works as advertised. Very informative when using it on my motorcycle. Display is easy to read. Excellent support from developer. Highly recommended! ***** tmuecke - v4.3 - 30-Jan-2013 Unbelieveable that I am the first one to rate this App. ...offers great features. ...and is a must have for everybody who wants to have precise information... Perfect and thank you!!! ***** Brimstin85 - v4.1 - 22-Nov-2012 The information is large, easy to read, accurate, and intuitively laid out. The app is easy to use and very capable. It has plenty of advanced features too. Worth every penny. ***** v2.7 - 19-Aug-2011 The display is very clear and easy to read in a car and on a bike. The dev is very quick to respond to feedback as well. GETTING STARTED The dashboard displays telemetry values for the current trip. Tap Start to start a new trip or continue the current one. Starting a new trip automatically saves all of the trip data, and saved trips can be viewed via the Settings menu. An animation is shown while finding your location, after which GPS signal strength is shown as 1-5 bars (more bars is better). Tap the signal indicator to stop recording data. For more information please consult the built-in instructions. Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. iPod Touch and Wi-Fi only iPad users NOTE! you need an external GPS receiver. UPDATES Dashometer is updated with new functionality based on *your* feedback. We really want to hear your comments and ideas for new features, so please get in touch at dashometer(at)gmail.com to get support or give feedback!
DMS Converter
This tool converts location coordinates between Decimal Degrees and Degrees/Minutes/Seconds formats. It supports various input styles and allows easy viewing in Maps or sending to other GPS apps. Coordinates can also be copied to the clipboard.
- Decimal Degrees to DMS conversion
- DMS to Decimal Degrees conversion
- Fuzzy parsing for varied input formats
- View in Maps app
- Send to GPS Log app
- Copy to clipboard
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Easily convert between Decimal Degrees and Degrees/Minutes/Seconds (Dº M' S") notation. Then, easily view the converted coordinate in the Maps app, or send it to GPS Log (our app for recording your travels). Or copy to the clipboard using the standard iPhone functions. Fuzzy parsing logic allows you to input coordinates in a variety of ways, like N 28° 11' 47", E 86° 49' 40, and S37° 56.679' E145° 10.141'. Most of the formats used by major geocaching web sites are supported. If you have any problems using this software, please contact us by email: support-at-gpslog.com so we can work with you to solve the problem. Issues left as reviews are difficult to address.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DMS Converter at Free against Dashometer's $1.99. Dashometer's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, 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
DMS Converter is free to download; Dashometer costs $1.99 up front. DMS Converter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dashometer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dashometer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Dashometer's written reviews are positive against 86% of DMS Converter's.
Dashometer ships an update every 2 months, DMS Converter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dashometer | DMS Converter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better | 3.6 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ian Ray | Geospike Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Dashometer
DMS Converter
In-app purchases
Dashometer
No in-app purchases
DMS Converter
- DMS Converter Premium$5.00









