Comparison

PlaceTrack vs Speedometer

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

Head to head
About

PlaceTrack

This app provides comprehensive location journaling and sharing for families. It tracks speed, altitude, and activity, with optional real-time sharing and directions to loved ones' locations. It also supports GPX track import and comparison.

Highlights
  • 24/7 location journaling
  • Real-time family tracking
  • Speed, altitude, and activity data
  • GPX track import and overlay
  • Street-level image viewing
  • Optional safe location sharing
Features
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PlaceTrack is a modern, cross-platform, full-featured location journaling and sharing app, available for iPhone, Apple Watch, and other platforms, and also offering compatibility with Car Play. It keeps a history of your locations 24/7 with almost no impact on battery life, capturing data on speed, course, altitude, and user activity. Additionally, its optional sharing features allow you to track your loved ones, monitor their travelling speed, get directions to their current location, and view street-level images of any place they are or they have been. You can also overlay and compare your location or your contacts' locations against a GPX track. This can be imported from files, Strava, or Apple Watch workout routes, as the app integrates seamlessly with HealthKit. In short: - personal location journaling h24 - Apple Watch and CarPlay compatibility - context data: location data can include location history, speed and course, altitude, whether you’re walking, running, moving in a vehicle or resting - Healthkit/Apple Watch and Strava integration for GPX import - optional safe location sharing with the people you trust, in real time - GPX merge, map overlay and export - POIs (Point of Interest) support and sharing - live data: force a contact’s device to immediately send a fresh location - passive and battery friendly: run in the background with no noticeable impact on battery life, location is periodically updated as the device moves - you are in control: set who sees your current location or who has access to your location history with fine-grained access controls Other features: - excellent battery usage: PlaceTrack uses SLC mode (Significant Location Change) and region monitoring, NOT continuous background. PlaceTrack is suspended in the background most of the time and is woken up only when you move significantly (detected using cell towers signal); most of the time it just sleeps and the GPS hardware is powered off to preserve battery. Install the app and forget about it - save your location history for later viewing - optionally share your recent location or location history with authorized PlaceTrack contacts - forced contact location updates: you can ask for a live location update from a contact and the backend platform will silently ask your contact device for a new location update - delayed sync: stores your locations when network is unreachable and pushes them to the PlaceTrack servers when you're back online - in-app streetview images - track overlays: import route data from Apple Watch, Strava and GPX files - location sharing works using address book phone numbers: your phone number is authenticated through an sms code on your first activation - your data, including your phone number and location, is always sent on a secure connection (ssl) and is never shared with any third party

About

Speedometer

This driving utility allows you to view your current speed, track your trips on a map, and estimate average speeds between points. Generate reports for reference or evidence. It's designed for peace of mind regarding speed limits.

Highlights
  • View current speed and set limits
  • Track driving trips with speed on map
  • Estimate average speed between points
  • Generate average speed reports
  • Free to use
Features
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## View, Track, Estimate, Report ## Fine Mate is your personal driving utility. VIEW - View your current speed, set a limit and be aware of when you are speeding. - No set up required, and always FREE! TRACK - Track all your driving, see your speed on a map. - Simply tap 'Start' when your trip begins, and 'Stop' when complete. The Trip tab will collate all your driving and speed data. ESTIMATE - Estimate your average speed between two points. - Simply select any point on the map and 'Set' it as a starting point, select another point to estimate your average speed. REPORT - Generate an average speed report. - Use it for reference, present it as evidence for infringements, compare your driving styles. Fine Mate is a simple utility for peace of mind that you are driving within the speed limits. Fight your infringements with real time data. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Note: Fine Mate is to be used as a guide only, we do not take any responsibility for the accuracy and information displayed or generated through the App. You acknowledge that any reliance on the generated data shall be at your own/sole risk and consequence.

Screenshots

PlaceTrack4 screens
Speedometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Speedometer at Free against PlaceTrack's $5.99. Speedometer also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.1). PlaceTrack's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.0) 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Speedometer is free to download; PlaceTrack costs $5.99 up front. Speedometer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PlaceTrack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlaceTrack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of PlaceTrack's written reviews are positive against 75% of Speedometer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlaceTrack ships an update every 4 weeks, Speedometer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PlaceTrack versus Speedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaceTrackSpeedometer
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNico TranquilliJulian Varricchio

Customer experience

PlaceTrack

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral7.8%
Negative37.1%

Speedometer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

PlaceTrack

Reported bugs

67 issues
  • Network status error
  • Crashing issues
  • App closes when accessing contacts
  • AutoCheck-In Setup Failed error
  • GPS always active
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  • Background checkins not functional
  • App crashes
  • Background updates not working
  • Cannot log in to Google with 2-step auth
  • Application specific passwords do not work
  • Known bug for weeks, no response to support emails
  • App updated, but not fixed
  • Updates only every 3-6 hours
  • Background updates not working on 3G
  • Background updates don't work
  • App freezes and stops updating
  • Location updates only when far away
  • App self restarts a lot
  • Map not showing
  • Does not detect cell tower switching properly
  • Location delayed
  • Buttons are a tad small
  • Crashes constantly
  • Does not update location in background
  • Updates location only when about 6 blocks away
  • App updates location only when opening app
  • Stops updating in iOS 4.1
  • Map not showing
  • Does not detect cell tower switching properly
  • Location delayed
  • Buttons are a tad small
  • Crashes constantly
  • Does not update location in background
  • Updates location only when about 6 blocks away
  • App updates location only when opening app
  • Stops updating in iOS 4.1
  • Background updates don't work
  • App freezes and stops updating
  • Location updates only when far away
  • App self restarts a lot
  • Map not showing
  • Does not detect cell tower switching properly
  • Location delayed
  • Buttons are a tad small
  • Crashes constantly
  • Does not update location in background
  • Updates location only when about 6 blocks away
  • App updates location only when opening app
  • Stops updating in iOS 4.1
  • SMS code not received
  • Account locked
  • Network status error
  • Crashing issues
  • App closes when accessing contacts
  • AutoCheck-In Setup Failed error
  • GPS always active
  • Background checkins not functional
  • App crashes
  • Background updates unreliable
  • Login problems
  • No refund
  • UI has only 1 language
  • Not working anymore
  • Useless application
  • Not secure
  • Account locked
  • SMS code not received

Requested features

17 requests
  • Introduce metric system option
  • More website tracking options
  • Update to work with Google+ location
  • iPad version
  • Send location when power status changes
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  • Enable different set of options when plugged in
  • Email locations in Google Earth format
  • More settings parameters
  • Add avatar functionality
  • Larger map view
  • Force manual sync intervals
  • Scheduled updates (20-30 min)
  • More battery life settings (customizable)
  • Push notifications for nearby friends
  • Manual check-in option
  • Open in maps button
  • Visualisation of the entire route

Speedometer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PlaceTrack

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Speedometer

One-time1
  • Unlimited Trips$0.49

Questions

Is PlaceTrack free?
PlaceTrack costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speedometer free?
Speedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PlaceTrack or Speedometer?
PlaceTrack is rated higher. PlaceTrack averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Speedometer averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PlaceTrack or Speedometer have ads?
Neither PlaceTrack nor Speedometer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlaceTrack or Speedometer?
PlaceTrack ships an update every 4 weeks, and Speedometer every 2 months. Most recently, PlaceTrack was updated on September 30, 2026 and Speedometer on October 1, 2026.

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