Speed Speak vs Dashometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speed Speak
This app announces your current speed aloud using text-to-speech technology. It's useful for activities where you can't easily check a dashboard, offering customizable voice options and speed announcement intervals.
- Announces speed aloud
- Text-to-speech technology
- Supports MPH, KPH, and knots
- Choice of US, UK, and AU voices
- Configurable announcement intervals
- Usable for various sports and activities
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Want to know how fast you're going, without having to look at your iPhone screen? Speed Speak is a talking speedometer, which announces your speed aloud using text-to-speech technology! Use it while skateboarding, cycling, sailing, kayaking, gokarting, blokarting, skiing, snowboarding... or anywhere where you don't (or perhaps do) have a dashboard! Options screen allows you to choose between: * miles per hour * kilometers per hour * knots * US, UK and AU voices Configure how often, or at what speed intervals, you'd like your speed announced. ---- Note: SpeedSpeak isn't a substitute for your vehicle's speedometer. It is dangerous (and might be illegal) to use your iPhone while driving. Always drive below the speed limit and pay attention to the road.
Dashometer
This app provides a customizable GPS dashboard for various activities like walking, running, and driving. It displays real-time telemetry data such as speed, distance, altitude, and heading. Users can easily read the large display and configure units and display modes.
- Large, easy-to-read display
- Real-time telemetry data
- Customizable display modes and units
- Imperial or metric units
- Full VoiceOver support
- Location, heading, altitude, speed, distance, time tracking
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Dashometer is ideal for walking, running, cycling, motorbiking, driving, geocaching, and more! • Large, easy to read display • Comprehensive built-in instructions • Watch the data you care about in real-time The dashboard displays telemetry values including: location, heading, 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 • Full VoiceOver (accessibility) support • Location (latitude, longitude) • Heading (degrees magnetic, or true; using GPS and internal magnetometer) • Altitude (current, minimum, maximum) • Speed (current, average, trip average, maximum, pace) • Distance (current, odometer) • Time (moving, stopped) • Share location GETTING STARTED The dashboard displays telemetry values. Tap the power icon to start a new trip or continue the current one. 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 regularly 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! UPGRADE The full version of Dashometer has ten years of five 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dashometer at 67% against Speed Speak's 20%. Dashometer also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.3 vs 2.3). Speed Speak's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Dashometer is free to download; Speed Speak costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dashometer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Speed Speak's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dashometer's.
Speed Speak ships an update every 8 months, Dashometer every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speed Speak | Dashometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.3 (10 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MobileNet Ltd | Ian Ray |
Customer experience
Speed Speak
Dashometer
In-app purchases
Speed Speak
No in-app purchases
Dashometer
No in-app purchases









