Speed Speak vs Mapapal
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.
Mapapal
Easily share your real-time location or record journeys. Get instant setup without registration to share your position with friends and family. Track trip details and coordinate meetups effortlessly.
- Real-time location sharing
- Journey recording
- Instant setup, no registration
- Trip tracking (speed, distance)
- Anonymous mode for privacy
- Save and replay trips
- Add and track friends
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One link. One live map. Everyone you choose can follow along. Start a Mapapal trip in seconds and share it with friends or family. They can see your latest location and route in any browser, without installing Mapapal or creating an account. Mapapal makes live location sharing simple for walks, runs, bike rides, hikes, road trips, commutes, and everyday adventures. Your route grows on the map as you move, so the people you choose can follow along without repeatedly asking where you are. START IN YOUR OWN WAY • Use Quick Start to share without creating an account. Start the trip and send the link. • Sign in to keep a trip history, manage your profile, and connect with Pals. • Copy your trip link or share it through your favorite apps. YOU CONTROL WHO CAN FOLLOW Choose a visibility level for each trip: • Private - available only through its unique link. • Pals - shared with mutually connected Mapapal friends. • Everyone - discoverable as a public trip. BUILT FOR THE JOURNEY • See the live route and latest position on the map. • Follow direction, speed, distance, elevation and other useful trip details. • Location updates are designed to continue while Mapapal is in the background. • Set an automatic stop time for extra control over every trip. • Add comments to memorable points along your route. • Review recent trips and manage them at Mapapal.com. • Export the trip as CSV and use it in other map services. USE MAPAPAL FOR Meeting friends, sharing a family road trip, letting someone follow a run or ride, documenting a hike, or simply making your arrival easier to follow. Your location remains yours to share. You choose when a trip starts, when it ends, and who can access it. Mapapal requires location access and an internet connection to share live updates. Continued use of GPS can affect battery life. Mapapal is not an emergency or personal-safety service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mapapal at 100% against Speed Speak's 20%. Mapapal 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 15.0). 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
Mapapal is free to download; Speed Speak costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mapapal holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Speed Speak's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mapapal's.
Speed Speak ships an update every 8 months, Mapapal every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speed Speak | Mapapal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.3 (10 ratings) | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 7 |
| 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, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MobileNet Ltd | Jan Asmundsson |
Customer experience
Speed Speak
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In-app purchases
Speed Speak
No in-app purchases
Mapapal
No in-app purchases
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