Acceleration vs Velox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Acceleration
Measure and visualize your device's acceleration in various scenarios like car rides or roller coasters. The app displays readings in gravitational units and offers charting controls.
- Measure acceleration in gravitional units
- Pause, resume, and clear charting
- Switch between chart and orb views
- Filter X, Y, and Z acceleration components
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Take your device to a ride and check the acceleration e.g. in your car, an elevator, on a roller coaster or during take off and landing. The acceleration is measured in gravitional units (9.81m/s2). Features: - pause, resume and clear the charting - switch between chart and orb - filter the x, y, and z component of the acceleration
Velox
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Velox is the most responsive GPS speedometer for iPhone. Place your phone on the dashboard and experience real-time speed display with HUD support, automatic trip tracking, and intelligent driving analysis. SPEEDOMETER Real-time GPS speed with 8 unique styles: Digital, Classic Gauge, Neon Arc, Minimal, Racing, Bar, LCD, and Gradient. Customizable color themes and speed units (km/h, mph, m/s, knots). HEAD-UP DISPLAY Flip your iPhone on the dashboard and read your speed reflected on the windshield. Clean, distraction-free driving. TRIP TRACKING Automatic trip recording with GPS routes, distance, duration, elevation, and speed-colored route overlay. Trips continue in the background. DRIVING SCORE Get scored 0-100 based on braking, acceleration, cornering, and speed. Track improvement with detailed analytics, trends, and personal records. CRASH DETECTION Experimental crash detection with automatic emergency call. Speaks your GPS coordinates to your emergency contact after a 10-second countdown. DYNAMIC ISLAND Live speed, altitude, and heading on Dynamic Island and Lock Screen. Always visible, even in the background. MORE FEATURES - Voice coach: speed announcements at configurable intervals - 0-100 km/h acceleration timer - Speed alerts with visual, haptic, and sound options - Live map with current location - Weather display - Trip sharing cards - Export trips in CSV and GPX - Home Screen widgets (9 options) - Siri Shortcuts - iCloud sync across devices PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. All data stays on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Velox at Free against Acceleration's $0.99. Acceleration's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On 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
Velox is free to download; Acceleration costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Acceleration | Velox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Solarity AI LLC |
In-app purchases
Acceleration
No in-app purchases
Velox
No in-app purchases









