Digital Speedometer Free vs Speedbox Digital Speedometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digital Speedometer Free
Displays your current speed and direction with a clear digital interface. Offers customizable units and provides visual alerts for exceeding road speed limits.
- Digital speed display
- Direction indicator
- Metric/Imperial units
- Landscape/Portrait support
- Speed limit warnings
- Visual speed alerts
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See your speed and direction in this simple, easy to read, digital speedometer in metric or imperial (English) units. Supports landscape and portrait orientations. Also, major road and highway speed limits. Current speed turns yellow to warn that you are slightly exceeding the limit. Current speed turns red when you greatly exceed the speed limit.
Speedbox Digital Speedometer
This free GPS-based app functions as a digital speedometer and head-up display. It shows current speed, average speed, maximum speed, and road information. It also provides slope data and weather conditions, with optional HUD mirroring for windshield reflection.
- GPS Speedometer (MPH, KMPH, KNOT)
- HUD Display (Mirror Mode)
- Slope and Ascent/Descent Display
- Road Name and Speed Limit
- Current Weather Conditions
- Compass and Odometer
- Speed Camera Alerts
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Digital Speedometer is a free GPS based digital head up display (HUD) that shows useful speed. It is very useful if you want to verify your vehicle speed when cycling, running, flying, sailing. The display can be switched between normal viewing and HUD mode which mirrors the display for viewing asa a reflection in a vehicle windshield. Also displays the longitudinal and transverse slope of the car, in degrees, the magnitude of ascent and descent in percentages. Features: Current speed (choose MPH, KMPH or KNOT) Average speed Maximum speed Show Current time HUD Display head-up (mirror affect) Display road name Display speed limit of the road Display current weather condition Display compass Display odometer Shows speed camera locations and warns
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speedbox Digital Speedometer at 4.5 against Digital Speedometer Free's 2.0. Speedbox Digital Speedometer also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 34%) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 28). Digital Speedometer Free's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Speedbox Digital Speedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedbox Digital Speedometer has 6.1K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Digital Speedometer Free's written reviews are positive against 61% of Speedbox Digital Speedometer's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digital Speedometer Free | Speedbox Digital Speedometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (28 ratings) | 4.5 (6.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews | 60.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 6.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chad Hine | UniCom Technology |
Customer experience
Digital Speedometer Free
Speedbox Digital Speedometer
Bugs and requests
Digital Speedometer Free
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Speedbox Digital Speedometer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Turns off music when over speed limit
- Compass is inaccurate
- Doesn't work properly, crashes on launch
Requested features
3 requests- Add trip time and distance tracking
- Allow customization of speed limit settings
- Offer a paid ad-free version
In-app purchases
Digital Speedometer Free
No in-app purchases
Speedbox Digital Speedometer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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