Simple Digital Speedometer vs Speedometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Digital Speedometer
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, some 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.
Speedometer
Track your speed and location with a GPS-powered dashboard. Features include weather updates, a compass, and speed limit alerts based on real-time road data. Customize the display and utilize HUD mode for enhanced visibility.
- GPS speed tracking
- Map location display
- Current weather and temperature
- Analog compass
- Speed limit alerts
- HUD mode
- Apple Watch support
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Measure your speed with this beautiful designed speed dashboard with many other functionality. It can track your speed, location on map by using GPS. Features: * Graphical presentation of speed * Analog and numeric speed * Current location weather and temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit * Kilometer and Mile unit system selection * Change dashboard different color * Analog Compass * Map location * Maximum, average speed and odometer * Speed limit of current road getting online info from open street.org * Over speed limit warn * Current road name * Portrait and landscape mode * HUD (Head up Display Mode) * Today widget presentation * Apple watch support and syncronisation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speedometer at 4.6 against Simple Digital Speedometer's 2.0. Speedometer also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 34%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). Simple Digital Speedometer's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Speedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedometer has 1.8K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Simple Digital Speedometer's written reviews are positive against 69% of Speedometer's.
Simple Digital Speedometer ships an update every 13 months, Speedometer every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Simple Digital Speedometer | Speedometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (28 ratings) | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews | 69.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chad Hine | UniCom Technology |
Customer experience
Simple Digital Speedometer
Speedometer
Bugs and requests
Simple Digital Speedometer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Speedometer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Speedometer not accurate at high speeds
- GPS signal slow to update
- Speed limit not always correct
Requested features
2 requests- Option to remove ads
- Thicker/bolder font for better readability
In-app purchases
Simple Digital Speedometer
No in-app purchases
Speedometer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Simple Digital Speedometer free?
Is Speedometer free?
Which has better reviews, Simple Digital Speedometer or Speedometer?
Do Simple Digital Speedometer or Speedometer have ads?
Which is updated more often, Simple Digital Speedometer or Speedometer?
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