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 distance accurately with this GPS-powered application. It offers real-time speed measurements, route mapping, and customizable speed alerts for safe travel. Log your trips and review past statistics with support for multiple units and offline functionality.
- Real-time GPS speed tracking
- Live route mapping and history
- Customizable speed alerts
- Automatic trip logging
- Multiple unit support (mph, km/h)
- Offline GPS functionality
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Speedometer: Track Your Speed with Precision using GPS Drive safely with Speedometer: Speed Tracker. This app is your ultimate companion for monitoring your speed and distance on the go. Whether you're driving, cycling, or running, our app provides real-time speed measurements with GPS accuracy. Set speed alert to monitor your speed. Key Features: - Real-Time Speedometer: get precise, real-time speed measurements powered by advanced GPS integration. - Live Route Mapping: Visualize your route with detailed maps and path history. - Find route: Find the best route to your destination using live GPS. Enter a location and let the app calculate the most efficient path. - Speed Alerts: Set custom speed limits and get notified when you exceed them, perfect for safe driving. - Trip Logging: Automatically record your trips, including distance, duration, highest and average speed. - Multiple Units Support: Switch between mph, km/h to suit your needs. - History & Statistics: Review your past trips' statistics - No Internet Required: Works offline using GPS, ideal for remote areas or data-saving. Speedometer Premium Subscriptions: - Subscribed users have unlimited use of the app and access to all of its Premium features, without ads. - Non-subscribed users can use each Premium feature within a limited number of times a day. - Users can subscribe to three different plans: weekly (USD 4.99$), monthly (USD 9.99) auto-renewing subscriptions and lifetime (USD 29.99) one-time payment. - Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hour prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://milkyapps.org/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://milkyapps.org/terms-of-service Support: support@milkyapps.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speedometer at 4.6 against Simple Digital Speedometer's 2.2. Speedometer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 13 months). Simple Digital Speedometer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Speedometer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Simple Digital Speedometer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Speedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Digital Speedometer has 30 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Simple Digital Speedometer ships an update every 13 months, Speedometer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Digital Speedometer | Speedometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (30 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chad Hine | Nhan Hoang |
Customer experience
Simple Digital Speedometer
Speedometer
Bugs and requests
Simple Digital Speedometer
Reported bugs
20 issues- Nothing populates in speed limit box
- Direction indicator doesn't work
- Speed limit didn't work at all
- No da limite
- Couldn't detect speed limit
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- Doesn't show speed limit on road
- There is nothing speed limet
- Doesn't display any road speeds
- App never displayed speed limits
- Does not go yellow or red over SPEED LIMIT when in Klm/hr
- Watch just says 0mph
- Won't display posted speed limits
- Speed limit only works about 60% of the time
- Doesn't work with Pebble
- Works fine on phone, not on Pebble
- App says "0 units Top Speed?" on watch
- Has never worked with Pebble smartwatch
- Only works in landscape mode on phone
- Keeps loosing GPS signal after update
- Can't even work it
Requested features
7 requests- Show actual speed limit
- Add knots for sailing
- Option to change colors
- Illuminate decimal of speed
- Audible alarm for speeding
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- Customize warning sound timing
- Miles driven with reset
Speedometer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Digital Speedometer
No in-app purchases
Speedometer
- Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
- Weekly Trial Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- Lifetime Subscription$29.99
Questions
Is Simple Digital Speedometer free?
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