Simple Digital Speedometer vs Quick Gauge
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.
Quick Gauge
This app provides a clear, private GPS speedometer with a large, easy-to-read display. It offers CarPlay integration, Live Activity support for your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and an Apple Watch app for quick glances. Enjoy music controls and customizable colors without any ads or tracking.
- Large, clear speed display
- Portrait and landscape modes
- MPH/KM/H switching
- Customizable colors
- CarPlay integration
- Live Activity on Lock Screen/Dynamic Island
- Apple Watch app
- Music controls
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Quick Gauge is a simple, accurate GPS speedometer that respects your privacy. No ads, no subscriptions, no tracking. BIG, CLEAR SPEED A huge, easy-to-read display that works in portrait or landscape. Switch between mph and km/h with one tap, and make it yours with a custom color. CARPLAY See your current speed right on your car's display. LIVE ACTIVITY Keep your speed on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while you use other apps, and on the CarPlay Dashboard with iOS 26. APPLE WATCH Glance at your speed from your wrist with the dedicated watchOS app. MUSIC CONTROLS Play, pause and skip Apple Music tracks without leaving the speedometer. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your location is used only on your device to calculate your speed. Nothing is collected, stored or shared. Always drive safely and obey local laws. Quick Gauge is for informational use only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quick Gauge at 5.0 against Simple Digital Speedometer's 2.8. Quick Gauge also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months) and device support (4 vs 1). Simple Digital Speedometer's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Quick Gauge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Digital Speedometer has 39 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Simple Digital Speedometer ships an update every 13 months, Quick Gauge every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Digital Speedometer | Quick Gauge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (39 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chad Hine | Josiah Oslund |
Customer experience
Simple Digital Speedometer
Quick Gauge
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
Quick Gauge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Digital Speedometer
No in-app purchases
Quick Gauge
No in-app purchases
Questions
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