SpeedWakeup vs Speedmeter +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpeedWakeup
This app monitors your vehicle's speed and alerts you if you exceed a set limit, helping you adhere to road regulations. It offers visual cues and sound notifications, and can even share your top speed on social media.
- Monitors vehicle speed
- Alerts when speed limit is exceeded
- Visual speed limit indicators
- Audible speed limit alerts
- Post top speed to Facebook
- Battery saving reminder
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Wake me up when I reach 70mph :) SpeedWakeup is a speedometer app that monitors your vehicle speed and alerts you when surpassing the speed limit to help you comply with road regulations Features: - View current speed (km/h or mph) - Beep at chosen speed (or set limit to zero if no alarm is desired) - [new] Post your top speed on Facebook - Background color changes as you approach the speed limit or exceed it - Reminder to set app to OFF if no movement detected for a while to save battery power The calculated speed is dependent on the device GPS accuracy Important: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Speedmeter +
Track your speed and distance with this GPS-based speedometer and odometer. It offers offline functionality, speed limit alerts, and warnings for speed and red light cameras worldwide. View trip details, weather, and altitude, with a convenient Today widget and Apple Watch support.
- GPS-based speedometer and odometer
- Offline functionality
- Speed limit display and warnings
- Speed and red light camera alerts
- Trip distance and duration tracking
- Today widget and Apple Watch support
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This app is a gps based speedometer, odometer for the iPhone and iPad. Track your speed and distance from your iPhone in Miles and Kilometer! * It can work offline, no need internet * Speed limit feature to check the speed limit of the road that currently using. * Display and warn speed cameras and red light cameras on the Road from the database of 100.000 locations all over world * Check outside weather temperature and condition * Shows your maximum speed * Shows your average speed * Shows your altitude * Shows your trip distance * Shows your trip duration * Switch between mph or km/h metric system * It can show your direction by compass * You can check your speed without opening app by Today widget * You can also use on your Apple Watch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speedmeter + at 4.5 against SpeedWakeup's 4.0. Speedmeter + also leads on ratings volume (4.7K vs 2) and review sentiment (55% vs 40%). SpeedWakeup'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.
Speedmeter + holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedmeter + has 4.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of SpeedWakeup's written reviews are positive against 55% of Speedmeter +'s.
SpeedWakeup ships an update every 8 months, Speedmeter + every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpeedWakeup | Speedmeter + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (4.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 months — better |
| 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 | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beamstart | UniCom Technology |
Customer experience
SpeedWakeup
Speedmeter +
Bugs and requests
SpeedWakeup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Speedmeter +
Reported bugs
4 issues- Odometer measures in wrong units
- Speed limit data inaccuracies
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Bluetooth audio integration issues
Requested features
4 requests- Large digital speed display mode
- Customizable interface and settings
- Sound alerts for speed cameras and limits
- Improved odometer and distance tracking
In-app purchases
SpeedWakeup
No in-app purchases
Speedmeter +
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SpeedWakeup free?
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