SpeedWakeup vs Speedometer ⁺
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.
Speedometer ⁺
This app functions as a digital speedometer and odometer, tracking your speed and distance in miles or kilometers. It offers features like speed limit and speed camera warnings, weather display, and a today widget.
- Digital speedometer
- Odometer tracking
- Speed limit warnings
- Speed camera warnings
- Weather display
- Today Widget support
- Apple Watch app
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Speed display is a digital speedometer, odometer for the iPhone and iPad. Track your speed and distance from your iPhone in Miles and Kilometer Speed limit warning Speed camera warning Weather display Odometer Maximum speed display Average speed display Road name display Today Widget Apple Watch app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SpeedWakeup at none against Speedometer ⁺'s shown. SpeedWakeup also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). Speedometer ⁺'s advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 2) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). 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.
Speedometer ⁺ holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedometer ⁺ has 2K 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 60% of Speedometer ⁺'s.
SpeedWakeup ships an update every 8 months, Speedometer ⁺ every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpeedWakeup | Speedometer ⁺ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 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 | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beamstart | UniCom Technology |
Customer experience
SpeedWakeup
Speedometer ⁺
Bugs and requests
SpeedWakeup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Speedometer ⁺
Reported bugs
3 issues- Doesn't work on iOS 12.2
- Doesn't read all street names
- Displays incorrect speed information
Requested features
3 requests- Option to remove ads
- Change time format from military to regular
- Improve speed limit accuracy
In-app purchases
SpeedWakeup
No in-app purchases
Speedometer ⁺
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SpeedWakeup free?
Is Speedometer ⁺ free?
Which has better reviews, SpeedWakeup or Speedometer ⁺?
Do SpeedWakeup or Speedometer ⁺ have ads?
Which is updated more often, SpeedWakeup or Speedometer ⁺?
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