GPS Speedometer HUD vs Virtual Cockpit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS Speedometer HUD
This app provides an accurate GPS-based speedometer for your car, displaying your current speed and heading. It also features alerts for nearby speed cameras and customizable settings for units and screen lock prevention.
- GPS speed and heading display
- Speed camera alerts
- Customizable units (mph/kmh)
- Screen lock prevention
- Map view of nearby cameras
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Speedometer HUD is a modern addition to your car's dashboard. Use it to see your speed and heading with GPS accuracy. The map will show you the location of nearby speed cameras, so please check yourself before you wreck yourself. In settings you can change the units of the speedometer, prevent screen locking and enable speed camera alerts. Any questions, ideas or suggestions email support@speedometerhud.com Speed Camera data is made available under the Open Database License © OpenStreetMap contributors Speedometer HUD Pro Subscription Upgrade to access all features Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://foobarcreative.com/privacy-policy
Virtual Cockpit
This app acts as a GPS dashboard for your vehicle, recording travel data in real-time. It displays key metrics like speed, distance, and altitude, and offers features such as speed limit alerts and a HUD mode. Customize your experience with various themes and unit options.
- Real-time speed, distance, and altitude tracking
- Trip and overall travel data recording
- Customizable color themes
- Speed limit alerts (visual and sound)
- HUD mode for windshield reflection
- Metric, imperial, and nautical units
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Virtual Cockpit lets you record all the travel data of your vehicles in a single application. Real-time measurements on main screen: Current speed, total distance, trip distance, altitude, temperature, average speed, top speed, compass and time. Additional features: - Record travel distance, trip distance, top speed and average speed for each vehicle. - Choose from 8 different color themes or create your own combinations. - Speed limit alert (visual and sound). - HUD mode to reflect on the windshield. - Metric, imperial or nautical units. - Optional GPS data measuring on background. Double tap on screen to activate HUD mode. Tap on top speed to switch to average speed. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GPS Speedometer HUD at 4.4 against Virtual Cockpit's 3.9. Virtual Cockpit's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (64% vs 48%). On price, ratings volume, 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. GPS Speedometer HUD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Virtual Cockpit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GPS Speedometer HUD holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of GPS Speedometer HUD's written reviews are positive against 64% of Virtual Cockpit's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GPS Speedometer HUD ships an update every 5 months, Virtual Cockpit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS Speedometer HUD | Virtual Cockpit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (32 ratings) — better | 3.9 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews | 64.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Foobar Creative | Fidel Eduardo Lopez Mayorga |
Customer experience
GPS Speedometer HUD
Virtual Cockpit
Bugs and requests
GPS Speedometer HUD
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes and won't open
- Speedometer stops working with AppRadio connection
- Blank screen display with only ads showing
- App not appearing in device after download
- GPS functionality issues
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- Level 9 update not working
- Spelling errors causing wrong answers
- Logos appear different from actual game
- Missing logos in certain levels
Requested features
10 requests- User-submitted speed camera reporting function
- Lighter map background for better visibility
- Dark mode and customizable color schemes
- Ability to change units of measurement
- Smooth map scrolling without jolty movements
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- Level 9 and beyond content
- Better logo organization by category
- iPhone X and newer device support
- More game logos (Call of Duty, Mojang, etc.)
- Option to continue playing with partial scores
Virtual Cockpit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GPS Speedometer HUD
- Speedo.meta Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Speedo.meta Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Speed Camera Alerts Upgrade$1.99
Virtual Cockpit
- Remove ads$0.99
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