Dashometer vs custometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dashometer
This app provides a customizable GPS dashboard for various activities like walking, running, and driving. It displays real-time telemetry data such as speed, distance, altitude, and heading. Users can easily read the large display and configure units and display modes.
- Large, easy-to-read display
- Real-time telemetry data
- Customizable display modes and units
- Imperial or metric units
- Full VoiceOver support
- Location, heading, altitude, speed, distance, time tracking
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Dashometer is ideal for walking, running, cycling, motorbiking, driving, geocaching, and more! • Large, easy to read display • Comprehensive built-in instructions • Watch the data you care about in real-time The dashboard displays telemetry values including: location, heading, altitude, speed, distance, and elapsed time. Tap on values to change their display mode; many have units which can also be changed with a tap - and many respond to a long-tap to allow further configuration. FEATURES • Imperial or metric units • Full VoiceOver (accessibility) support • Location (latitude, longitude) • Heading (degrees magnetic, or true; using GPS and internal magnetometer) • Altitude (current, minimum, maximum) • Speed (current, average, trip average, maximum, pace) • Distance (current, odometer) • Time (moving, stopped) • Share location GETTING STARTED The dashboard displays telemetry values. Tap the power icon to start a new trip or continue the current one. An animation is shown while finding your location, after which GPS signal strength is shown as 1-5 bars (more bars is better). Tap the signal indicator to stop recording data. For more information please consult the built-in instructions. Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. iPod Touch and Wi-Fi only iPad users NOTE! you need an external GPS receiver. UPDATES Dashometer is regularly updated with new functionality based on *your* feedback. We really want to hear your comments and ideas for new features, so please get in touch at dashometer(at)gmail.com to get support or give feedback! UPGRADE The full version of Dashometer has ten years of five star reviews! ***** mike - v11.1 - Dec 27, 2018 I bought this app because i needed one that showed magnetic heading, as well as groundspeed for my experimental airplane. Wow, it does so much more, and displays in landscape or portrait. Can change display colors, review flight later with speed, times and altitudes, and the instructions are fantastic, great product, worth a lot more than I paid for it!! ***** Malix90x – Jun 7, 2016 It is the best in its genre as it is the most complete! So many thanks to the developer :) ***** TxHornyToad – Jan 3, 2016 In a large field of "Speed" apps this has to be the best. Very clean and clear display. Very customizable. Responsive support. ***** R8Jimmy - v4.5 - Jul 6, 2013 Works as advertised. Very informative when using it on my motorcycle. Display is easy to read. Excellent support from developer. Highly recommended! ***** tmuecke - v4.3 - 30-Jan-2013 Unbelieveable that I am the first one to rate this App. ...offers great features. ...and is a must have for everybody who wants to have precise information... Perfect and thank you!!! ***** Brimstin85 - v4.1 - 22-Nov-2012 The information is large, easy to read, accurate, and intuitively laid out. The app is easy to use and very capable. It has plenty of advanced features too. Worth every penny. ***** v2.7 - 19-Aug-2011 The display is very clear and easy to read in a car and on a bike. The dev is very quick to respond to feedback as well.
custometer
Create a personalized speedometer with customizable modules for speed, location, battery, and more. View your driving statistics over time and use it as a construction kit for your own unique display.
- Customizable module layout
- Speed display (km/h or mph)
- Map with location tracking
- Altitude and battery indicators
- Compass and street display
- Statistics for speed, distance, and altitude over time
- Navigation module
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Within the app you can combine different modules to your personal layout - or use ready-made ones. For each module you can define a color - or use a predefined color scheme. You have the choice. The following modules are available: -A speed display (in km/h or mph) -A map that shows your location -A battery indicator (in %) -An altitude display (in m or ft) -A watch -A street display -a compass -An overview (with highest speed, highest altitude and distance traveled today) -A navigation module -A distance display (how much you have driven today) -A top speed display You can also view your speed, distance and altitude over time in the statistics. Use the app as a construction kit for your own speedometer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: custometer at 5.0 against Dashometer's 4.0. custometer also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
custometer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Dashometer's written reviews are positive against 60% of custometer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dashometer ships an update every 6 months, custometer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dashometer | custometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ian Ray | Corvin Hartmann |
Customer experience
Dashometer
custometer
In-app purchases
Dashometer
No in-app purchases
custometer
No in-app purchases
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