Comparison

Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD vs Speedometer ⁺

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD

This app functions as a sophisticated speedometer, alerting you to speed limit violations with visual and auditory cues. It also provides location sharing, altitude readings, and a GPS black box for trip data. Calculate mileage, costs, and fuel consumption for your journeys.

Highlights
  • Speed limit alerts (visual and audio)
  • GPS black box for trip data
  • Location sharing
  • Altimeter for altitude readings
  • Mileage, cost, and fuel calculator
  • Integrated map with tracking tail
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A high quality Speedometer app with the same sophisticated brain inside as our paid version. When you go over a preset speed limit, the large digits change colour from green to red and the device emits a loud sound to alert you! Great for avoiding speeding tickets! ‣ Easy to set and configurable speed limits Set speed limits with 4 fast and configurable presets. Presets only need a single tap and are the safest way to set the limits! ‣ S.O.S. Flat tyre or worse? Our speedometer shows your current location and you can share it easily (sms/text, email) with car assistance services, ambulance or friends. ‣ Know your car's limits ! Does your car become sluggish on those steep climbs? Is it possible you got too high in mountains ? Our built-in altimeter will provide you with accurate readings that indicate your height over sea-level. ‣ In a dispute for speeding? GPS Black box gives you point by point time, speed, location and altitude data for the last 20 minutes of your travel. You can email its data as an excel or csv file. Or you can surely switch it off or reset at any moment. ‣ Need to know where you are? Integrated map shows your location and a tracking "tail" behind you. ‣ Mileage, cost and fuel calculator. Find alternative driving routes based on start/end address and see their distance/duration, estimated cost and fuel required. For regular routes, set week days and dates range to see the total estimated cost/fuel, one-way or return. Available for iOS 15 and later. ∙∙ UNIVERSAL APP. Speedometer for iPhone and 3G-iPads. Retina graphics included. ∙∙ 000-999 SPEED AND LIMIT RANGE. MPH, KMH AND KNOTS. Maximum, average speed, distance traveled. ! You can use this app on your iPhone 3GS, 4, or 4S as well as on any iPad with 3G. **App will not work properly on iPods and wifi only iPads as they don't have GPS chip (External GPS module is required). ! Please note that as with all GPS apps, continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Drive safely and avoid paying those speeding fines! Our speedometer is the ideal watchdog companion no matter what journey you are going on! Full version of the speedometer gives you ability to work in background, GPS tracking, waypoints, trip cost computer, Siri shortcuts for applying speed limits and controlling track recording, 100+ customization options and more. Be sure to check it out in the AppStore! * A bit of instructions: If speedometer doesn't show you the speed, just be sure to be under the open sky to have GPS signal. Under the open sky, within 5-10 seconds GPS indicator will become green and speedometer will start showing the speed. ** If you wonder why gps speedometer may show 3-5 mph (3-8 kmh) less than a car's speedometer, you can take a look here: http://goo.gl/wtLvT (tomtom's discussion thread). *** And here is an amazing article http://goo.gl/p5zfMi explaining why GPS might show you 80ft (or -80!) altitude when you are laying on the beach. Don't throw the app or iPhone away just because of that! :) Let us use the article's last sentence here: "Those who use GPS altitude to aid in landing their small plane should have their insurance policies paid up at all times".

About

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.

Highlights
  • Digital speedometer
  • Odometer tracking
  • Speed limit warnings
  • Speed camera warnings
  • Weather display
  • Today Widget support
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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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

Screenshots

Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD4 screens
Speedometer ⁺4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD at none against Speedometer ⁺'s shown. Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (89% vs 62%). Speedometer ⁺'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD has 65K ratings behind it against 2.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD's written reviews are positive against 62% of Speedometer ⁺'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD ships an update every 2 months, Speedometer ⁺ every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD versus Speedometer ⁺: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUDSpeedometer ⁺
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (65K ratings) — better4.3 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews88.8% of reviews — better61.8% of reviews
Number of ratings65K — better2.1K
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank#146 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanislav DvoychenkoUniCom Technology

Customer experience

Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD

All ratings64,147 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews1,308 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative7.0%

Speedometer ⁺

All ratings2,038 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral9.2%
Negative28.9%

User reviews

Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD

From 65K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate GPS speed
  • 👍 Useful features (trip tracking, altimeter, etc.)
  • 🔒 No ads or subscriptions required
  • 👍 Easy to use and reliable
  • 👍 Helpful for calibrating vehicle speedometers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches or bugs
  • 🔋 Can drain battery quickly
  • 🚧 Confusing UI or navigation for some users

Speedometer ⁺

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and clear display
  • 🚀 Works great
  • 💡 Customizable to match car dashboard
  • 🚀 Accurate speedometer

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent speed limit updates
  • 🐛 Inaccurate altimeter
  • 🔇 Suppresses music playback
  • 🔇 Annoying clicking sound
  • 🔍 Difficult to change units

Bugs and requests

Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Speedometer not working properly in some situations
  • App forgetting paid version status after device resets

Requested features

4 requests
  • Integration with Apple Maps
  • Speed limit display and alerts
  • Customizable speed limit warnings
  • Lean angle tracking for motorcycles

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

None

Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD

No in-app purchases

None

Speedometer ⁺

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD free?
Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speedometer ⁺ free?
Speedometer ⁺ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD or Speedometer ⁺?
Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD is rated higher. Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD averages 4.8 out of 5 from 65K ratings, while Speedometer ⁺ averages 4.3 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD or Speedometer ⁺ have ads?
Speedometer ⁺ shows ads; Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD does not.
Which is updated more often, Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD or Speedometer ⁺?
Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD ships an update every 2 months, and Speedometer ⁺ every 5 months. Most recently, Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD was updated on November 8, 2026 and Speedometer ⁺ on November 6, 2026.

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