Comparison

CarCam vs Virtual Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

CarCam

Transform your iPhone into a dash cam to capture high-quality videos of your drives. It records crucial data like speed, distance, and location, allowing you to customize the display and share your journeys.

Highlights
  • High-quality video recording
  • Speed tracking (mph, km/h, knots)
  • Distance and location recording
  • Acceleration and braking forces
  • Customizable display options
  • Video export and social sharing
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a dash cam to record your beautiful drives, trips to the race track or just our everyday commute. CarCam records high quality video with additional information like * Speed in mph, km/h or knots * Maximum Speed * Distance * Acceleration, Braking and steering forces * Maximum Forces * Time * Current location Store your videos in the app or export to the iPhone's library or directly post to your Facebook page for your friends to see! Customize the appearance by enabling the display of your current location or disabling the recording of your current and maximum speed.

About

Virtual Dashboard

Create custom dashboards using your device's sensors to display speed, altitude, and more. Navigate with a map featuring route planning, points of interest, and breadcrumb tracking. Customize units, themes, and map views for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable sensor gauges
  • Speedometer and odometer
  • GPS and barometric altimeter
  • Artificial horizon
  • Navigational map with overlays
  • Route planning and ETA
  • Points of interest search
Features
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Bring your iPhone and iPad's sensors to life on Virtual Dashboard. Arrange a variety of different gauges to create your own custom dashboards. You can choose from: ○ Speedometer (with peak hold) ○ Odometer (distance travelled, resettable) ○ GPS Altimeter (absolute altitude) ○ Barometric Altimeter (relative altitude) ○ Accelerometer (with peak hold) ○ Artificial Horizon (pitch and roll) ○ Compass (with magnetic heading and true track indicator) ○ Elapsed time (with average speed) Swipe to display a navigational map with resizable gauge overlays. You can select from road, bike, nautical chart, satellite, topographic, and survey (blank) modes.  The map shows your current coordinates, track, and heading, and drops breadcrumb markers as you travel. Tap to set a destination and the map displays your distance, bearing, direction to steer, and ETA to the destination. Search the map for points of interest or street addresses. Customize your units, map features, and gauge behavior. Select from one of the many available themes (theme requires in-app purchase). Connect your external MFI GPS device and see faster updates. We currently support the Bad Elf GPS units.

Screenshots

CarCam4 screens
Virtual Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Virtual Dashboard at 100% against CarCam's 24%. Virtual Dashboard also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.9). CarCam's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CarCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Virtual Dashboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Virtual Dashboard holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of CarCam's written reviews are positive against 100% of Virtual Dashboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CarCam ships an update every 2 weeks, Virtual Dashboard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CarCam versus Virtual Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarCamVirtual Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (13 ratings)4.4 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHans SchneiderKevinnovate, LLC

Customer experience

CarCam

All ratings13 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral30.8%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive24.2%
Neutral12.9%
Negative62.9%

Virtual Dashboard

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CarCam

One-time1
  • Pro Pack$2.99
2 purchases

Virtual Dashboard

One-time2
  • Donate for Development$0.99
  • Unlock All Themes$2.99

Questions

Is CarCam free?
CarCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Virtual Dashboard free?
Virtual Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CarCam or Virtual Dashboard?
Virtual Dashboard is rated higher. CarCam averages 2.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Virtual Dashboard averages 4.4 from 11 ratings.
Do CarCam or Virtual Dashboard have ads?
Neither CarCam nor Virtual Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CarCam or Virtual Dashboard?
CarCam ships an update every 2 weeks, and Virtual Dashboard every 5 months. Most recently, CarCam was updated on October 13, 2026 and Virtual Dashboard on October 12, 2026.

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