CarCam vs SpeedMeter NiKa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
SpeedMeter NiKa
This app displays your current speed and tracks distance traveled, offering multiple display options. It provides features like maximum and average speed tracking, with optional in-app purchases for cruise control and speed warnings.
- MPH and KM/H display
- Multiple speedometer designs
- Distance tracking
- Maximum and average speed
- Cruise control (in-app purchase)
- Speed warning (in-app purchase)
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Speed Meter NiKa is a speedometer for the iPhone, iPad and iPod. Track your speed and distance with iPhone! * MPH, KM/H display * 5 Beautiful Speedometers in different color * Digital Speedometer * Distance * For iPhone and iPad * Maximum speed, average speed * Track top speed In addition you can get some features with in app purchases": * 5 designs * Cruise Control * Speed warning! Don't get caught speeding again! You can now have the accuracy of our commercial products in this free application. The application uses our long experience to calculate the speed as accurate as possible. Switch between mph and km/h and select one of 3 beautiful analog or digital displays. Our application even supports rotating your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SpeedMeter NiKa at 100% against CarCam's 24%. SpeedMeter NiKa also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.9). CarCam's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. CarCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SpeedMeter NiKa sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SpeedMeter NiKa holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of CarCam's written reviews are positive against 100% of SpeedMeter NiKa's.
CarCam ships an update every 2 weeks, SpeedMeter NiKa every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CarCam | SpeedMeter NiKa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (13 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hans Schneider | Nikaan Nikzad |
Customer experience
CarCam
SpeedMeter NiKa
In-app purchases
CarCam
- Pro Pack$2.99
SpeedMeter NiKa
- white SpeedoMeterFree
- blue SpeedoMeter$0.99
- red SpeedoMeter$0.99
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- green SpeedoMeter$0.99
- black SpeedoMeter$1.99
- Cruise Control$2.99
- RemoveADS$5.99
Questions
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