Veloscope vs RadarLive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Veloscope
This app connects to compatible radar devices to record and analyze traffic data while you ride. It helps increase your awareness of surrounding vehicles, their speeds, and busiest routes. Data can be viewed live or uploaded for post-ride analysis.
- Radar traffic view
- Vehicle speed and count monitoring
- Post-ride data analysis
- Automatic activity upload
- Live Activity View on lock screen
- Warning and all clear sounds
- Light and Dark mode support
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Veloscope is a simple app that connects to a radar and allows you to record and view traffic data while you ride, or analyse post ride. With this information you can: • Increase your awareness of traffic while riding. • Discover what roads are the busiest and when. • Determine what approx. speed a vehicle passed at a specific time. • If you place phone on handlebars you can also see when traffic approaches you or • Simply leave phone in pocket and upload to MyBikeTraffic.com for analysis afterwards. ****** It still up to the individual rider to ensure their own safety. ***** Currently Supports some Garmin radars with Bluetooth, e.g. Varia RTL515 and Magene L508 Radar & Wahoo TRACKR radar Features include: • Radar traffic view - Chose to position the traffic view on the left of right of the screen. • Vehicle counts - see current and total vehicle counts as traffic passes you. • Vehicle speeds - see relative and absolute speed of fastest car passing you. • Connect to MyBikeTrafffic.com and optionally automatically upload activity to that site for review later. • If Uploaded to MyBikeTrafffic.com yo can view activity on that site. • Share to anywhere - supports all the main sites. • Auto Pause - when stopped Veloscope will automatically pause. • Activity Recovery - If for some reason app is restarted, it can recovery an in progress activity. • Supports Light and Dark mode. • Optional notifications to alert when radar has disconnected. • Share activity fit file to computer or other app. • Use iPhone file explorer to copy activities manually to computer. • Supports drag 'n' drop to reorder fields. • Plays a warning sound when a vehicle approaches and an all clear sound when no more vehicles. • Shows a Live Activity View to show activity details on lock screen, • Widgets, including a start one that can be added to lock screen to quickly start a workout, Free for recording up to 3 activities then an in app purchase will unlock unlimited activities.
RadarLive
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Turn your iPhone into an advanced bike computer for your Garmin Varia radar. With the RadarLive app, you’ll get instant awareness of approaching vehicles right on your locked screen or in the Dynamic Island—significantly increasing your safety on the road. The app is designed for cyclists who want maximum awareness with minimal distraction. Connect it with Apple Health, track your cycling workouts, and let it run in the background for up to 8 hours during long rides.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RadarLive at every 3 weeks against Veloscope's every 7 months. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Veloscope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RadarLive sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Veloscope ships an update every 7 months, RadarLive every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Veloscope | RadarLive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antony Gardiner | MLJ solutions a.s. |
In-app purchases
Veloscope
- Unlimited Activity Recording$2.99
RadarLive
- Small Coffee$0.99
- Big Coffee$4.99
- Lunch$9.99









