SpeedOmeter SP vs Pure Speed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpeedOmeter SP
This utility app accurately tracks your speed using your device's built-in capabilities. It offers features like a trip meter, average and max speed display, and total distance traveled. You can also set speed limit alarms and view road speed limits when available.
- Accurate speed calculation
- Trip meter
- Average and max speed display
- Total distance traveled
- Speed limit alarm
- Road speed limit display
- Choice of measurement units
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Carefully developed to achieve the best accuracy possible. “SpeedOmeter” uses the build in device capabilities to calculate your speed accurately. There is a trip meter available in the main view and also some other nice features such as showing the average speed, the max speed and the total distance traveled while using the app. You can set a speed limit alarm whenever you like in the main screen. A banner showing the current road’s speed limits is displayed whenever available. The measurement units are of your choice (km or mi). You can use “SpeedOmeter” Free of charge. Enjoy using it and don’t forget, keep your eyes on the road…!
Pure Speed
This utility app displays your current speed, heading, and altitude with a clean and straightforward interface. It focuses on providing essential information without any distractions like hidden menus, ads, or in-app purchases.
- Displays speed
- Shows heading
- Tracks altitude
- Simple UI
- No hidden menus
- No ads or purchases
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An app with an extremely simple UI for displaying speed, heading, and altitude. No hidden menus, no hidden ads or hidden purchases. Just pure speed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pure Speed at none against SpeedOmeter SP's 1. Pure Speed also leads on ads (none vs shown). SpeedOmeter SP's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price and rating 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. SpeedOmeter SP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pure Speed asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SpeedOmeter SP against 5.0 for Pure Speed. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpeedOmeter SP has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SpeedOmeter SP ships an update every 2 weeks, Pure Speed every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SpeedOmeter SP | Pure Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spyridon Bousios | Hari Rajan |
Customer experience
SpeedOmeter SP
Pure Speed
In-app purchases
SpeedOmeter SP
- Remove ads$2.99
Pure Speed
No in-app purchases
Questions
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