ScooterSpeed vs Simple Speedo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScooterSpeed
This application uses your phone's GPS to display your current speed and track distance traveled. It offers a free, ad-free experience for users seeking a straightforward navigation tool.
- GPS speed calculation
- Distance traveled measurement
- Ad-free experience
- No data collection
- Simple interface
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Scooter Speed is a simple speedometer app that uses your phone's GPS receiver to calculate your current speed and measure your travelled distance. It is completely free, with no adverts or any data collection/tracking. I made this app because there were no free speedometer apps that weren't either riddled with adverts or charging a subscription. Hope you find it useful!
Simple Speedo
This application transforms your iPhone into a straightforward GPS speedometer. It offers a large, readable display for speed, supports multiple units, and includes an optional direction indicator. It's designed for various activities like cycling, driving, or boating.
- Live GPS speed
- Large, readable display
- Direction bar
- Multiple speed units (mph, km/h, knots, m/s)
- Keep screen awake option
- No ads or tracking
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Simple Speedo turns your iPhone into a plain GPS speedometer. Large speed readout, pick your units, optional keep-screen-awake, and a small direction bar if you want it. Handy for cycling, driving, walking, or on the water. • Live GPS speed • Big, readable display • Direction bar • mph, km/h, knots, m/s • Keep screen awake • No ads • No tracking • No sign-up
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScooterSpeed at 4.3 against Simple Speedo's 3.0. ScooterSpeed also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). Simple Speedo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. ScooterSpeed sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Speedo asks for nothing beyond the download.
ScooterSpeed holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
ScooterSpeed ships an update every 5 months, Simple Speedo every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScooterSpeed | Simple Speedo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iain Coleman | Raxla Ltd |
Customer experience
ScooterSpeed
Simple Speedo
In-app purchases
ScooterSpeed
- Great Tip$0.99
- Generous Tip$1.99
- Fantastic Tip$2.99
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- Awesome Tip$4.99
- Tip Legend$9.99
Simple Speedo
No in-app purchases
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