Comparison

Simple Speedo vs Speedometer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Speedometer

Track your speed, test acceleration, and analyze driving performance with real-time GPS data. Customize your display, receive speed limit alerts, and review detailed trip history with interactive maps.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS speed tracking
  • Customizable speed display (Ring, HUD, Bar, Minimal)
  • Windshield HUD mode
  • Professional acceleration testing (0-100 km/h)
  • Comprehensive trip history with route maps
  • Detailed trip analytics
  • Customizable alerts and feedback
Features
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DriveGrade grades every drive and tells you how it went. Record a Trip, tap Finish, and see your Trip Score, your Driving Style and a short note from Trip Coach, written on your iPhone by on-device AI. TRIP SCORE AND DRIVING STYLE Every finished Trip earns a Trip Score from A+ to D, based on how well you kept to the speed limit and how smoothly you accelerated and braked. Speed alone never lowers your score. Each Trip also gets a Driving Style: calm, steady, dynamic or aggressive. TRIP COACH, ON-DEVICE AI When a Trip ends, Trip Coach writes a headline and two sentences about that drive: the long smooth stretch, the sharp stop, the one change that would lift your score. On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, Apple's on-device model writes it and the note is marked "On-device AI". Your Trip is never sent to a server for it. On other iPhones, you get a note built from the same measurements. ACCELERATION RUNS Start from a standstill and time 0-60 mph, 0-100 km/h or your own target speed with GPS. Every Acceleration Run saves a speed chart, so you can compare it with your best run. APPLE WATCH Start, pause and finish a Trip from your wrist and see your live speed. When you finish, the Watch shows your Trip Score, Driving Style and the Trip Coach headline. Put your last Trip Score on your watch face with the complication. Your iPhone records the Trip, so keep it with you. WIDGETS AND CONTROLS - Trip Score widget for the Home Screen and Lock Screen: last grade, Driving Style and Trip Coach headline - Start Trip control for Control Center, the Lock Screen and the Action button - Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while you record MIRRORED HUD AND 10 GAUGES At night, lay your iPhone on the dashboard and read your speed reflected in the windshield. By day, pick one of 10 gauges, from F1 and GT Car to Minimal, in km/h, mph or m/s. SPEED-LIMIT ALERTS Choose a limit from presets that match where you drive: 50 to 120 km/h, 35 to 75 mph in the US, 30 to 70 mph in the UK. You get an alert and a haptic as you get close and when you go over. HISTORY AND EXPORT Every Trip is saved with its route map, speed chart, distance and duration. Driving stats sum up your week, month and year. Share a Trip snapshot or export your Trips to a file. TRY EVERYTHING FREE Without a subscription you get 3 Free Trips with every Pro feature working, including Trip Score, Trip Coach, HUD, speed-limit alerts and Apple Watch, plus 3 Free Acceleration Runs. A Trip recorded as a Free Trip keeps its details, snapshot and export. The live speedometer is always free. DRIVEGRADE PRO Pro unlocks unlimited Trips and Acceleration Runs with every feature. Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://umutarduc.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://umutarduc.com/privacy.html GPS speed depends on satellite reception. Set up before you drive, keep your eyes on the road, and do Acceleration Runs only where it is safe and legal.

Screenshots

Simple Speedo2 screens
Speedometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Speedometer at 4.4 against Simple Speedo's 3.0. Speedometer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). Simple Speedo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Speedometer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Simple Speedo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedometer has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Speedo ships an update every 4 months, Speedometer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple Speedo versus Speedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple SpeedoSpeedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.4 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings216 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaxla LtdUMUT CAN ARDUC

Customer experience

Simple Speedo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Speedometer

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple Speedo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Speedometer

Subscriptions3
  • Premium (Weekly)3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium (Annual)$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Speedo free?
Simple Speedo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speedometer free?
Speedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Speedo or Speedometer?
Speedometer is rated higher. Simple Speedo averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Speedometer averages 4.4 from 16 ratings.
Do Simple Speedo or Speedometer have ads?
Neither Simple Speedo nor Speedometer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Speedo or Speedometer?
Simple Speedo ships an update every 4 months, and Speedometer monthly. Most recently, Simple Speedo was updated on October 27, 2026 and Speedometer on October 30, 2026.

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