GPS Speed Test Lite vs Doubling Back
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS Speed Test Lite
Measure your GPS speed and record acceleration times. Includes helpful tools like a compass and map. Voice control is available in the full version.
- GPS speed measurement
- Acceleration time recording
- Compass functionality
- Map integration
- Voice control (full version)
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Masure the speed of GPS and record a variety of acceleration time. Provide the aids, such as compass, map, etc.. Provide the voice control function. (Only for full version) PS: 1. Please wait a minute; let GPS to detect enough satellites. 2. Please use the iPhone/iPad with GPS included. 3. The speed's accuracy depends on the performance of GPS. There might be error for the speed and only for reference.
Doubling Back
This utility app allows you to precisely measure walking or running distances. You can start and stop tracking at any point, and it calculates the total distance covered only during the measured segments.
- Measure walking/running distance
- Start and stop measurement
- Calculate distance for selected portions
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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Doubling Back is an iPhone application for measuring your walking or running distance. What does Doubling Back offer that other pedometer apps do not? You can start and stop the measurement, and when you are finished, Doubling Back will show you the total distance for just the portions of the walk or run that you chose to measure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Doubling Back at 4.0 against GPS Speed Test Lite's 1.0. Doubling Back also leads on update cadence (every 13 months vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). GPS Speed Test Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Doubling Back holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
GPS Speed Test Lite ships an update every 33 months, Doubling Back every 13 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | GPS Speed Test Lite | Doubling Back |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 13 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHIA HO KUO | Terry NIGHTINGALE |
Customer experience
GPS Speed Test Lite
Doubling Back
In-app purchases
GPS Speed Test Lite
No in-app purchases
Doubling Back
No in-app purchases
