Comparison

Speedometer vs Driver's Road

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

Head to head
About

Speedometer

This driving companion transforms your iPhone into a powerful tool for tracking speed, logging trips, and displaying real-time data via a heads-up display. It offers performance metrics like 0-100 km/h times and customizable speed alerts for enhanced safety and driving analysis.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS speedometer
  • Drag meter for performance metrics
  • Heads-Up Display (HUD) mode
  • CarPlay integration
  • Trip logging and analytics
  • Customizable speed alerts
  • Odometer and mileage tracking
Features
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Ever wanted to unlock the thrill of speed, track every mile, and measure your performance like a pro? Speedometer: Speed Tracker & GPS is your all-in-one driving companion, turning your iPhone into a powerful tool for tracking, trip logging, and advanced HUD. With features like drag meter, odometer, and real-time GPS speedometer, this app elevates every ride, be it in a car, bike, or on two wheels. Drag Meter – For Performance Enthusiasts Experience the racetrack in your pocket with our Drag Meter, which calculates 0-100 km/h, 60 ft times, and 1/4 mile stats. It’s like having a lap timer and drag race device on your phone. Monitor acceleration, compare results, and enhance your driving experience with precise Mph Test and Kmh measurements. CarPlay Support – Drive Connected Access current speed, trip log, and speed limit alerts directly on your car’s display with CarPlay integration. Whether in traffic or on open roads, stay informed with every mile tracked in real time. It’s the perfect companion for drivers who want to track performance and maintain safety on every journey. HUD Mode (Heads-Up Display) Transform your phone into a HUD with Heads-Up Display mode. Reflect current speed, odometer, and mileage tracker onto your windshield, perfect for both daytime and nighttime drives. Keep crucial info in sight while enhancing safety and style. The HUD mode is especially useful for those late-night drives, providing real-time data directly in your field of vision. Trip Log & Analytics Our trip log and mileage tracker offer detailed journey insights. Track distance, top speed, and total time, securely storing each trip in iCloud. Perfect for commuters, adventurers, and performance drivers – analyze performance and improve each ride. Every journey you take is stored safely, allowing you to view your history anytime and measure your improvements over time. Speed Tracker with Alerts Stay safe with real-time speed alerts. Customize your speed tracker to notify you when you exceed limits, acting as your personal speed radar. Whether in Mph or Kmh, drive responsibly with instant feedback. Set limits based on your needs and receive alerts instantly, keeping you focused and safe. Odometer & Mileage Tracker Track mileage and odometer readings for every trip, whether short or long. Measure fuel efficiency and better manage vehicle performance with insights on each mile driven. Your odometer readings help you maintain detailed logs of your driving habits, assisting with trip planning and efficient vehicle management. Perfect for Bikes, Cars, and More Track speed, distance, and lap times for any vehicle. Our versatile GPS speedometer is built for every journey type, giving riders and cyclists precise data for every trip. Whether you’re a cyclist tracking your lap times or a driver monitoring speed, this app caters to all your needs on the road. Customizable Interface Enjoy a clean, intuitive design. Customize the HUD, switch between mph and km/h, and personalize alerts, colors, and display preferences. Speedometer: Speed Tracker & GPS adapts to you, enhancing each drive. Built for ease of use and flexibility, the app lets you personalize each feature to suit your driving style. Why Speedometer: Speed Tracker & GPS? Whether tracking high-performance stats, logging commutes, or measuring mileage, Speedometer: Speed Tracker & GPS covers it all. It’s more than just a speedometer; it’s a comprehensive drag meter, trip log, odometer, distance tracker, and mileage tracker in one. With speed limit alerts, CarPlay compatibility, and iCloud backup, your data is organized and accessible anytime. This app is a must-have for anyone who values safety, performance, and the thrill of driving. Download Speedometer: Speed Tracker & GPS Now! Don’t just drive – make every mile meaningful, improve performance, and stay safe. Privacy Policy: https://thepbstudios.co/privacy/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Driver's Road

Features
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Driver's Road turns your smartphone into a feature-rich vehicle dashboard. CUSTOMIZABLE WIDGETS Freely arrange speedometers (digital, analog, 7-segment), compass, G-force meter, GPS status, odometer, road info, and clock widgets on your screen. Resize, reorder layers, and save up to three layouts — rename, duplicate, or delete them anytime. THEMES Choose between dark and light modes, or create your own custom theme for comfortable viewing day or night. You can also set a photo from your camera roll as the dashboard background, with opacity, blur, and tint controls to keep widgets readable. Each layout keeps its own background. MY GARAGE Register your car with its specs — model, year, color — and a photo. The photo you register can be used as the background of your dashboard or your share cards. DRIVING LOG Start with one tap and Driver's Road tracks your route, distance, speed, and altitude — recording continues even while the app is in the background. Review past drives on a map with speed and altitude graphs. Top speed and average speed are calculated automatically for each drive, ready to show on the detail screen and on share cards. Each log automatically records the names of the places where your drive started and ended, making it easy to find a drive in the list. All logs are stored on your device. PERIODIC REPORTS See your drives summed up by week and by month: distance, time, and number of drives, plus a map of every route you covered in that period. Each report compares with the previous period and exports as one image. ACHIEVEMENTS Unlock achievements by hitting milestones — total distance, recording streaks, seasonal and time-of-day challenges. Where you drive counts too: the prefectures and municipalities you pass through, and the national routes and expressways you cover. A map of all 47 prefectures fills in as you go and can be shared as an image. New unlocks appear right after a drive and can become share cards. LIVE MAP Watch your route draw itself in real time as you drive. A dedicated full-screen map shows your current position, heading, and the track you have covered so far. Open it any time, not only while recording, and start or stop a recording straight from the map. SHARE CARD Turn a finished drive, a periodic report, or an achievement you unlocked into an image worth sharing. Pick a background from your photos, a bundled design, a map of your route, or a solid color, and swipe between photo, info, and map presets. Cards support 9:16, 4:5, and 1:1, and you choose which details appear and where. Save it to your camera roll or post it straight to social media. DRIVE DATA RECORDING Record GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer data in CSV format for post-drive analysis. SENSOR FUSION Combines multiple sensors for accurate heading and attitude estimation, smoother and more stable than GPS alone. ROAD INFO The Road Info widget displays nearby road names and route numbers. The same road data drives the location achievements, so while the app is open your current location is sent to the OpenStreetMap Overpass API (and its public mirrors) to look it up. Only the coordinates of that moment are sent — the app itself does not store or share your location. PRIVACY FIRST Get started instantly — no account required. Your location leaves your device only for the road lookups behind Road Info and the road achievements (Overpass API), for place names in your logs and the area achievements (the OS's built-in reverse geocoding), and for a share card's map background (Mapbox). Your driving data stays on your device and is never sent unless you share it. Photos of your car and the backgrounds you pick are processed on your device only. SAFETY Shows a safety notice on first launch. Please have a passenger operate the app while driving. LANGUAGES English and Japanese.

Screenshots

Speedometer4 screens
Driver's Road4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Driver's Road at none against Speedometer's 3. Driver's Road also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Speedometer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Speedometer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 7 days. Driver's Road asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speedometer ships an update every 2 months, Driver's Road every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Speedometer versus Driver's Road: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedometerDriver's Road
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (53 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings53 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPB Studios OUDaiki Nakano

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Speedometer

Subscriptions3
  • Speedometer3 Days trial$12.997 Days
  • Speedometer Annual$39.991 Year
  • Speedometer3 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Driver's Road

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speedometer free?
Speedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Driver's Road free?
Driver's Road is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Speedometer or Driver's Road have ads?
Neither Speedometer nor Driver's Road shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speedometer or Driver's Road?
Speedometer ships an update every 2 months, and Driver's Road every 2 weeks. Most recently, Speedometer was updated on September 17, 2026 and Driver's Road on September 20, 2026.

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