Comparison

SpeedCalc vs Speedometer Speed

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

Head to head
About

SpeedCalc

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SpeedCalc: Speed & Compass is a professional GPS-based speedometer and compass app designed for drivers, cyclists, and outdoor enthusiasts who need accurate speed and direction tracking in real time. Whether you’re driving on highways or cycling on trails, SpeedCalc provides precision, reliability, and a clean user interface for the best experience. Features: - Accurate GPS Speedometer – Real-time speed tracking with smart zero detection - Professional Compass – 16-point compass with exact degree readings (0°–359Β°) - Multiple Units – Switch easily between KM/H, MPH, and M/S - Interactive Map View – Live location with direction overlays - Background Mode – Continuous speed and compass tracking even when minimized - Battery Optimized – Efficient GPS usage for long sessions Subscription Required: To use SpeedCalc, an active subscription is required. Choose from the following plans: - SpeedCalc Pro Weekly: $4.99/week – Full access to all features - SpeedCalc Pro Yearly: $29.99/year – Best value for long-term use Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription anytime in your App Store settings. Download SpeedCalc now and track your speed and direction with professional accuracy!

About

Speedometer Speed

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How fast are you going? Open the app and the answer is already there β€” a big glowing readout of your current speed, straight from GPS satellites, inside a dial that fills as you accelerate. Speedometer GPS turns your phone into a precise digital speedometer for anything that moves: cars, motorbikes, bicycles, e-bikes, scooters, boats, trains, runs β€” especially the things that never came with a speedometer of their own. A READOUT YOU CAN TRUST A fresh GPS fix every second, smoothed over the last five readings, so the number reads steady instead of twitching. The dial auto-ranges: a fine 0–40 mph scale on a bike, 0–80 or 0–160 on the highway, up to 800 on a plane. A TRIP METER THAT RUNS ITSELF No Start button to remember: open the app and go. A trip begins the moment you move and saves itself after you park: distance, max speed, average while moving, trip time and moving time, each in its own card β€” as accurate on foot or by bike as in the car. It keeps recording with the screen off β€” even a drive you start right after locking the phone β€” and if the app is closed mid-trip it picks the trip back up. End a trip early, or discard it, whenever you like. Screen-off recording uses more battery; you can turn it off in Settings. ON THE LOCK SCREEN AND DYNAMIC ISLAND While a trip records, your speed stays on the Lock Screen, and in the Dynamic Island on iPhones that have one β€” over Maps or any other app. SPEED LIMIT ALARM Set a limit in Settings. Pass it and the readout turns red, a marker shows on the dial and the phone buzzes and beeps, even on silent β€” again every ten seconds until you slow down. Presets for city, road and highway limits in km/h, mph or knots. IT TELLS YOU WHEN TO TRUST IT The pill under the number shows live GPS quality β€” EXCELLENT, GOOD, FAIR or POOR β€” with the accuracy radius in metres. Fixes worse than Β±20 m are shown, but never counted toward a trip. Lose the signal in a tunnel and the readout drops to 0 and says SEARCHING instead of freezing on a stale number. COMPASS AND ALTITUDE Your heading (N, NE, E… plus degrees) and altitude sit right under the readout. HUD MODE A mirrored, full-screen readout on pure black, at full brightness. Lay the phone flat on the dashboard at night and read your speed reflected in the windshield. MADE FOR A CAR MOUNT Turn the phone sideways and the dashboard turns with it: the dial on one side, the trip on the other. The screen stays on while you're moving. TRIP HISTORY, ODOMETER AND ROUTES Trips are kept with their stats and the GPS points you recorded β€” the latest 100 of them. The Trips screen keeps a lifetime odometer β€” total distance, top speed and time across every trip β€” plus totals for the last 7 days, the month and the year to share as a recap card, and draws a thumbnail of each route. Open a trip for a speed-over-time chart and the full route on Apple Maps, coloured by speed, then export it as a GPX file or share a trip card with one tap. A new top speed or a distance milestone earns the card a badge. KM/H, MPH OR KNOTS Metric, imperial, or knots with nautical miles for sailing and boating. It starts in the units your phone uses and remembers your choice. NO PHANTOM DISTANCE GPS drift around a parked phone never adds up, impossible jumps between fixes are thrown out, and max speed comes from the smoothed value, so one glitchy sample can't fake a top speed. WORKS OFFLINE, STAYS PRIVATE Speed comes from GPS satellites, not the network, so the app works in airplane mode, abroad without data, at sea and in the backcountry. No account, no sign-up β€” your readings and saved trips stay on your phone. Speedometer GPS is free and ad-supported. A one-time Pro purchase removes the ads, unlocks every display colour and exports your trip log as a spreadsheet (CSV); the speedometer, speed alarm, HUD mode, automatic trips and trip history all work fully either way. Privacy policy: https://speed.chinesepowered.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

SpeedCalc4 screens
Speedometer Speed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SpeedCalc at none against Speedometer Speed's shown. SpeedCalc also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. SpeedCalc sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Speedometer Speed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpeedCalc ships an update every 2 weeks, Speedometer Speed every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
SpeedCalc versus Speedometer Speed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedCalcSpeedometer Speed
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohammed AlsalehNelson Lai

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SpeedCalc

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Speedometer Speed

One-time1
  • Speedometer Pro$2.99

Questions

Is SpeedCalc free?
SpeedCalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speedometer Speed free?
Speedometer Speed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SpeedCalc or Speedometer Speed have ads?
Speedometer Speed shows ads; SpeedCalc does not.
Which is updated more often, SpeedCalc or Speedometer Speed?
SpeedCalc ships an update every 2 weeks, and Speedometer Speed every 2 months. Most recently, SpeedCalc was updated on October 28, 2026 and Speedometer Speed on November 4, 2026.

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