Comparison

GPS Speedometer & Compass vs PaceForge

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

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About

GPS Speedometer & Compass

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a precise, beautiful GPS Speedometer designed for every journey. Whether you're driving, cycling, running, sailing, or flying, this powerful speedometer delivers accurate real-time speed, distance, direction, and trip information. No sign-up required to get started. ACCURATE GPS SPEEDOMETER Get your live speed instantly with a highly accurate GPS speedometer. View your current speed in km/h or mph using GPS technology, and switch between a classic analog speedometer or a modern digital speedometer with a single tap. Whether you prefer a traditional dial or a bold digital speedometer, your speed is always easy to read. HUD SPEED MODE FOR NIGHT DRIVING Drive more safely with HUD Speed mode. Mount your iPhone on your dashboard and use HUD Speed to project your current speedometer reading onto your windshield for quick, glance-free viewing during night driving. REAL-TIME SPEED LIMIT ALERTS Stay aware of changing speed limits with your GPS speedometer. Receive instant over-speed notifications based on your current location to help you drive more safely and confidently. TRIP TRACKING, MILEAGE TRACKER & HOURS TRACKER Track every journey with a built-in Mileage Tracker and Hours Tracker. Record total distance, driving time, average speed, maximum speed, altitude, and a live route map. The Mileage Tracker helps you monitor business, personal, or travel mileage, while the Hours Tracker keeps a record of time spent on every trip. Review previous journeys anytime with detailed trip history. GPS TRACKER WITH ROUTE HISTORY Use the built-in GPS Tracker to monitor your routes in real time. The GPS Tracker records your travel path, trip distance, and location history, making it ideal for road trips, cycling routes, hiking adventures, and everyday driving. BUILT-IN COMPASS & QIBLA A full digital compass displays your heading and direction with precision. Use the camera compass for augmented navigation, and quickly find the accurate Qibla direction wherever you are. LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND Keep your current speedometer visible on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Live Activities. Your app remains easy to monitor without keeping the app open. WEATHER AT A GLANCE View live weather conditions and temperature for your current location before and during every trip. KEY FEATURES • Accurate real-time GPS speedometer • Easy-to-read digital speedometer and analog speedometer • HUD Speed windshield reflection mode • Automatic speed-limit alerts • Built-in Mileage Tracker for every trip • Smart Hours Tracker for travel time • Advanced GPS Tracker with route history • Trip history with distance, average speed, max speed, altitude, and route map • Digital compass, camera compass, and Qibla finder • Live Activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Local weather and temperature • Portrait and landscape layouts Whether you need a reliable speedometer for daily driving, an accurate GPS speedometer for road trips, a dependable Mileage Tracker for work, a convenient Hours Tracker for travel logs, a reliable GPS Tracker for routes, an easy-to-read digital speedometer, or a clear HUD Speed display for safer night driving, this app brings everything together in one simple, powerful solution. Privacy Policy : https://sites.google.com/view/privacy-policy-speedo-meter/home Terms of User : https://sites.google.com/view/terms-of-use-speedo-meter/home EULA : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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PaceForge

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PaceForge is your race-day brain. Turn any recent run into a complete game plan — predicted finish times, the exact training paces to hit, heart-rate zones, and a split-by-split pacing strategy — all computed on your device in seconds, with no account and no internet required. Whether you're chasing your first 5K or a marathon PR, PaceForge gives you coach-grade answers without the subscription. WHAT'S INSIDE • Race Predictor — enter one result and see projected times for 5K, 10K, half, and marathon (Daniels' VDOT + Riegel models). • Training Paces — your personal Easy, Marathon, Threshold, Interval and Repetition paces. • Pace Calculator — instantly convert between pace, speed, time and distance. • Heart-Rate Zones — five training zones from your age and resting HR (Karvonen, Tanaka). • Race Plans — build an even or negative-split plan and get every kilometre/mile split for race day. • Track Splits — lap-by-lap targets from 200 m to a mile. • Treadmill Converter — turn an incline pace into its flat-road equivalent (Minetti grade-adjusted pace). • Personal Records — keep your all-time bests and reuse them in every tool with one tap. WHY RUNNERS LOVE IT • Works offline — works on the start line, on a plane, anywhere. No signal needed. • No account, no sign-up — your records and plans never leave your phone • Science-based — Daniels' VDOT, Riegel, Karvonen and Minetti, not guesswork. • Fast and focused — clean answers in seconds, no clutter. • Kilometres or miles, light or dark, and 7 languages: English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Português (BR), 日本語. • Free to use, supported by ads. Back up and restore your data anytime — it always stays yours. Lace up. PaceForge does the math; you do the running.

Screenshots

GPS Speedometer & Compass4 screens
PaceForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaceForge at none against GPS Speedometer & Compass's 4. PaceForge also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. GPS Speedometer & Compass sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. PaceForge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
GPS Speedometer & Compass versus PaceForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS Speedometer & CompassPaceForge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdullah Khan郭 凌

In-app purchases

4 purchases

GPS Speedometer & Compass

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Weekly_trial3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • Yearly$34.991 Year
None

PaceForge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS Speedometer & Compass free?
GPS Speedometer & Compass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaceForge free?
PaceForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GPS Speedometer & Compass or PaceForge have ads?
Both GPS Speedometer & Compass and PaceForge show ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Speedometer & Compass or PaceForge?
GPS Speedometer & Compass ships an update fortnightly, and PaceForge fortnightly. Most recently, GPS Speedometer & Compass was updated on October 28, 2026 and PaceForge on October 28, 2026.

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