Rods vs Speedometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rods
This navigation app acts as your co-driver, providing real-time voice callouts for road corners and hazards. It analyzes routes to predict upcoming turns, their sharpness, and distance, enhancing driving confidence on any road.
- Real-time voice corner callouts
- Corner direction, severity, and distance
- Road hazard and surface change alerts
- Offline map data for any region
- Route planning with corner preview
- Simple and Advanced callout modes
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Rods is your personal co-driver. It analyzes any road and calls out every corner before you arrive — the direction, how sharp it is, whether it tightens or opens, and the distance to the next one. It also warns you about speed bumps, chicanes, and surface changes and other road hazards along the way. Pick a road. Drive. And hear what's coming: Simple mode: "Medium left tightens, into easy right, 100" Advanced mode: "Left 3 tightens, into Right 5, 100." No more guessing what's around the next bend. — HOW IT WORKS 1. Set a start and end point on any road 2. Rods analyzes every corner along the route 3. Tap Drive and hear callouts through your speakers 4. Each corner is announced before you arrive It's the same kind of corner callouts used in professional rally — but generated automatically for any road, anywhere. — WHAT YOU HEAR Every corner is described by: • Direction — left or right • Severity — Easy, Medium, or Hard in simple mode or 1 (tightest hairpin) to 6 (gentle curve) in Advanced • Shape — tightens, opens, long, very long • Sequence — "into" links consecutive corners • Distance — yards/meters to the next corner Road hazards and features are called out too: • Speed bumps and dips • Chicanes and narrowings • Bridges and tunnels • Speed cameras • Surface changes — gravel, cobblestone, unpaved sections Example on a mountain pass: "Right 4 long, 80. Left 2 tightens, into Right 3, 50. Caution, speed bump. Left 5." — WORKS COMPLETELY OFFLINE Download your region's road data once and drive anywhere — mountain passes, backroads, canyon roads, scenic routes. No cell signal needed while driving on a pre-generated route. — BUILT FOR DRIVING ENTHUSIASTS Rods isn't about getting from A to B. It's for the roads you choose to drive — the twisty ones, the scenic ones, the ones you drive twice. Whether you're carving canyon switchbacks, exploring unfamiliar mountain roads, riding your motorcycle through the hills, or running your favorite backroad on a Sunday morning — Rods tells you what's ahead so you can drive with confidence. — PLAN BEFORE YOU DRIVE Preview any route and see what the road looks like before you commit — how many corners, how severe, what kind of sequences. Find the most interesting roads without driving them blind. — SUBSCRIPTION Rods is a subscription-based app. A 14-day free trial is included — no charge until it ends, cancel anytime. All features require an active subscription after the free trial: • Real-time voice callouts for every corner • 6-level severity scale (hairpin to gentle curve) in Advanced and Simple modes • Tightening, opening, and long corner detection • Speed bump, dip, chicane, and narrowing alerts • Bridge, tunnel, and speed camera callouts • Surface change detection • Corner-to-corner distance announcements • Cars and motorcycles • Route planning with full corner preview • Offline use — download your region's road data once and drive anywhere Subscription options: Monthly and Yearly, with localized pricing shown in-app before you subscribe. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at the confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://driverods.com/privacy-policy
Speedometer
Precisely track your car's performance with automatic trip logging. Analyze 0-60 times, top speeds, and acceleration curves. Ideal for car enthusiasts seeking detailed driving data.
- Automatic trip tracking
- 0-60 mph timing
- Top speed and speed-over-time breakdown
- Trip history with detailed stats
- Advanced acceleration analytics
- Exportable data
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Speedometer is a clean, accurate GPS speedometer for every way you move — driving, cycling, running, walking or boating. WHAT YOU GET • Live GPS speed with a classic analog dial or a digital readout • HUD mode — reflect your speed onto your windshield at night • Speed limit alerts by vibration or voice • Automatic trip tracking while driving, plus one-tap trips for any activity • Trip history with route maps, distance, duration, average and top speed • 0–60 timer and odometer • Share cards for your trips • mph, km/h and knots SUBSCRIPTION Speedometer requires a subscription. New subscribers can start with a 3-day free trial, then choose weekly or yearly billing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Always obey traffic laws and speed limits, and keep your attention on the road. Use the 0–60 timer only where it's legal and safe, such as a closed course. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speedometer at 5.0 against Rods's 4.5. Rods's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (92 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Rods sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.59 per month and Speedometer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Speedometer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rods has 92 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Rods's written reviews are positive against 67% of Speedometer's.
Rods ships an update every 3 days, Speedometer every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Rods | Speedometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (92 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #58 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Buildrhaus, MB | Revfluence, LLC |
Customer experience
Rods
Speedometer
In-app purchases
Rods
- Rods Monthly$9.591 Month
- Rods Yearly14 Days trial$26.901 Year
- Rods Yearly1 Month trial$26.901 Year
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- Rods Yearly14 Days trial$29.901 Year
- Rods Yearly1 Month trial$29.901 Year
- Rods Yearly14 Days trial$32.901 Year
- Rods Yearly1 Month trial$32.901 Year
- Rods Yearly14 Days trial$34.491 Year
- Rods Yearly1 Month trial$34.491 Year
- Rods Yearly14 Days trial$35.901 Year
- Rods Yearly1 Month trial$35.901 Year
Speedometer
- Driven Weekly Trial Subscription3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Driven Monthly Pro$9.991 Month
- Driven Monthly $14.99$14.991 Month
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- Driven_Monthly_19.99$19.991 Month
- Driven Annual Pro$29.991 Year
- Driven Annual $49.99 3 Day Trial3 Days trial$49.991 Year








