Comparison

Speedometer vs CosmicNav

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

Head to head
About

Speedometer

Track your speed, distance, and trips with a versatile GPS odometer. Offers multiple display modes, including a HUD for windshield viewing. Features detailed analytics, route playback, and sprint timing for various activities.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS speed tracking
  • Digital, analog, and HUD display modes
  • Windshield HUD mode
  • Trip recording and route tracking
  • Sprint timer for acceleration performance
  • Route playback on map
  • Video recording with speed overlay
Features
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Odo is a GPS speedometer, drive and mileage tracker for car, motorcycle and bike, on iPhone, iPad and CarPlay. Record every drive automatically, get speed limit alerts, navigate turn by turn, time 0-60 sprints, read OBD2 codes, and keep your mileage log, fuel, EV charging and maintenance in one place. AUTOMATIC TRIP TRACKING • Trips start and stop on their own using motion detection, CarPlay or Bluetooth, for car, motorcycle or bike • Auto-pause, auto-end and automatic vehicle matching by CarPlay, Bluetooth or VIN • Distance, duration, moving time, average and top speed, elevation, turns and max G-force • Mileage tracker for work or personal trips: tags, saved places, auto-tagging, favorites, merge and split LIVE SPEEDOMETER • Digital, analog, map and windshield HUD displays in mph, km/h, knots or m/s • 50+ gauge designs, from automotive and sport to marine and aviation • Speed limit alerts with custom presets and a violations history • Picture in Picture shows your speed over other apps • Dynamic Island, Live Activities, and Home and Lock Screen widgets NAVIGATION & CARPLAY • Turn-by-turn navigation with voice and lane guidance, from Apple Maps or OpenStreetMap, plus your own usual routes • Live Comparison against your usual time, and the next turn on the Lock Screen • Add fuel, charging or food stops; avoid tolls, highways, ferries or any spot you choose • Muted and Dark map styles, live traffic and a 3D view, also in CarPlay • CarPlay map, dashboard and instrument cluster with live speed, trip stats and OBD readings ROUTES, REPLAY & STATS • Replay any trip or imported GPX route, heading-up or north-up, with speed-colored routes • Route History compares every run of the same route • 0-60 sprint timer: 0-60 mph, 0-100 km/h or custom ranges, with trophy rankings • Speed and elevation charts, speed distribution, top speed medals, most visited cities and lifetime stats • AI Trip Insights explain each drive, on device • Monthly Recap of your driving, ready to share FUEL, EV & EXPENSES • Fuel log and gas mileage tracker with cost, volume and fuel economy (MPG, L/100km, km/L) • Scan the fuel pump display with your camera, or touch and hold the app icon to log fuel fast • EV charging, battery level and electric efficiency • Car maintenance tracker, service reminders by date or mileage, expenses with custom types, and calendar reminders • Nearby fuel stations and EV chargers, garages and any currency • Insurance and registration documents with expiry reminders and PDF receipts • Multiple vehicles with plate and VIN, plus each car's last parked spot OBD2 SCANNER & DIAGNOSTICS • Live engine data: RPM, coolant, fuel level, battery voltage, throttle, O2 sensors and more • Read and clear check engine codes (stored, pending, permanent) with freeze frames, in plain language • Emissions readiness monitors • Tire pressure (TPMS), diesel DPF, 12 V battery charging check and custom PIDs • Per-vehicle history by VIN and a PDF report for your mechanic FRIENDS & CONVOY • Convoy: drive with friends on one live map, with a meeting point, arrival alerts and a walkie-talkie • Add friends, compare drives and climb the leaderboards RECORD & SHARE • Dashcam-style video with a live speed overlay, up to 4K • Trip photos, Trip Reels, replay videos and share cards with or without the map • GPX and CSV import and export by date or tag, automatic export to Files, full backup and restore • On Mac, review your trips, stats and logs, synced through iCloud SIRI & SHORTCUTS • "Hey Siri, navigate to Home with Odo", or start, stop, pause and resume trips • Automations from CarPlay, Bluetooth, NFC, Focus or the Action Button PRIVACY • No account needed to track trips. Data syncs privately through your own iCloud. • Route Privacy hides where your trips start and end when you share Available in English and 35 other languages. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://speedometerproapp.com/privacy

About

CosmicNav

Features
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Your Apple Watch finally shows a real map. Not turn cards. Not a list of street names. The actual map — roads, buildings, your route — drawn on your wrist and moving as you ride. WHY THIS EXISTS There is no maps SDK for watchOS, so no app draws a real map there. Even the big ones show you an arrow and a street name. We wrote our own renderer: the watch pulls map tiles itself and draws them. What you see on your wrist is a genuine map, not a photo of your phone screen. WORKS WITH THE PHONE IN YOUR POCKET Screen off, phone away, engine running. The watch keeps drawing and the voice keeps talking. Nothing goes quiet when the display sleeps. THE CROWN IS A REAL ZOOM Turn it and the map loads finer tiles — lanes and alleys appear that were not there a second ago. It is not a magnifying glass over a blurry picture. SEARCH BY VOICE FROM YOUR WRIST Say where you are going. The route is built and guidance starts. You never take the phone out. BUILT FOR TWO WHEELS Routes are calculated for scooters and motorcycles, so they take paths a car cannot. On islands and in old towns that is the difference between ten minutes and forty. THREE MAP STYLES Cosmic for night rides. Light when the sun is brutal. Black for maximum contrast and the least battery drain on an OLED screen. Switch right from the watch without stopping. VOICE THAT KEEPS TALKING Turn prompts arrive before the maneuver, not on top of it. Speech survives phone calls and other apps taking over the audio. Requires iPhone with iOS 17 and Apple Watch with watchOS 10 or later. An internet connection is needed while riding.

Screenshots

Speedometer4 screens
CosmicNav4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CosmicNav at none against Speedometer's 3. 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. Speedometer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. CosmicNav asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speedometer ships an update every 6 days, CosmicNav every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Speedometer versus CosmicNav: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedometerCosmicNav
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (218 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings218 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaohidul IslamAlexandr Degteari

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Speedometer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99
None

CosmicNav

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speedometer free?
Speedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CosmicNav free?
CosmicNav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Speedometer or CosmicNav have ads?
Neither Speedometer nor CosmicNav shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speedometer or CosmicNav?
Speedometer ships an update every 6 days, and CosmicNav every 3 days. Most recently, Speedometer was updated on October 28, 2026 and CosmicNav on October 16, 2026.

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