Comparison

WikiRadius vs Speed

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

Head to head
About

WikiRadius

Features
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Discover the history, landmarks, and stories hidden in the world around you. WikiRadius finds geo-tagged encyclopedia articles near your current location so you can explore what makes any place interesting. Explore Nearby See articles for places near you, complete with thumbnails, descriptions, and distances. Tap any entry to read the full article right in the app. Save for Later Bookmark articles to build your own collection of interesting places. Your saved entries sync between your iPhone and Apple Watch via iCloud. Get Directions Get walking, driving, or transit directions to any location using Apple Maps or Google Maps. Search Anywhere With Premium, drop a pin anywhere in the world and discover what's nearby — perfect for planning trips or exploring new cities from your couch. Apple Watch App A full companion app for Apple Watch lets you browse nearby articles, read summaries, save entries, get directions, and even send articles to your iPhone — all from your wrist. Make It Yours Choose from preset accent colors or pick any custom color to personalize the look of the app. 15 Languages Read articles in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, or Hebrew. Article content sourced from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. WikiRadius is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.

About

Speed

Transform your device into a stylish GPS speedometer with unique steampunk-inspired gauges. Track your speed in real-time, monitor trip data, and view live weather and navigation information.

Highlights
  • Steampunk-inspired analog and digital speedometer displays
  • Live weather updates
  • Navigational compass
  • Trip computer with distance, average, and max speed
  • Location sharing with Apple Maps link
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Customizable speed units and appearance
Features
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Your speed, with character. Speed-O-Meter Pro brings glowing Nixie-style digits and a brass-trimmed analog dial to a GPS speedometer for iPhone and Apple Watch. See your speed at a glance, follow your trip statistics, and keep the final numbers when you finish. CHOOSE YOUR DASHBOARD Switch between digital and analog displays, choose mph or km/h, and use light, dark, or system appearance on iPhone. Portrait and landscape layouts keep the dashboard readable in either orientation. KEEP YOUR TRIPS Start a trip, pause when you need a break, and resume later. Finish while recording or paused to save a summary of distance, recorded time, average speed, and maximum speed. Browse up to 100 saved trips on each device and share completed summaries from iPhone. BRING IT TO APPLE WATCH Choose an analog dial or a digital dashboard with speed, trip distance, recorded time, temperature, and humidity. Record with Watch GPS and synchronize trip state and recent completed summaries with your paired iPhone when connectivity is available. TRIP CONTROLS ON APPLE WATCH Start: switch to the digital dashboard using the style button at the bottom right. Tap either the trip distance or elapsed-time tile to start a new trip when none is in progress. You can then switch back to the analog dial while recording. Pause and resume: in digital mode, tap either trip tile to pause the current trip. Tap again to resume the same trip with its existing statistics. Trip details: on either dashboard, tap the clock with a circular arrow near the top left to open Trips, then select your current trip. Scroll down for Pause trip or Resume trip and Finish and save. In digital mode, you can also press and hold either trip tile to open the current trip's details directly. Finish: tap Finish and save in the trip details to end the trip and keep its summary. You can finish while recording or paused. To review it later, open Trips and select it under Saved Trips. Start your next trip from the digital dashboard. MORE AT A GLANCE The iPhone dashboard includes a compass, GPS status, temperature, conditions, humidity, rain chance, and wind. Choose Celsius or Fahrenheit separately from speed units. Weather is provided by Apple Weather when a location and network connection are available. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF An interrupted locally recorded trip can reopen paused with its saved statistics. Trip summaries are stored on your devices; they do not include a recorded GPS route. Trips started on Apple Watch can record in the background. Pause stops recorded time and distance but keeps Location ready for remote Resume, using some battery. Finish ends background Location. After an app restart, open the Watch app once to restore Location before resuming the recovered paused trip. iPhone trip recording requires the iPhone app to remain active. GPS accuracy depends on your device and reception. The digital display shows zero without valid GPS speed; check the GPS status indicator. All three tubes stay visible. The device where you start a trip remains its recorder. Keep both apps updated to control it from the other device. Buttons show progress while waiting for confirmation, including when the Watch is in the background. Delivery may be delayed; unprocessed requests expire after 30 seconds. If confirmation fails, check the recording app before retrying, and open it if prompted. The Apple Watch label beside the iPhone's speed-unit selector identifies the trip recorder; a muted dot means its latest update is delayed. A temporary disconnection does not transfer recording to the other device. The app is free with ads. No ads appear on the Apple Watch dashboard.

Screenshots

WikiRadius4 screens
Speed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speed at none against WikiRadius's 1. Speed also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). WikiRadius's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. WikiRadius sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Speed asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WikiRadius ships an update every 2 months, Speed weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WikiRadius versus Speed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWikiRadiusSpeed
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeraki creative inc.ALEX ALEKSEYEV

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WikiRadius

One-time1
  • WikiRadius Premium$1.99
None

Speed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WikiRadius free?
WikiRadius is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speed free?
Speed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WikiRadius or Speed have ads?
Speed shows ads; WikiRadius does not.
Which is updated more often, WikiRadius or Speed?
WikiRadius ships an update every 2 months, and Speed weekly. Most recently, WikiRadius was updated on October 31, 2026 and Speed on October 31, 2026.

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