Comparison

Speed vs VBB Commuter Widgets

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

Head to head
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.

About

VBB Commuter Widgets

Features
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VBB Commuter shows you real-time VBB departures in Berlin. Built for Berlin commuters who want a fast, clean way to check when the next train, tram, or bus is leaving. VBB Commuter is an independent app and is not an official app from the VBB. KEY FEATURES • Real-time VBB departures for U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tram, and bus stops in Berlin • Save your favorite stops for instant access • Organize stops into custom groups • Home Screen widgets — standard and Lock Screen • Siri and Shortcuts support for hands-free departure checks • Clean, fast, and distraction-free WIDGETS Add a widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen to see VBB departures without even opening the app. Customize which stops and routes appear so you always have the info you need. SIRI & SHORTCUTS Ask Siri for your next departures, or build Shortcuts for specific saved departures and groups. FAVORITES & GROUPS Save your most-used stops and organize them into groups like "Morning commute" or "Weekend". Switch between groups instantly. Built with love for Berlin commuters who just want to know: when's the next one? Terms of Use (EULA): https://commuter.kopiro.me/terms.html

Screenshots

Speed4 screens
VBB Commuter Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speed at none against VBB Commuter Widgets's 1. Speed also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). VBB Commuter Widgets's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. VBB Commuter Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Speed asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speed ships an update weekly, VBB Commuter Widgets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Speed versus VBB Commuter Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedVBB Commuter Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALEX ALEKSEYEVFabrizio Demaria

In-app purchases

None

Speed

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

VBB Commuter Widgets

One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Speed free?
Speed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VBB Commuter Widgets free?
VBB Commuter Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Speed or VBB Commuter Widgets have ads?
Speed shows ads; VBB Commuter Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Speed or VBB Commuter Widgets?
Speed ships an update weekly, and VBB Commuter Widgets every 3 weeks. Most recently, Speed was updated on October 24, 2026 and VBB Commuter Widgets on October 22, 2026.

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