Comparison

Velocita vs digoTacho

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

Head to head
About

Velocita

This app provides a clear GPS speedometer with trip statistics and offline functionality. It offers advanced features like speed limit alerts, trip history, and a windshield HUD mode for enhanced driving information. The app prioritizes user privacy with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Numeric speed display with heading and altitude
  • Comprehensive trip statistics
  • Auto-record trips
  • Speed limit alerts
  • Windshield HUD mode
  • Trip history with route maps and charts
  • Live Activity on Lock Screen
Features
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Velocita is a fast, honest GPS speedometer. A clear numeric display, full trip stats, and the features you actually need — no ads, no account, no subscription. Works offline. Your location never leaves your phone. FREE — EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DRIVE - Numeric speed display with heading, altitude, and GPS signal quality - Trip stats: distance, average speed, max speed, duration - Auto-record trips: recording starts on its own when you drive or ride — never when you walk - Barometer-fused altitude accurate to about one meter - Live compass heading (GPS course when moving, magnetometer when stopped) - Location name via reverse geocoding - Speed in mph, km/h, or knots — distance in miles, kilometers, or nautical miles - AMOLED black mode - Auto-idle after 5 minutes - Background tracking so speed and trip stats keep running when your phone is locked VELOCITA PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE No subscription. Pay once, keep forever. Shared with your Family Sharing group at no extra cost. - SPEED LIMITS: the posted limit right on the speedometer, and an automatic alert the moment you drift over — no setup needed. Limits are matched entirely on your phone from offline OpenStreetMap-based data packs, so it works with no signal and your location never leaves the device. - TRIP HISTORY: save every drive, ride, cruise, or train trip with a route map, speed and elevation charts, pause segments, favorites, categories, notes, search, filters, and GPX/CSV export. - WINDSHIELD HUD: a full-screen mirrored readout that reflects off your windshield at night. Red-on-black for dark-adapted vision. Brightness ramps to 100% automatically. - GAUGE DISPLAY: an analog speedometer with a live compass ring, min/max markers, and auto-scaling tick marks. - SPEED ALERT: haptic buzz, OVER LIMIT banner, and a red frame when you exceed your chosen limit. - HAPTIC SPEED TICKS: a gentle tap every 10 mph or km/h you cross. - LIVE ACTIVITY: speed, bearing, max, distance, and elapsed time on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. SPEED YOU CAN TRUST Asymmetric GPS smoothing reacts fast to acceleration but doesn't linger when you've stopped. Two independent stop detectors — a GPS fast-zero when consecutive readings hit the noise floor, and a Core Motion stationary check — snap the display to zero without waiting for Apple's location smoothing to settle. Poor-signal readings are dimmed with a ~ prefix, and min/max/average only record when signal is good enough. TRIP TRACKING THAT DOESN'T LIE Distance only accumulates when GPS signal is good enough to trust, so no more phantom miles from a parked car in a bad signal area. Pro trip history preserves the route, stats, speed alerts, pause segments, and notes for later review. ACCESSIBILITY Full VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, Voice Control, and Switch Control support. High-contrast colors that work in grayscale and Color Filters. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No tracking. No account. No advertising IDs. Your location and trip data never leave your phone. Anonymous, aggregate usage signals help us improve the app and can be disabled in Settings. Speed-limit data © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL): https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright Privacy Policy: https://velocita.psyton.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

digoTacho

Features
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Tacho shows how fast you are going and counts how far you have come. Nothing else, but that part properly. THREE UNITS AT ONCE Kilometres per hour, knots and miles per hour sit side by side. You decide which one is large in the middle. If you only need one, hide the others. DISTANCE IN LEGS Split the distance you cover into legs and give each leg a name. That keeps a trip readable afterwards without writing anything down. BUILT FOR LONG TRIPS Location runs in a frugal mode with coarser accuracy by default instead of at full load all the time. Switch to full accuracy in the settings if you need it. The screen stays awake on request, so the reading stays visible while driving, sailing or cycling. ON APPLE WATCH AS WELL The watch shows the same display and measures with its own GPS, so the iPhone can stay in your pocket. A complication puts Tacho on screen straight from the watch face. NONE OF THE THINGS YOU DID NOT ASK FOR No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking. Your position is evaluated on the device and never leaves it. The app works without an internet connection. NOTE The speed shown comes from satellite positioning. In tunnels, between tall buildings and with poor reception it can deviate. It does not replace the vehicle speedometer.

Screenshots

Velocita4 screens
digoTacho3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: digoTacho at none against Velocita's 1. digoTacho also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Velocita sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. digoTacho asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Velocita versus digoTacho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelocitadigoTacho
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPsyton Industries, LLCDirk große Osterhues

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Velocita

One-time1
  • Velocita Pro$3.99
None

digoTacho

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Velocita free?
Velocita is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is digoTacho free?
digoTacho is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Velocita or digoTacho have ads?
Neither Velocita nor digoTacho shows ads.

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