Comparison

VeloGuard vs Beater Meter

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

Head to head
About

VeloGuard

This app provides real-time speed readings, customizable speed alerts, and detailed trip recording. It features a HUD mode for in-car display and offers a monthly safety score based on driving behavior. Your trip data is kept private and on-device.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS speed display
  • Customizable speed limit alerts
  • Trip recording and replay
  • HUD projection mode for windshield
  • Monthly driving safety score
  • Background GPS tracking
Features
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VeloGuard turns your iPhone into a precision GPS speedometer with real-time speed alerts, trip recording, and a stunning HUD mode designed for in-car windshield display. -- REAL-TIME SPEEDOMETER -- • Large, glowing speed display - readable at a glance • Instant GPS-based speed readings with MPH / KMH toggle • Gauge animation that responds to your actual driving -- SMART SPEED ALERTS -- • Set your speed limit and get warned before it's too late • Three-stage alert system: Cruising -> Warning -> Overspeed • Multi-channel alerts: sound, haptic feedback, visual color flash • Each alert type can be toggled independently in Settings -- TRIP RECORDER & REPLAY -- • Automatically records every trip with GPS route, speed, and altitude • Full trip replay: watch your route animate point-by-point • Speed color overlay shows where you drove fast and slow • Review violation records and average excess speed per trip -- DRIVING SCORE -- • Earn a monthly safety score based on your speed behavior • Weekly distance matrix shows your driving pattern at a glance • Operational Insights: safest day, overspeed count, total distance -- HUD PROJECTION MODE -- • Flip your display horizontally for windshield reflection • Full-screen landscape layout optimized for car dash mounting • Overspeed pulse animation ensures you never miss an alert -- CLEAN. FAST. ALWAYS-ON -- • Designed for dark environments - neon glow UI, zero eye strain • Background GPS continues tracking even with screen locked • No account required. No data shared. Your trips stay on-device. -- SUBSCRIPTION INFO -- This app contains auto-renewable subscriptions: • Weekly Subscription: $0.99 for the first week, then $6.99 per week • Monthly Subscription: $24.99 per month Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscriptions in your Apple ID Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Service (EULA): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a9VxMr90DFQzryFj5FxWebCl_p0YcPHHBmWJN3y4gVw/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ydyElZt56TCk1iiv2JK-fdVTpR0G7TkGOlHOd4eCg54/edit?usp=sharing Perfect for daily commuters, road trippers, new drivers learning safe speed habits, and anyone who wants instant awareness of their speed without looking down. Download VeloGuard - and drive with confidence.

About

Beater Meter

This app provides a large, easy-to-read GPS speedometer for your car, especially useful for older vehicles with non-functional speedometers. It displays your speed prominently, offers route guidance, and includes visual speed warnings.

Highlights
  • Large GPS speed readout
  • Route guidance with next turn
  • Adjustable speed units (mph/km/h)
  • Night-friendly display
  • Speed-based color warnings
  • Screen stays awake
Features
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Do you drive a beater? I do, and the speedometer doesn't work. I made this app to know about how fast I'm going. I built support for mph and km/h, AND driving on both sides of the road! It's not as good as a real speedo, but it gets the job done well enough. WHY IT EXISTS Every maps app (Apple Maps, Waze, Google Maps) shows your speed. They all show it as a tiny badge in the corner, which is useless on a phone screen. Beater Meter makes the SPEEDOMETER BIG. The map's still there, but you can actually read your speed at a glance. THE DASHBOARD • A huge GPS speed readout, sized to fill the space it's given • Search for somewhere and get a route, with the next turn and the distance to it • The map points the way you're driving and follows you • Recalculates if you leave the route • Portrait stacks the speed over the map; landscape puts them side by side • Tap the speed to hide the map and fill the screen with the number • Tap the unit to switch between mph and km/h IT WORKS, YOU CAN SEE IT, DON'T DRIVE TOO FAST • White on black, so nothing reflects off the windshield at night • Monospaced digits, so the number doesn't jitter as it changes • Digits turn amber above 65 mph and red above 80 mph • Reads a steady 0 when stopped, instead of drifting the way raw GPS does • The screen stays awake while the app is open One note about that color warning: if you need this app, your car probably can't even go that fast. But it's the kind of feature that the app developer sleep at night. PRIVACY No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no trackers. Your location is used on your device to work out your speed and follow the route, and is never transmitted or stored. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to opt out of. LIMITATIONS This uses GPS, so the speed is approximate and updates about once a second. It needs a reasonable view of the sky — not much use in a tunnel or a parking garage. Directions come from Apple Maps and there is no live traffic rerouting, so it is a way to see your next turn without losing the speed, not a replacement for a dedicated navigation app. If your car's own speedometer works, trust that one first. Either way, obey posted speed limits, and set your destination before you start driving rather than while you're moving.

Screenshots

VeloGuard4 screens
Beater Meter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beater Meter at none against VeloGuard's 2. Beater Meter also leads on ads (none vs shown). VeloGuard's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. VeloGuard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Beater Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for VeloGuard against 5.0 for Beater Meter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
VeloGuard versus Beater Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVeloGuardBeater Meter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXyInfinite HK LIMITEDFelcode LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

VeloGuard

Subscriptions2
  • weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • monthly$24.991 Month
None

Beater Meter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VeloGuard free?
VeloGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beater Meter free?
Beater Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VeloGuard or Beater Meter?
VeloGuard and Beater Meter are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do VeloGuard or Beater Meter have ads?
VeloGuard shows ads; Beater Meter does not.

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