Comparison

Velocity vs Pocket Speedometer

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

Head to head
About

Velocity

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Velocity shows your speed, your altitude, and the wind you are riding into. Nothing leaves your phone. SPEED AND ALTITUDE Big numbers you can read from a mount. Show mph, km/h, or both at the same time. Smoothing filters out GPS jitter at low speed. Altitude comes from GPS fused with your iPhone barometer. WIND COMPASS A dial shows wind direction relative to your heading, so you know if you are pushing into a headwind or getting a shove from behind. Built for cyclists and motorcyclists. LANDSCAPE MODE Rotate the phone for a full-width readout on a handlebar or dash mount. VEHICLE PROFILES Pick Car / Motorcycle, Cycling, or Other. Or let Auto Detect read your motion sensors and tune GPS for you. WEATHER Current conditions and a 6-hour forecast from Apple Weather. TRIP RECORDING Record a ride, then review distance, duration, average and top speed, altitude range, a route map, and speed and elevation charts. PRIVACY No account. No login. No analytics. No ads. Your location and trip history stay on your iPhone. The one exception is your current coordinate, sent to Apple Weather to fetch conditions, and only while the weather features are on. Battery Saver drops GPS accuracy to stretch a long ride. Dark mode throughout.

About

Pocket Speedometer

Features
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Pocket Speedometer is the free GPS speedometer that gives away every feature other apps paywall. No subscription. No ads. No upsells. Forever. WHAT'S INSIDE β€” EVERYTHING, FREE - Real-time GPS speed in km/h, mph, knots, or m/s - Three display modes: Digital, Analog, and Map - HUD mode that mirrors your speed on the windshield - Unlimited trip recording with full route playback - Lifetime stats: distance, top speeds, personal bests - Sprint timer (0–60, 0–100, custom ranges) - G-force tracking with calibration - 12 activity profiles: car, motorbike, cycling, running, skiing, more - Speed-limit alerts with voice readout - Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets - Live Activity for ongoing trips - Siri Shortcuts integration - Export trips as GPX, CSV, or JSON PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. No third-party SDKs. Everything stays on your device. We can't see how you use the app β€” by design. WHY THIS APP EXISTS Speedometer apps are notorious for paywalling basic features. HUD mode? Subscription. Trip history beyond 5 trips? Subscription. Different unit? Subscription. A simple speed display should not cost $30 a year. Pocket Speedometer ships every feature on day one, free, with no plans to ever paywall anything. Built by one developer who got tired of the upsells. β€” No subscription. No ads. Forever.

Screenshots

Velocity4 screens
Pocket Speedometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Velocity and Pocket Speedometer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Velocity versus Pocket Speedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelocityPocket Speedometer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeampli AppsSaurav kumar Sharma

In-app purchases

None

Velocity

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Speedometer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Velocity free?
Velocity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Speedometer free?
Pocket Speedometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Velocity or Pocket Speedometer have ads?
Neither Velocity nor Pocket Speedometer shows ads.

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