Comparison

Velocity vs Boring 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 is a private GPS speedometer for drivers and cyclists, with a live wind compass that shows headwind, tailwind, and crosswind as you move. No ads, no account, and no subscription. Velocity Pro is a single payment, yours forever. SPEED YOU CAN TRUST A big, glanceable speed readout in mph, km/h, or both at once. The rebuilt speed engine keeps the number steady-- instead of a guess when GPS signal is lost. WIND, WEATHER, ALTITUDE The wind compass compares the wind with your direction of travel. The weather card shows current conditions and a 6-hour forecast. Altitude combines GPS with your iPhone’s barometer. TRIPS Record rides and drives with a route map, distance, duration, and average and top speed. Recording continues in the background while you ride or drive. Your 5 most recent trips are always free. FREE FOR EVERYONE Live speed, wind, weather, altitude, trip recording, Top Stats, landscape mode, and vehicle modes: Auto Detect, Car and Motorcycle, Cycling, and Other. VELOCITY PRO: ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION - Full trip history - Speed, elevation, and grade charts for every trip - Live Road Grade on the speed screen - Keep Screen On, even when you’re not recording a trip PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Your trips stay on your iPhone.

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Boring Speedometer

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Boring Speedometer? Boring like a Tesla. This isn't another boring speedometer with a boring needle. It's a buddy in your pocket who comments on how you drive. β€” WHAT IT DOES β€” Shows your speed. Big neon numbers. The end. Well... almost the end. Below the numbers you get quips that change every two-three seconds depending on how fast you're going. At 50 it tells you you're doing it right. At 130 it gives you a nod. At 160 it starts getting nervous. At 200 it just goes silent β€” what's even left to say? β€” QUIPS ARE THE HEART OF THE APP β€” Hundreds of one-liners for every speed range. Friendly, a bit cheeky, sometimes absurd. No lectures, no "drive safely young man". More like "even a snail just overtook you" when you've been sitting at that red light too long. Quips never repeat back-to-back. Speed up or slow down and you get a fresh one. Every speed has its own vibe β€” one tone at 50, another at 100, another at 180, where the vibe starts to crack a little. β€” A DESIGN THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY β€” Dark futuristic UI. Neon. Silence. Nothing blinks for no reason, nothing jumps in your face. The speedometer smoothly shifts color as you go, from cool tones to hot. At 130 you start seeing yellow. At 170, red. At 200... well, you won't really notice anyway. β€” FOUR WAYS TO MOVE β€” Not just driving. Boring Speedometer handles: - Car β€” 0–200 km/h - Bike β€” 0–60 km/h - Walking β€” 0–20 km/h - Train β€” 0–200 km/h Each mode has its own quips. On a bike nobody tells you "Fast & Furious is calling". On a train nobody mentions your insurance premium. β€” WHAT YOU WON'T FIND HERE β€” - No ads in the middle of your drive - No premium subscription to unlock a color - No "share to Facebook" buttons - No 17-screen tutorial on first launch - No "Hey! Haven't seen you in a while!" notifications You open it. You drive. The app talks back. The end. β€” TWELVE LANGUAGES β€” English, Czech, and ten more. The quips aren't Google-translated β€” every language has its own pool, written with a feel for local humor. β€” GPS & PRIVACY β€” Speed is calculated from GPS right on your phone. We don't store anything, we don't send anything to a server, we don't sell your data to anyone. Where you drive stays with you. β€” SETTINGS β€” - km/h or mph - Mode selector: car, bike, walking, train - Language picker - Stats: top speed, distance covered β€” stored locally β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Boring Speedometer. Probably the most boring name for probably the least boring speedometer on the App Store. Download. Drive. Get talked at.

Screenshots

Velocity4 screens
Boring Speedometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boring Speedometer at none against Velocity's 1. Boring Speedometer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Velocity sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Boring Speedometer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Velocity versus Boring Speedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelocityBoring Speedometer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.615.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeampli AppsSivento s.r.o.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Velocity

One-time1
  • Velocity Pro$4.99
None

Boring Speedometer

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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