Comparison

Velocity vs Speedometer TripRank

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

Speedometer TripRank

Features
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Speedometer TripRank turns your iPhone into a precise GPS speedometer β€” in your car, on a motorcycle, bicycle, boat or train. SPEEDOMETER β€’ Digital, analog or combo display β€” pick what you like β€’ 5 gauge themes: Neon, Sport, Minimal, Retro and LCD β€’ km/h, mph and knots β€’ Live compass with heading HUD MODE Place your iPhone on the dashboard at night and the mirrored display reflects off the windshield β€” read your speed without looking down. TRIPS & ODOMETER β€’ One-tap trip recording: distance, duration, max and average speed β€’ Full trip history on your device β€’ Built-in odometer counts your total distance 0–60 ACCELERATION TIMER Measure your 0–100 km/h or 0–60 mph time with GPS precision. The timer arms automatically and saves your best run. SPEED LIMIT ALERTS Set your own limit and get a sound and vibration warning the moment you exceed it. YOUR DATA ON YOUR DEVICE Trip history and settings are stored locally on your iPhone. No account needed. Speed accuracy depends on GPS signal. Always obey posted speed limits and local laws. YOUR DATA ON YOUR DEVICE Trip history and settings are stored locally on your iPhone. No account needed. Speed accuracy depends on GPS signal. Always obey posted speed limits and local laws. SAFETY Securely mount your iPhone in a safe and stable position before starting your trip. Do not interact with or operate the app while driving. Always keep your attention on the road and follow local traffic laws.

Screenshots

Velocity4 screens
Speedometer TripRank3 screens

Verdict

The call

Velocity and Speedometer TripRank 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 Speedometer TripRank: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelocitySpeedometer TripRank
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.616.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeampli AppsBernd Weber

In-app purchases

None

Velocity

No in-app purchases

None

Speedometer TripRank

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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