Comparison

Driveline vs SpeedTrace

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

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Driveline

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Driveline records your drives automatically and turns them into exportable route maps and GPX files β€” with no buttons to press. Connect to your car's Bluetooth or CarPlay and your drive starts recording in the background. Disconnect and it stops. Driveline handles everything quietly while you focus on the road. AUTOMATIC RECORDING Set up two Shortcuts automations once and never think about it again. Driveline starts when your car connects and stops when it disconnects β€” via Bluetooth, CarPlay, or both. It even detects when you've been stopped too long and finishes the route automatically. YOUR DRIVES, BEAUTIFULLY ORGANISED Every finished drive appears in a clean list grouped by date, showing the start and end place names, distance, and duration at a glance. Tap any drive to see the full route plotted on a map, along with detailed stats: average speed, maximum speed, distance, and duration. WEATHER AT EVERY STOP Driveline fetches the weather conditions at your departure and arrival β€” temperature, condition, and a weather symbol shown right on the drive detail screen. EXPORT IN STANDARD FORMATS Share your route as a GPX file compatible with Strava, Komoot, QGIS, or any mapping tool that understands GPS data. Or export a clean PNG map image, ready to drop into a blog post or share with friends. LIVE ACTIVITY ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN A Live Activity on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island shows elapsed recording time while a drive is in progress β€” so you always know it's running without opening the app. FIND ANY DRIVE WITH SPOTLIGHT Every finished drive is indexed in Spotlight. Search by name, start location, or end location from the iOS home screen and jump straight to that drive's detail. MERGE ROUTES Forgot to start recording? Merge two drives end-to-end into a single continuous route. ON-DEVICE DRIVE CLASSIFICATION A built-in machine learning model automatically assigns each drive a category β€” Errand, Urban, Road Trip, Scenic, or Mixed β€” entirely on your device. ICLOUD SYNC Your drives sync across all your devices via iCloud automatically.

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SpeedTrace

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SpeedTrace turns your iPhone into a beautiful, glanceable GPS speedometer and trip recorder. Driving, cycling, running or sailing β€” see your real speed in big, high-contrast digits, watch your route draw itself on the map, and keep a history of everywhere you've been. Free to download. No ads. No account. No tracking. Everything is a one-time purchase. β€” TWELVE SPEEDOMETER FACES β€” β€’ Classic: the original arc gauge, free forever β€’ Horizon: snow, timber or coast scrolling past at your speed, under the sky outside right now (Pro only) β€’ Aurora: curtains of light that shift color as you go, with not a single line on them β€’ Chrono: an observatory watch in blued steel, with two live subdials β€’ Minimal, Retro LCD, Analog, Neon, Vintage, Rally, Turbo and Digital Cluster β€’ Try any locked face for 30 seconds on the road before you decide β€” A SKY THAT FOLLOWS THE SUN β€” β€’ The whole app is colored by the sky outside β€” dawn, midday, dusk, night β€’ Worked out from the sun's angle where you are, not from a clock β€” BIG, GLANCEABLE SPEED β€” β€’ Large, high-contrast readout you can read at a glance β€’ Switch units instantly: km/h, mph, knots or m/s β€’ Live altitude, compass heading, session max & average speed β€’ Honest GPS status β€” we never fake a confident reading on a weak signal β€” HUD MODE β€” β€’ Mirrors your speed onto the windshield after dark β€’ Green while you're clear, red the moment you're over the limit β€” LIVE ROUTE MAP β€” β€’ Watch your route draw itself in real time; follow mode keeps you centered, and you can pan freely anytime β€” TRIP RECORDING & HISTORY β€” β€’ One tap to start; keeps going with the screen off β€’ Automatic recording (optional): driving starts a trip, parking ends it β€’ Trips come back as postcards β€” your route on a map, in the sky color of the hour you drove β€’ Every trip saved with distance, duration, max/average speed and climb β€’ Detail view with speed and elevation charts, and a share card of your route β€’ Export as GPX or CSV to analyze elsewhere β€” SPEED LIMIT & ALERTS (optional) β€” β€’ Shows the posted limit for the road you're on, from OpenStreetMap β€’ Coverage varies by road; where none is published, SpeedTrace says so instead of guessing β€’ Gentle voice and sound alerts when you go over β€’ Leave it off and the app uses no network at all β€” LIVE ACTIVITY, WIDGET & SYNC β€” β€’ Keep your live speed in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen β€’ Home-screen widget, plus iCloud sync to every device you own β€” 0–100 ACCELERATION TIMING β€” β€’ Time a standing start: 0–100 km/h or 0–60 mph, and keep every run to compare β€” BUILT FOR EVERY JOURNEY β€” β€’ Day & night themes, six color palettes for your dial, and a keep-screen-awake option so your speed never dims away β€” WHAT'S FREE, WHAT'S PRO β€” Free: the Classic dial, all four units, the live map, unlimited trip history, trip charts, GPX/CSV export, speed limit alerts, automatic recording, share cards, Live Activity, the widget and iCloud sync. SpeedTrace Pro is a single one-time purchase that unlocks every paid dial β€” including Horizon, which is sold no other way, and every dial added in future at no extra cost β€” along with HUD mode, 0–100 timing, the color palettes and the alternate app icons. Individual dials can also be bought on their own. β€” PRIVACY FIRST β€” No servers, no accounts. Your trips, routes and speed history live only on your device and in your own iCloud. We don't collect analytics, we don't track you, and we never sell your data. The optional Speed Limit feature is the only thing that touches the network β€” and only when you turn it on. β€” QUESTIONS? WE ANSWER β€” Something not working, or a feature you wish existed? Email support@mzjpg.com β€” a real person reads every message and replies, usually within a day. And if SpeedTrace has earned its place on your home screen, a review means a lot to an independent developer. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. SpeedTrace uses background location only while recording a trip.

Screenshots

Driveline4 screens
SpeedTrace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Driveline at none against SpeedTrace's 10. SpeedTrace's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. SpeedTrace sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Driveline asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Driveline versus SpeedTrace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrivelineSpeedTrace
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS26.018.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamien GlancyDajiale

In-app purchases

None

Driveline

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

SpeedTrace

One-time10
  • Retro LCD Dial$0.99
  • Vintage Dial$0.99
  • Rally Dial$0.99
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  • Analog Dial$1.99
  • Neon Racing Dial$1.99
  • Turbo Dial$1.99
  • Digital Cluster Dial$1.99
  • Aurora Dial$1.99
  • Chrono Dial$2.99
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99

Questions

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

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