Comparison

Beater Meter vs Spedo

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

Head to head
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.

About

Spedo

Features
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Spedo measures your drives. Properly. Start driving. Spedo detects it, records it, and turns it into something worth keeping: your speed, your route, your 0-60, your story. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE DRIVING • Automatic drive detection: never press record again • Live GPS speedometer in mph or km/h • 0-60 and 0-100 km/h timing, measured for real • G-force on every drive • Full drive log with route maps and stats • A drive calendar that shows every day you drove TURN DRIVES INTO CARDS One tap turns any drive into a shareable card with your route, top speed, 0-60 and distance. As an image or a short video. Made on your device, ready for your story. COMPETE. FAIRLY. Join your friends' league with an invite code, or climb your city's daily leaderboard. Every entry is verified: no teleports, no airplane "drives", no fakes. If the badge isn't there, it didn't happen. YOUR ROUTES STAY YOURS Drive cards are generated on your device. Route start and end points are trimmed by default. No live location sharing. Ever. YOUR GARAGE Add your car. Spedo cuts the photo background right on your phone. Your drives, your machine, your stats. ALWAYS ON, ALWAYS FREE Live Activity, Dynamic Island, Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets: free. Unlimited drive recording: free. We don't paywall the basics. SPEDO PRO Go deeper: full telemetry (0-60 history, G-force detail, braking and cornering), drive replay, speed distribution, unlimited garage, every leaderboard scope, all card styles, GPX & CSV export, custom app icons. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage anytime in Settings. Spedo. Drive. Measure. Share. Privacy Policy: https://boldway.co/privacy/spedo Terms of Use: https://boldway.co/terms/spedo

Screenshots

Beater Meter4 screens
Spedo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beater Meter at none against Spedo's 3. On price, ads, device support 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. Spedo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Beater Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Beater Meter versus Spedo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeater MeterSpedo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB22 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFelcode LLCHARUN IRJZ

In-app purchases

None

Beater Meter

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Spedo

Subscriptions3
  • Spedo Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Spedo Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Spedo Pro Yearly1 Year trial$39.991 Year

Questions

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

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