Speedometer TripRank vs Needle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speedometer TripRank
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Speedometer TripRank turns your iPhone into a precise GPS speedometer — in your car, on a motorcycle, bicycle, boat or train. SPEEDOMETER • Digital, analog or combo display — pick what you like • 5 gauge themes: Neon, Sport, Minimal, Retro and LCD • km/h, mph and knots • Live compass with heading HUD MODE Place your iPhone on the dashboard at night and the mirrored display reflects off the windshield — read your speed without looking down. TRIPS & ODOMETER • One-tap trip recording: distance, duration, max and average speed • Full trip history on your device • 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.
Needle
This app displays your current speed using GPS and accelerometer data, records trip details, and times your acceleration. It offers a heads-up display mode and customizable themes, all without collecting any user data or displaying ads.
- Live GPS speed display
- Trip recording
- 0-60 acceleration timer
- Night HUD mode
- Customizable themes
- Over-limit alerts
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Your speed, on your phone, and nowhere else. Needle shows GPS speed on a clean dial, records your trips, and times your 0-60 - entirely on-device. No account. No network. No analytics. No ads. The App Store privacy label reads "Data Not Collected" because that is literally true: the app has no networking code in it at all. - Live speed from GPS, smoothed with the accelerometer between fixes - Trip recording - distance, duration, max and average speed - 0-60 mph / 0-100 km/h timer with a personal best - Live g-meter with peak hold - Night HUD mode - red on black, to protect your dark adaptation - Five themes, light and dark, with a custom accent colour - Over-limit haptic alert - mph or km/h Needle is not a drag-strip timer and does not claim to be. GPS updates once a second and the accelerometer fills the gaps, which is good to roughly 0.2s.
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Verdict
Speedometer TripRank and Needle are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Speedometer TripRank | Needle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bernd Weber | John Fay |
In-app purchases
Speedometer TripRank
No in-app purchases
Needle
No in-app purchases







