Speed Watch vs SD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Speed Watch
This app helps volunteer Speed Watch programs collect detailed traffic data. Record vehicle speed, infractions, direction, and conditions with simple taps. Export data via email for law enforcement analysis and resource allocation.
- Record vehicle speed and category
- Track infractions like reckless driving
- Log license plates for warning letters
- Monitor traffic direction and location
- Record road and environmental conditions
- Track volunteer time
- Export data as CSV via email
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This app was created to help take volunteer Speed Watch programs everywhere to the next level. Speed Watch programs are administered by law enforcement and/or volunteer based community policing agencies. The purpose of these programs is to collect traffic data that can be used to identify roadways with a high level of speed violations and ultimately aid law enforcement in allocating resources.Β Until now most Speed Watch programs collected only basic data using a pencil and paper, but this app will allow so much more. Users can record the relative speed and category of a vehicle with a single tap. Additionally, various types of infractions such as reckless driving or talking on a cell phone can be tracked and associated with a particular vehicle type and speed. For those agencies that issue warning letters there is a feature to record license plates. The app also tracks traffic direction, location and road and environmental conditions. Volunteers can even track their time. At the end of a session the data can be sent via email in a csv file.Β This allows different groups to use the data they feel is important for their program. Note: While not specifically designed for iPad, it is compatible. From an iPad, go to the app store, click on Filters, Supports and select iPhone only, then search for Speed Watch
SD
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Access Your Connected Street Dynamics Devices Anywhere, From the Palm of Your Hand. The SD:Portal app allows you to quickly access the most frequently used features from the browser-based Street Dynamics Web Portal. Update the messages, images, and animations displayed on all your 4G-connected Street Dynamics radar speed and messaging signs. As road conditions change, so can your signs. Monitor your entire fleet of connected devices, from radar speed signs and message trailers to traffic data collectors and more. Stay connected to your traffic safety ecosystem wherever you go. Set up and verify any new Street Dynamics device right from the app as you add it to your traffic safety ecosystem. β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦ APP FEATURES: FOR ALL STREET DYNAMICS CONNECTED DEVICES: β’ See your entire collection of 4G-connected Street Dynamics devices displayed in list view. β’ View device location, connection status, model information, and serial numbers for every device in your fleet. β’ Adjust device settings for supported products (feature availability varies by device). β’ Perform initial setup and configuration of new 4G-connected Street Dynamics products right from the app. FOR STREET DYNAMICS MESSAGING SIGNS: β’ Select from a variety of preconfigured text messages, images, and animations to display. β’ Access the custom-configured messages, images, animations, and sequences that you have configured from the browser-based Web Portal. FOR STREET DYNAMICS DEVICES WITH TRAFFIC DATA COLLECTION: β’ View real-time traffic data information for each of your devices. β’ Adjust Traffic Data Collection setup. WORKS WITH THE FOLLOWING STALKER STREET DYNAMICS PRODUCTS WHEN THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH 4G: β’ PMG, MC360, SAM 3, TDC 2, and, when paired with the Connected Radar Sensor, SAM, and SAM-R.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Speed Watch at 10.0 against SD's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Speed Watch | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 101 months | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 β better | 15.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Siegel | Applied Concepts Incorporated |
In-app purchases
Speed Watch
No in-app purchases
SD
No in-app purchases









