Flat Speedometer vs Locatometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flat Speedometer
This app provides a clear and simple way to view your current speed in various units. It offers a HUD mode for easy in-car viewing and a feature to track your top speed. Additional sensors like accelerometer and altimeter are available via in-app purchases.
- Multiple speed units (mph, km/h, knots, m/s)
- HUD mode for car use
- Top speed tracking
- Ad-free experience
- Accelerometer (in-app purchase)
- Altimeter (in-app purchase)
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Viewing your current speed has never been simpler. With a no-nonsense user interface, this app helps you concentrate on what you really are doing. Ad-free. Measure your speed in various units; miles per hour, km per hour, knots and meters per second. It includes a HUD-mode for easily viewing your speed in the car, without having to look down. A top speed mode helps you to keep track of your highest speed. Additionally, features such as accelerometer and altimeter are available as in-app purchases. Note: Not compatible with iPod Touch or iPad Wi-Fi only.
Locatometer
This app displays your current speed, altitude, heading, latitude, and longitude. You can easily share this location data via various messaging platforms and customize map views and speedometer colors. It supports both Imperial and Metric systems.
- Real-time speed display
- Altitude and heading tracking
- Latitude and longitude coordinates
- Location data sharing
- Selectable map types
- Customizable speedometer colors
- Imperial/Metric system support
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Want to know how fast you are going? Locatometer, short for location meter, displays your speed along with the following information: 1. Speed 2. Altitude (relative to sea level) 3. Heading 4. Latitude 5. Longitude 6. Location Accuracy Share all of the above information using Instagram, Messages, AirDrop or email. User selectable map types include: Normal, Satellite or Hybrid. User selectable speedometer colors include: Blue, Green, White and Yellow. Easily set the display for either the Imperial or Metric system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Flat Speedometer at none against Locatometer's shown. Flat Speedometer also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). Locatometer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Flat Speedometer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Locatometer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flat Speedometer against 4.9 for Locatometer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Locatometer has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Flat Speedometer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Locatometer's.
Flat Speedometer ships an update every 5 months, Locatometer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and June 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flat Speedometer | Locatometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Axel Backlund | App Viper Inc. |
Customer experience
Flat Speedometer
Locatometer
In-app purchases
Flat Speedometer
- Altitude$0.99
- Accelerometer$0.99
Locatometer
- Ad Free$4.99
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