Comparison

Star GPS vs Boring Speedometer

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

Head to head
About

Star GPS

This navigation app shows your current location, direction, and speed. It also automatically finds the closest address with its coordinates. Get essential location information with a single tap.

Highlights
  • Current location display
  • Direction of travel
  • Speed tracking (average, current, max)
  • Automatic address determination
  • Longitude and latitude coordinates
Features
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High quality and simple to use app that displays your current location, direction of way, speed (average, current, maximum) and automatically determines the closest address with coordinates (longitude, latitude). Know where you are with one touch!

About

Boring Speedometer

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Boring Speedometer? Boring like a Tesla. This isn't another boring speedometer with a boring needle. It's a buddy in your pocket who comments on how you drive. β€” WHAT IT DOES β€” Shows your speed. Big neon numbers. The end. Well... almost the end. Below the numbers you get quips that change every two-three seconds depending on how fast you're going. At 50 it tells you you're doing it right. At 130 it gives you a nod. At 160 it starts getting nervous. At 200 it just goes silent β€” what's even left to say? β€” QUIPS ARE THE HEART OF THE APP β€” Hundreds of one-liners for every speed range. Friendly, a bit cheeky, sometimes absurd. No lectures, no "drive safely young man". More like "even a snail just overtook you" when you've been sitting at that red light too long. Quips never repeat back-to-back. Speed up or slow down and you get a fresh one. Every speed has its own vibe β€” one tone at 50, another at 100, another at 180, where the vibe starts to crack a little. β€” A DESIGN THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY β€” Dark futuristic UI. Neon. Silence. Nothing blinks for no reason, nothing jumps in your face. The speedometer smoothly shifts color as you go, from cool tones to hot. At 130 you start seeing yellow. At 170, red. At 200... well, you won't really notice anyway. β€” FOUR WAYS TO MOVE β€” Not just driving. Boring Speedometer handles: - Car β€” 0–200 km/h - Bike β€” 0–60 km/h - Walking β€” 0–20 km/h - Train β€” 0–200 km/h Each mode has its own quips. On a bike nobody tells you "Fast & Furious is calling". On a train nobody mentions your insurance premium. β€” WHAT YOU WON'T FIND HERE β€” - No ads in the middle of your drive - No premium subscription to unlock a color - No "share to Facebook" buttons - No 17-screen tutorial on first launch - No "Hey! Haven't seen you in a while!" notifications You open it. You drive. The app talks back. The end. β€” TWELVE LANGUAGES β€” English, Czech, and ten more. The quips aren't Google-translated β€” every language has its own pool, written with a feel for local humor. β€” GPS & PRIVACY β€” Speed is calculated from GPS right on your phone. We don't store anything, we don't send anything to a server, we don't sell your data to anyone. Where you drive stays with you. β€” SETTINGS β€” - km/h or mph - Mode selector: car, bike, walking, train - Language picker - Stats: top speed, distance covered β€” stored locally β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Boring Speedometer. Probably the most boring name for probably the least boring speedometer on the App Store. Download. Drive. Get talked at.

Screenshots

Star GPS1 screens
Boring Speedometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Star GPS at 9.0 against Boring Speedometer'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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Star GPS versus Boring Speedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar GPSBoring Speedometer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermargaret kovatchSivento s.r.o.

In-app purchases

None

Star GPS

No in-app purchases

None

Boring Speedometer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Star GPS free?
Star GPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boring Speedometer free?
Boring Speedometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Star GPS or Boring Speedometer have ads?
Neither Star GPS nor Boring Speedometer shows ads.

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