Easy Speed vs Virtual Dashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy Speed
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*** Available on Apple Watch *** Low Energy Smart Tracking System *** The most efficient way to get current speed without draining your device battery. Easy Speed does not use compass or cellular data (so you can turn it off). It has a big display for easy reading at distance, making it your best choice when sailing or cycling. Easy Speed is extremely simple to use but yet very powerful: it uses a smart speed detection and automatically adjust location services accuracy based on your actual movements and speed. == FEATURES == + Big display for easy reading + Low Energy Smart Tracking System + Change contrast for maximum readability + Start/Pause button: get speed just when you need it + It does not use any cellular data (saves battery) + Smart speed and movements detection + Best location accuracy is automatically set + Switch between km/h, knots and mph + Best for cycling and sailing + Runs on Apple Watch
Virtual Dashboard
Create custom dashboards using your device's sensors to display speed, altitude, and more. Navigate with a map featuring route planning, points of interest, and breadcrumb tracking. Customize units, themes, and map views for a personalized experience.
- Customizable sensor gauges
- Speedometer and odometer
- GPS and barometric altimeter
- Artificial horizon
- Navigational map with overlays
- Route planning and ETA
- Points of interest search
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Bring your iPhone and iPad's sensors to life on Virtual Dashboard. Arrange a variety of different gauges to create your own custom dashboards. You can choose from: ○ Speedometer (with peak hold) ○ Odometer (distance travelled, resettable) ○ GPS Altimeter (absolute altitude) ○ Barometric Altimeter (relative altitude) ○ Accelerometer (with peak hold) ○ Artificial Horizon (pitch and roll) ○ Compass (with magnetic heading and true track indicator) ○ Elapsed time (with average speed) Swipe to display a navigational map with resizable gauge overlays. You can select from road, bike, nautical chart, satellite, topographic, and survey (blank) modes. The map shows your current coordinates, track, and heading, and drops breadcrumb markers as you travel. Tap to set a destination and the map displays your distance, bearing, direction to steer, and ETA to the destination. Search the map for points of interest or street addresses. Customize your units, map features, and gauge behavior. Select from one of the many available themes (theme requires in-app purchase). Connect your external MFI GPS device and see faster updates. We currently support the Bad Elf GPS units.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Virtual Dashboard at 4.5 against Easy Speed's 3.0. Virtual Dashboard also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1). Easy Speed's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Virtual Dashboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Easy Speed asks for nothing beyond the download.
Virtual Dashboard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Dashboard has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Easy Speed ships an update every 3 months, Virtual Dashboard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy Speed | Virtual Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gaetano Causio | Kevinnovate, LLC |
In-app purchases
Easy Speed
No in-app purchases
Virtual Dashboard
- Donate for Development$0.99
- Unlock All Themes$2.99
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