Speedometer Simple vs Speedy Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speedometer Simple
This app uses your phone's GPS to display your current speed accurately. It supports multiple units, shows traveled distance, and offers optional city names and a compass. You can also record trip statistics like maximum speed and distance.
- Accurate GPS speed tracking
- MPH, KM/H, and knots support
- Displays traveled distance
- Optional city name and compass
- Records trip statistics
- Customizable interface colors
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Speedometer Simple is a simple speedometer that is very easy to use. This app uses phone's GPS to accurately determine your speed. Speedometer has large fonts and supports mph, km/h, and knots speed display. Optionally, city name and a compass can be shows on the screen. The app also shows the traveled distance. Average and maximum speed is displayed in an optional screen as well. Interface color can be set one of many pre-selected colors. Speedometer app can record the speed during your trips and provide post-trip statistics like maximum speed, traveled distance etc. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bit.ly/speedometer_privacy
Speedy Pro
This app displays your current speed using your device's GPS. Its high-contrast design is optimized for easy viewing while driving, offering additional data like direction and altitude.
- Accurate GPS speed display
- High-contrast readout
- Optimized for peripheral vision
- Current direction, altitude, max/avg speeds
- Simple, non-distracting design
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Speedy Pro uses the internal GPS on your device to track your speed. The high-contrast speed display allows you to view your speed without taking your eyes off the road. - Accurate GPS based speed display - High contrast readout, optimized for peripheral vision - Simple, non-distracting design - Optional extras including current direction, altitude, max and average speeds Great for vehicles with inaccurate speedometers, boats and when you just want a highly visible display of your current speed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speedy Pro at 100% against Speedometer Simple's 58%. Speedy Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Speedometer Simple's advantage is ratings volume (128K vs 7) and chart position (#23 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Speedometer Simple sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Speedy Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Speedy Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedometer Simple has 128K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Speedometer Simple's written reviews are positive against 100% of Speedy Pro's.
Speedometer Simple ships an update fortnightly, Speedy Pro every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speedometer Simple | Speedy Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (128K ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #23 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WATT APPS | Factor Three Software LLC |
Customer experience
Speedometer Simple
Speedy Pro
Bugs and requests
Speedometer Simple
Reported bugs
3 issues- Speed not displayed when screen is locked or app is in background
- Occasional crashes and freezes
- Inaccurate speed readings at times
Requested features
5 requests- Add full-screen map option
- Implement a 'pause' feature for recordings
- Allow customization of fonts and colors
- Integrate speed camera and red light detection
- Provide a widget and Apple Watch companion
Speedy Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Speedometer Simple
- Speedometer Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Speedometer Premium$4.997 Days
- Speedometer Premium$19.991 Year
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- Speedometer Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Remove Ads$9.99
Speedy Pro
- Speedy Pro Dashboard Extras$2.99
Questions
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