GPS Odometer vs QuickSpeed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS Odometer
This app accurately measures distance traveled using GPS, ideal for outdoor activities like walking, running, or driving. It displays key metrics such as distance, time, and speed, with customizable units and a large, adjustable font. It also offers home screen widgets and can approximate distance in areas with weak GPS signals.
- Measures distance traveled
- Displays time elapsed
- Shows speed (average/current)
- Calculates displacement
- Supports multiple distance units
- Supports multiple speed units
- Home screen widgets
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A simple and easy to use odometer. GPS Odometer only does one thing, and does it well: measure distance traveled. Ideal for almost anything that requires measuring outdoor distance traveled such as walking, running, driving, boating, hiking, etc. Note that GPS does not work well under a roof. For best results, use outdoors. Displays: - Distance - Time elapsed - Speed (average or current) - Displacement (straight line distance from your starting point). This can be hidden. Distance units include: - Kilometers - Miles - Nautical miles - Meters - Feet Speed units include: - Kilometers per hour - Miles per hour - Nautical miles per hour - Meters per second - Feet per second Other features: - Home screen Widgets. - Large font adjustable display. - Accurate to within 1 percent when compared to most car odometers under normal driving conditions. - Approximates distance traveled in some GPS dead spots (such as driving through a tunnel) by adding the as-a-bird flies distance to your trip. Please also note: - GPS Odometer does run in the background if you leave it running. Be sure to pause the trip when you are finished or battery life will be negatively affected. The timer stops when the trip is paused. Please visit the web page for more details.
QuickSpeed
This free iPhone app functions as a simple speedometer and odometer for bicycling. It offers route saving and loading with GPX support, displays elevation data, and includes a retro analog display mode. Continued GPS use may impact battery life.
- Speedometer and odometer
- Route saving and loading
- .gpx exporter/importer
- True elevation changes
- Elevation profile via USGS
- Retro analog mode
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QuickSpeed is a barebones, simple to use speedometer/odometer (iPhone only), for bicycling. It is completely free, with no in-app purchases required for full funtionality. Save or load your favorite routes with .gpx exporter/importer feature. Get true elevation changes and elevation profile via USGS. Retro mode with analog speedometer and odometer. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: QuickSpeed at 100% against GPS Odometer's 56%. QuickSpeed also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). GPS Odometer's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
QuickSpeed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS Odometer has 135 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of GPS Odometer's written reviews are positive against 100% of QuickSpeed's.
GPS Odometer ships an update every 4 months, QuickSpeed every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS Odometer | QuickSpeed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (135 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | TappiApps | Tremont Air, LLC |
Customer experience
GPS Odometer
QuickSpeed
In-app purchases
GPS Odometer
No in-app purchases
QuickSpeed
No in-app purchases
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