Speedometer vs Speedometer ⁺
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speedometer
This application displays your current speed and distance traveled using GPS. It also features an integrated map to show your location and track your route. It is compatible with iPhones and iPads that have GPS capabilities.
- Displays current speed
- Tracks distance traveled
- Integrated map with location tracking
- Route "tail" visualization
- iPhone and iPad compatibility
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Speedometer and GPS app for both your iPhone and iPad. It displays your current speed and distance. ‣ Need to know where you are? Integrated map shows your location and a tracking "tail" behind you. ! You can use this app on your iPhone 3GS, 4, or 4S as well as on any iPad with 3G. **App will not work properly on iPods and wifi only iPads as they don't have GPS chip (External GPS module is required). ! Please note that as with all GPS apps, continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. * If you wonder why gps speedometer may show 3-5 mph (3-8 kmh) less than a car's speedometer, you can take a look here: http://goo.gl/wtLvT (tomtom's discussion thread). ** And here is an amazing article http://goo.gl/p5zfMi explaining why GPS might show you 80ft (or -80!) altitude when you are laying on the beach. Don't throw the app or iPhone away just because of that! :) Let us use the article's last sentence here: "Those who use GPS altitude to aid in landing their small plane should have their insurance policies paid up at all times".
Speedometer ⁺
This app functions as a digital speedometer and odometer, tracking your speed and distance in miles or kilometers. It offers features like speed limit and speed camera warnings, weather display, and a today widget.
- Digital speedometer
- Odometer tracking
- Speed limit warnings
- Speed camera warnings
- Weather display
- Today Widget support
- Apple Watch app
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Speed display is a digital speedometer, odometer for the iPhone and iPad. Track your speed and distance from your iPhone in Miles and Kilometer Speed limit warning Speed camera warning Weather display Odometer Maximum speed display Average speed display Road name display Today Widget Apple Watch app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speedometer ⁺ at 60% against Speedometer's 0%. Speedometer ⁺ also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (2K vs 1). Speedometer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Speedometer ⁺ holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedometer ⁺ has 2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Speedometer's written reviews are positive against 60% of Speedometer ⁺'s.
Speedometer ships an update every 21 months, Speedometer ⁺ every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speedometer | Speedometer ⁺ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Randel Smith | UniCom Technology |
Customer experience
Speedometer
Speedometer ⁺
Bugs and requests
Speedometer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Speedometer ⁺
Reported bugs
3 issues- Doesn't work on iOS 12.2
- Doesn't read all street names
- Displays incorrect speed information
Requested features
3 requests- Option to remove ads
- Change time format from military to regular
- Improve speed limit accuracy
In-app purchases
Speedometer
No in-app purchases
Speedometer ⁺
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Speedometer free?
Is Speedometer ⁺ free?
Which has better reviews, Speedometer or Speedometer ⁺?
Do Speedometer or Speedometer ⁺ have ads?
Which is updated more often, Speedometer or Speedometer ⁺?
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