Best Free Speedometer app

[Steve-B]

We've got a 1973 TR 6 which the speedo sometimes has a mind of its own. My wife noticed a couple days back that Gargle Maps was showing my speed as 27Mph when the speedo was reading 33Mph. This got me thinking as its a lot of time & money to remove, send off for recalibrating a speedo what was out there.

Looking through the Apple store for free speedometer apps, there appears to be quite a few. Before I go through the hellish download, test, delete, rinse/repeat cycle I thought I'd check what others are using on your mobiles?

I have a really nifty 3D mount done by a fellow Triumph owner to hold my mobile so it is easy to see so the app will need to be legible and not a distraction:



Looking forward to helpful suggestions!

[Mr E]

Waze for a combination of speedo, mapping/routing, traffic and camera alerts?

[tog]

I don't recall comparing many, but I have the free version of Speed Box on my phone and it does everything I need it to.

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/speedometer-speed-bo...

Usually takes a 30 seconds or so on first use to make sure the GPS signal is accurate.

[Steve-B]

Mr E said:

Waze for a combination of speedo, mapping/routing, traffic and camera alerts?

Thanks Mr E, I tried Waze a couple years ago and it was OK, but seemed to be a battery wh*re draining my iPhone 50% in 1 hour. Tried a second time and had battery go flat on a 2hr drive so kind of skeptical if it has gotten any better?

[Mr Pointy]

Steve-B said:

Thanks Mr E, I tried Waze a couple years ago and it was OK, but seemed to be a battery wh*re draining my iPhone 50% in 1 hour. Tried a second time and had battery go flat on a 2hr drive so kind of skeptical if it has gotten any better?

That's why you plug your phone into a USB port to power it: it's doing a lot of work to run GPS so you can't be surprised that it uses the battery up. Your speed app may not be much better than Waze for power usage.

[geeman237]

I’ve got this app. It has adverts but it’s free and worked well for me. I also have used jdo1.com in the U.K. for speedo repairs. Very good service.

[Mr E]

Steve-B said:

Thanks Mr E, I tried Waze a couple years ago and it was OK, but seemed to be a battery wh*re draining my iPhone 50% in 1 hour. Tried a second time and had battery go flat on a 2hr drive so kind of skeptical if it has gotten any better?

It’s certainly going to cause consumption. I’d wager a decent chunk of it is the screen, so your speedo app might also be appreciable.

Another option *might* be to fit a CarPlay/android auto screen (and power it) and then mirror the phone in your pocket to it when you turn the car on.
Potentially pretty cheap, and you could hide the power in a suitable manner.

[OldGermanHeaps]

Magsafe chargers are a game changer. Whatever speedo app will drain the battery, they prevent the phone going to sleep.
I like drive mode dashboard.

[OutInTheShed]

You can get GPS speedo units which might be less faff?

Not up to date personally, but it looks like a simple unit for under £10 just does what you want?

[M138]

Is your voltage stabiliser on the back of your speedo kaput?