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Blue Square Speedometer vs Status Bar Speedometer: catalog facts
Blue Square Speedometer	Status Bar Speedometer

Best for: A private, no-frills GPS speed and position readout on Android	Best for: Android users who want to check their current GPS speed
Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Android	Android
No network permission, so no data leaves the app Speed, altitude and coordinates on one screen Available on both Google Play and F-Droid	Shows speed in a notification and a full-screen gauge Supports five speed units Quick settings tile for toggling the display
No maps, routes or track recording Android only	Android only The developer says it is in maintenance mode
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Blue Square Speedometer github.com/nhirokinet/bluesquarespeedometer f-droid.org/packages/net.nhiroki.bluesquarespeedometer Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Status Bar Speedometer github.com/Waboodoo/Status-Bar-Tachometer Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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