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

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

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