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Your speed.
Beautifully clear.

A GPS speedometer that stays out of your way.

Velocity turns your iPhone into a clean, glanceable speedometer. See live speed, altitude, distance and route, with weather, a wind compass, and Road Grade showing how steep the road is right now. No account, no clutter, and every ride stays private on your device.

Free. No account. Pro is a one time $4.99 unlock.

No account required Rides stay on your device
Velocity speedometer showing 70 mph with a live Road Grade readout of plus 1 percent
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The good stuff, at a glance.

A smoother speed read, live road grade, and an optional Pro unlock for riders who want more from their data.

Road Grade Pro

A live card showing how steep the road is right now, with a direction arrow so you know at a glance whether you're climbing or descending. It reads your iPhone's barometer, so it keeps working under tree cover where GPS alone can struggle. Most accurate on steady climbs.

Smoother speed read

A refined speed pipeline filters GPS noise for a steadier, more trustworthy number, especially at low speeds and in stop-and-go traffic. The number you see is closer to your true speed, more of the time.

Grade charts Pro

Your trip charts now include road grade alongside speed and elevation, so you can see exactly where the climbs bit and where you flew on the descents.

Velocity Pro

A one time $4.99 unlock for riders who want more: full trip history, speed, elevation and grade charts, Road Grade, and Keep Screen On. The live speedometer stays free forever. No subscription, no ads, ever.

Everything you want at a glance, nothing you don't.

Velocity shows your speed in big, readable numbers, layers in altitude, weather and a wind compass, and records your routes privately so you can look back at every ride.

Know the hill before it hurts.

Road Grade is a live readout of how steep the road is, right now. A direction arrow shows whether you're climbing or descending, and the percentage tells you how hard it's about to get.

  • Barometer powered. Reads your iPhone's barometer for grade, so it keeps working under tree cover and in canyons where GPS position alone can struggle.
  • Glanceable. One arrow, one number. You read it in half a second without breaking focus.
  • Toggleable. Turn the grade card on or off in Settings, alongside altitude, the wind compass and the weather card.
  • Grade charts. Pro See grade plotted across your whole ride, next to speed and elevation.
Velocity showing live speed with Road Grade at plus 1 percent

Speed first. Huge, instant, readable.

The center of Velocity is a single, oversized speed read you can check with one glance. A refined pipeline smooths GPS noise for a steadier number you can trust. Altitude sits right below it, with weather and a wind compass tucked into the corners so the screen never feels busy.

  • Large Numbers. A display mode tuned for a quick glance at any speed.
  • mph and km/h, together. See both units at once, or pick one in Settings.
  • Wind compass. Shows whether you've got a headwind, tailwind or crosswind, so you know how the wind is affecting your ride.
  • Landscape mode. Rotate your phone for a full width speed read.
Velocity speedometer showing mph and km/h together

Start, ride, look back.

Tap Start and Velocity records your route, speed and elevation in the background while you ride. When you're done, your trip is saved with a map of where you went.

  • Route map. See the full path of each ride on a map.
  • Speed, elevation and grade charts. Pro How your speed, altitude and road grade changed over the ride.
  • Background recording. Keep tracking while your phone is in your pocket.
Velocity recording a ride with live speed

Every trip, on your terms.

Your top stats and 5 most recent rides stay free; with Velocity Pro, your full history of past rides is kept on your device. Every route and chart, all saved privately and protected by iOS.

  • Top stats. Avg speed, top speed, distance and max altitude at a glance.
  • All trips. Pro A clean log of every ride you record. Free keeps your 5 most recent rides.
  • Private by default. Nothing is uploaded, and you can clear your history anytime.
Velocity history screen with top stats and all trips

Tune the display. Keep it simple.

Show only what you care about. Toggle altitude, the wind compass, the weather card, Road Grade and trip controls on or off, switch to dark mode, and flip on Battery Saver when you need a longer ride.

  • Show what matters. Altitude, wind compass, weather, Road Grade and trip controls are each toggleable.
  • Vehicle profiles. Car, motorcycle, cycling and more, so speed smoothing matches how you ride.
  • Battery Saver. Lower accuracy GPS to extend ride time when you need it.
  • Dark mode. Tuned for low light glances on the road.
Velocity settings screen with display toggles including Road Grade

Three steps. No tutorial needed.

Open the app and go.

1

Enable tracking

Allow location access so Velocity can read speed, route and elevation directly from your iPhone's GPS.

2

Tap start

Hit Start and Velocity begins recording your speed, route and elevation, even while your phone is in your pocket.

3

Stop when you're done. Your stats and route are saved privately in History and never uploaded anywhere.

No account. Just your rides.

Velocity is built around a simple idea: where you go is yours, and it should never leave your phone.

No Account

No sign-up. No email. No password. Enable location and start riding immediately.

No Tracking

No ad networks. No third parties watching where you go. Velocity doesn't sell or share your routes.

Stays on Your Device

Your speed, altitude and route history are saved on your iPhone, never uploaded. Only your location is shared, with Apple WeatherKit, to show local weather.

Questions, answered.

Still need help? Email [email protected] and we'll get back to you.

Yes. Velocity is free to download, and the live speedometer is fully free: live speed, altitude, wind compass, current weather with a 6 hour forecast, top stats, trip recording with route map, dark mode and more, with no account and no ads. Velocity Pro is a one time $4.99 unlock that adds trip history beyond your 5 most recent rides, speed, elevation and grade charts, Road Grade, and Keep Screen On. Your rides stay private on your device either way.
Velocity Pro is a one time $4.99 unlock for riders who want more from their data: trip history beyond your 5 most recent rides, speed, elevation and grade charts, Road Grade, and Keep Screen On. The live speedometer stays free forever, with no account and no ads. Pro is what keeps Velocity free of ads and tracking. If you downloaded Velocity before version 2.0, Pro is already unlocked for you, free. Thank you for being here early. Apple handles the purchase, and your rides stay private on your device.
Road Grade is a live readout of how steep the road is, shown as a percentage with a direction arrow. It reads your iPhone's barometer, so it keeps working under tree cover where GPS position alone can struggle, and it's most accurate on steady climbs. Road Grade is part of Velocity Pro, along with grade charts that plot steepness across your whole ride.
No. Velocity works without any account, email or sign-up. Open the app, enable Location, and start. Your rides stay on your iPhone.
Velocity has no analytics and no account, and operates no server that receives your data. Your speed, altitude and route history are saved privately on your device. The only data that leaves your device is your current location, sent to Apple WeatherKit to show local weather, and only when the weather features are turned on. Read the full privacy policy.
Velocity reads speed, altitude and route directly from your iPhone's GPS, and the speed pipeline filters GPS noise for a steadier read. Accuracy still depends on GPS signal and conditions: in open areas with a strong signal it's very close to your true speed; in tunnels, dense cities or canyons it can drift like any GPS app. Battery Saver mode uses lower accuracy GPS to extend ride time, so speed and route stay usable while altitude precision degrades slightly.
Continuous GPS tracking uses power like any navigation or fitness app. To help on longer rides, Velocity includes a Battery Saver mode that lowers GPS accuracy to extend ride time. For long sessions, charging in a mount is recommended.
Yes. Velocity measures GPS speed regardless of how you're moving, so it works for cycling, driving, motorcycling, running, skiing and more. It's a glanceable read, not a turn-by-turn navigation app.
Weather and wind come from Apple WeatherKit, so they need a signal and a location, and can occasionally be unavailable. When that happens the weather card simply stays empty while the speedometer, altitude and ride tracking keep working normally. You can also turn the weather features off entirely in Settings.
An iPhone running iOS 17.6 or later. Velocity is built for iPhone.
Velocity

Ready when you are.

Free download. No account. Just your speed, clearly.

Download Velocity on the App Store