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| Name | Vane (on the App Store: GPS Speedometer Compass - Vane) |
|---|---|
| What it is | A GPS speedometer, compass, barometric altimeter, spirit level and position readout, with a built-in offline map, trip recording and a mileage log |
| Platforms | iPhone (iOS 17 or later) and Apple Watch (watchOS 10 or later). Also runs on iPad. No Android, Mac or web app. |
| Released | 1 October 2026 |
| Price | Free, no ads. Optional Vane Pro as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time purchase, with no weekly plan and no free trial that turns into a charge |
| Languages | English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) |
| Privacy | No account, no ads, no tracking. Recordings stay on the device or in the person's own iCloud. Anonymous diagnostic reports only, which can be turned off. |
| App Store | apps.apple.com/app/id6809016805 |
| Website | vanedash.com |
| Contact | support@vanedash.com |
What Vane does
- Speedometer: GPS speed in km/h, mph, knots or m/s; top and average speed; a mirrored head-up display for the windscreen; a speed alert that buzzes above a speed you set (Pro).
- Compass: magnetic or true north with the declination worked out for your position; bearing lock; an arrow to a saved place; sunrise and sunset bearings.
- Altimeter and barometer: barometric altitude, calibration to a known height or sea-level pressure, a 48-hour pressure graph with a falling-pressure warning, cabin altitude in flight, and ski days with runs and vertical.
- Spirit level: surface and edge modes in degrees or percent.
- Map: a built-in map of roads, railways, borders and towns that needs no network, with your track and marks; GPX import, route following and GPX export.
- Marks: parking spot and saved places by name, address or coordinate (decimal, degrees-minutes, DMS, UTM, MGRS).
- Trips: recording with distance, moving time, average, top speed and climb; a mileage log by purpose (business, personal, commute) with country rates.
- Boats: an anchor alarm that watches the swing radius with the screen off (Pro).
- Apple Watch, widgets and Siri: a Watch app with workouts saved to Health; Lock Screen Live Activity; widgets; Siri phrases to mark your position, find your car and start a trip.
Free and Pro
Free: every instrument, the head-up display, the offline map, GPX import, trip recording (the latest trip is shown), up to five saved marks, the Watch app and widgets.
Vane Pro: every recorded trip, unlimited marks, iCloud sync, automatic drive recording, mileage log export to CSV and PDF, trip insights, the flights passport, GPX export and trip pictures, the speed alert, UTM and MGRS grids, your own maps, the light planner, backtrack and the anchor alarm.
Built to be straight with you
- No guessed numbers. In a tunnel or a car park, the speed shows dashes until the satellites are back, instead of freezing or reading zero.
- No speed-limit database to get wrong. Wrong limits are a leading complaint about apps that show them; Vane's speed alert buzzes above a speed you choose.
- Instruments, not directions. Vane shows where you are, how fast and which way, and works alongside Apple Maps or Google Maps for turn-by-turn routes.
- A second opinion. Drive by your vehicle's speedometer and the posted limit; at sea and in the air, Vane sits alongside the boat's or the aircraft's own instruments.
How it is different
Most speedometer apps do one thing. Vane puts the instruments of a dashboard, a boat and a hiking watch in one app, works with no network, labels every reading with the sensor it came from, and has no ads in the free version. An independent comparison of the leading apps is in the best speedometer apps for iPhone.
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Common questions
Is Vane free?
Yes. The speedometer, compass, altimeter, spirit level, head-up display, offline map and trip recording are free, with no ads and no account. Vane Pro is optional and can be bought once or as a monthly or yearly subscription.
Does Vane work without internet or mobile data?
Yes. GPS needs no data, and Vane's map of roads, railways, borders and towns is built into the app, so speed, heading, altitude, position and the map all work offline.
Does Vane work on Apple Watch?
Yes. The Apple Watch app shows speed, heading and altitude, and records walks, hikes, runs and rides as workouts with their route in the Health app and as trips in Vane on the iPhone.
How does Vane's speed alert work?
You choose a speed and Vane buzzes when you pass it. It does not rely on a road speed-limit database, which is a common source of wrong limits in other apps. The speed alert is part of Vane Pro.
What does Vane show in a tunnel?
Dashes, instead of a frozen or guessed speed, and the line under the dial says the satellites are gone. The compass and barometric altimeter keep reading, and the speed returns as soon as the signal does.
Does Vane collect my location?
No. Everything Vane records stays on your device, or in your own iCloud if you turn on sync. Vane sends only anonymous diagnostic reports, never your position or trips, and they can be turned off.
Which devices does Vane run on?
iPhone with iOS 17 or later, Apple Watch with watchOS 10 or later, and iPad.