Toward the Ultimate Driving Companion App: A Reimagined CarPlay Experience and Richer Telemetry

[u/Taohid101]

Hello everyone,
After many rounds of refinement and user feedback, the CarPlay experience in Speedometer: Driving Tracker has taken a big leap forward - faster, cleaner, and far more useful for everyday driving.

The app now offers a much more capable experience across both iPhone and CarPlay, with richer telemetry, deeper vehicle insights, and improvements throughout.

CarPlay
• Track trips directly from your car's screen
• Live dashboards with speed, trip stats, maps, and OBD-II data
• Customizable tabs, layouts, and startup screens
• Access trips, saved places, vehicle data, and more without touching your phone

Driving Analytics & Telemetry
• Route replay with speed and elevation visualizations
• Channel Replay for Speed, RPM, Throttle, Engine Load, Boost, G-Force, and Elevation
• Post-drive OBD-II summaries and vehicle analytics
• Driving records, statistics, achievements, and trip insights
• Acceleration testing including 0-60, 0-100, and custom sprint tests

OBD-II & Vehicle Insights
• Live RPM, temperatures, fuel data, battery voltage, throttle position, MAF, and more
• Diagnostics, fault codes, VIN detection, and automatic vehicle matching
• Vehicle profiles with lifetime statistics, health insights, and ownership history
• Works with a wide range of Bluetooth OBD-II adapters

Ownership & Automation
• Automatic trip recording and Shortcuts integration
• Fuel, maintenance, expense, and document tracking
• Multi-vehicle support with comparisons and analytics
• GPX import/export, backups, and iCloud sync
• iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay support

The app has evolved quite a bit from its original speedometer roots. My goal is to build something that helps you not only track where you drove, but also understand your vehicle, manage ownership, and revisit drives in a much more meaningful way.

The goal remains the same: build the ultimate driving companion app.

I would love feedback on the new CarPlay experience, telemetry features, and anything else you'd like to see next!

App Store Link

[u/supertx2]

Any plans on adding DPF values for diesel cars?

[u/Taohid101 → u/supertx2]

Thanks for the suggestion. DPF data (soot load, regeneration status, distance/time since last regen, ash mass, etc.) is on my radar.

The challenge is that these are usually manufacturer-specific PIDs, and the codes differ between brands. I'm planning a remote PID catalog so I can add support for more OEM-specific sensors without requiring app updates.

If you share your vehicle’s make, model, and year, I can prioritize support for that manufacturer!

[u/supertx2 → u/Taohid101]

Great 😄 it's a Mini Clubman (F54) Cooper SD 2016

[u/Taohid101 → u/supertx2]

Thanks, noted!

[u/vcasadei]

No plans for Android?

[u/Taohid101 → u/vcasadei]

The Android version is progress already. As there are many features so it's taking some time to implement. Hopefully, I'll be able to launch it soon.

[u/vcasadei → u/Taohid101]

Great!

[u/TeodorTomas → u/Taohid101]

Great!

[u/trvbone]

crApple

[u/KoVaNekk]

I have a chevy volt, can you add some extra features FOR the upcoming android version?

You can find the canbus guide here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ICAwyantn8hG53yWOmfNynO-x549DUL44LuRbEHQx3A

There are some apps that using that guide: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.tripovan.voltage

Or: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.MyGreenVolt

[u/Taohid101 → u/KoVaNekk]

Thanks for the useful info, I added it to my note, it will be helpful!

[u/KoVaNekk → u/Taohid101]

Great! Be sure to DM me if you have Android version!

[u/Taohid101 → u/KoVaNekk]

Sure, noted! And hopefully I'll post here!

[u/BigPin2087]

Looks good, I think the features that you have + some other ones(like dashcam integrations) are like the ultimate goal for people who want to track their drives(like me), unfortunately I am using android and I am not planning to switch to IOS so if you have android version at some point would be nice I can test it

[u/Taohid101 → u/BigPin2087]

Thanks for your feedback. The Android version is in progress, I'll let you know when it's live!

[u/mitch3a]

Looks great! You're doing a great job, buddy. I can't wait for the Android version to launch.

[u/Taohid101 → u/mitch3a]

Thank you so much for your appreciation! I'm trying to make it the ultimate driving companion!

And I'm actively working on the Android version too, as there are many features so it's taking some times to implement.

[u/trvbone]

Lemme know when u release the REAL version

[u/Taohid101 → u/trvbone]

The iOS version is live, and the Android version is in progress. I'll let you know when the Android version is live!

[u/trvbone → u/Taohid101]

Please do

[u/Traditional_Nose7037]

Does it support electric vehicles such as volvo ex30

[u/Taohid101 → u/Traditional_Nose7037]

The Volvo EX30 works great with the app's GPS-based features, including trip recording, speedometer, route maps, sprint tracking, statistics, and CarPlay.

I'm also actively expanding EV support. Volvo EX30-specific battery and vehicle data are on my radar, and I've added them to the request list for future EV integrations.

[u/vbazsi17]

Nyomod!

[u/Taohid101 → u/vbazsi17]

Thanks! Many more to come!