If you drive in Germany, you have probably heard of Blitzer.de. It is a traffic community app: drivers report mobile cameras, accidents, traffic jams and hazards, and the app passes those reports on to everyone nearby. Ghost takes a different path. It does one job, the warning before a known fixed speed camera or average-speed zone, and it does that job with more than 125,000 speed cameras in 130 countries stored right on your phone.
| Ghost | Blitzer.de | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Dedicated speed camera warner | Traffic community app with camera and hazard alerts |
| Camera data | More than 125,000 speed cameras in 130 countries, stored on your phone | Over 109,000 fixed cameras worldwide, plus live reports (PRO listing) |
| How you are warned | Banner and tone about 700 m ahead, second warning at 250 m with the exact distance | Visual and acoustic; spoken announcements or a beep in PRO |
| Next to Google Maps | Yes, it runs in the background next to Google Maps | Background use is a PRO feature |
| Ads | None | Free Android app contains ads; PRO without ads |
| CarPlay / Android Auto | Included | In PRO |
| Apple Watch | Included | Warnings to the watch in PRO on iPhone |
| Price model | One subscription with every feature, 7-day free trial | Free app; PRO through a one-time in-app purchase |
What does Blitzer.de do well?
Blitzer.de is strong wherever many drivers share what they see. Its listings describe live reports of mobile and fixed cameras, accidents and the end of traffic jams, and users can report a hazard and confirm reports from others. The PRO version adds a map view, spoken announcements or a beep, automatic start, personalised warnings, its own navigation and, on Android, a mini app that floats over other apps.
- Community reports: mobile cameras and hazards, reported and confirmed by drivers.
- One-time purchase: Blitzer.de PRO is unlocked once, without a subscription.
- Car screens: PRO runs on CarPlay and Android Auto and can send warnings to an Apple Watch.
What do you get in the free Blitzer.de app?
The free app gives you visual and acoustic warnings with the speed limit and the distance shown. On iPhone, its App Store listing names several things as PRO features: spoken warnings, warnings through the car speakers while the radio plays, and background use during calls or while you use other apps. On Android, the free app is labelled “Contains ads” on Google Play, while the PRO listing names “no annoying advertisements” as a benefit.
So if you want Blitzer.de to warn you while Google Maps is on screen, you are looking at PRO. That is a fair offer, and it is worth knowing before you set off.
How does Ghost warn you?
Ghost is built around the moment before the camera. You open Google Maps, Apple Maps or any other navigation app, and Ghost keeps watching from the background.
- About 700 m ahead: a banner and a tone over your music tell you a camera or an average-speed zone is coming.
- At 250 m: a clear second warning, with the exact distance on screen.
- Everywhere you look: on your phone, on CarPlay, on Android Auto and on your Apple Watch.
No voice talks over your podcast, and no ad ever pops up between you and the road. Because the camera data lives on your phone, Ghost keeps warning in a tunnel, in the mountains or abroad without signal.
Ghost or Blitzer.de: which has more speed cameras?
Ghost covers more than 125,000 speed cameras in 130 countries. The Blitzer.de PRO listing names over 109,000 fixed cameras worldwide, plus the live reports of its community. Both apps look far beyond Germany. With Ghost, every known fixed camera and average-speed zone on your way is already stored on your phone before you leave. If you want to know how the cameras themselves measure, read how speed cameras work.
What does Ghost not do?
Honesty matters in a comparison, so here it is plainly. Ghost does not warn about police checks, it does not show traffic jams or accidents, and it does not navigate. Ghost is a subscription after a 7-day free trial, while Blitzer.de PRO is a one-time purchase. If live community reports are what you want most, Blitzer.de is built for exactly that.
Which app is right for your next drive?
If you want a community feed of everything happening on the road, Blitzer.de gives you that. If you want one clear, dependable warning before every known fixed camera and average-speed zone, twice, with your favourite maps app still in front and your music still playing, Ghost is the stronger choice. Every feature, CarPlay, Android Auto and Apple Watch included, comes in one plan from day one. Comparing more apps? See Ghost vs Flitsmeister and Ghost vs Radarbot.
