Hover vs Hover Engine TryOut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hover
Connect your compatible hoverboard via Bluetooth to monitor speed, battery life, and track trips. Adjust skill levels, access support, and customize light colors on supported models.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Track trips and mileage
- View speed and battery life
- Change skill levels
- Access manuals and support
- Customize light colors
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The Hover-1 App is compatible with the following Hover-1 models: Beast Charger Eclipse H1 Horizon Nomad (no color changing lights) Superstar Titan (no color changing lights) The Hover-1 App allows you to connect several models via Bluetooth to do the following: - Change skill levels - Access manuals and customer support - Track trips, mileage & use GPS - View speed - View battery life - Change color of lights (not available on all models) Please note, continued of GPS location can dramatically decrease your devices battery life. Thank You for Choosing Hover-1, America’s #1 Hoverboard Brand! The App requires iOS9.0 above the system. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Hover Engine TryOut
Enhance your hoverboard experience with realistic engine sounds that automatically sync to your speed. Explore different engine types and horn effects, with an option to save your custom sounds. Turn silent rides into thrilling adventures.
- Realistic engine sound generation
- Speed-synced audio
- Multiple engine types (V4, V6, V8)
- Horn sound effects
- Manual sound testing mode
- In-app purchase for hover mode
- Save and export engine sounds
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Add a massive race engine sound to your hoverboard, hoverkart or self-balancing scooter. ALERT: this is so much fun that “silent” hoverboarding becomes hoverboring! *) Hover Engine works as background app while iPhone is asleep, safely in your pocket. It detects your speed with iPhone’s motion sensors and then generates matching engine sounds automatically. Ideal for use with bluetooth-audio hoverboards, so the sounds really come from your board. With normal, non-audio hoverboards, the iPhone’s powerful internal speaker can be used. MANUAL MODE (free) • Play manually, without hoverboard, to try out the incredible deep engine sounds while seeing the cylinders rev up! • Three different engines, a growling V4, a singing V6 and a massive gasoline gobbling V8 with rattling valves • Horn sound FX • Export/save your engine sounds HOVER MODE (in-app purchase) • Get on your hoverboard and the engine sound is automatically matched to your driving *) • Auto throttle, break, gear shift and tire skidding • Tap your iPhone/pocket to horn or start/stop the engine • After hovering you can export/save your actual engine sounds, e.g. to edit them in a hover-action movie Enjoy the ride! André rodotti.com *) COMPATIBLE with all hoverboards, no additional hardware is needed. Sounds are based on motion estimates via iPhone sensor measurements. REMEMBER: always drive safely, and keep your iPhone securely in your pocket while driving.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hover Engine TryOut at 4.5 against Hover's 2.9. Hover Engine TryOut also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 26%). Hover's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Hover Engine TryOut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hover asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hover Engine TryOut holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 248 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Hover's written reviews are positive against 57% of Hover Engine TryOut's.
Hover ships an update every 5 weeks, Hover Engine TryOut every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Hover | Hover Engine TryOut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (1.2K ratings) | 4.5 (248 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.9% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 248 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DGL Group LTD | Peter-Andre Redert |
Customer experience
Hover
Hover Engine TryOut
Bugs and requests
Hover
Reported bugs
4 issues- App unable to connect to hoverboard
- Incorrect battery percentage display
- Inability to change LED light colors
- Sudden hoverboard malfunctions
Requested features
4 requests- Add more hoverboard models
- Improve jerkiness and responsiveness of hoverboard
- Add e-scooter support
- Implement a lock system to prevent theft
Hover Engine TryOut
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hover
No in-app purchases
Hover Engine TryOut
- Hover Upgrade$1.99
Questions
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