Comparison

RC Car SetUp Wizard vs RC Gears

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RC Car SetUp Wizard

This app helps improve the handling and speed of 4WD on-road electric touring RC cars. It guides users through a three-step process to identify driving issues and suggests specific chassis adjustments for front and rear axles. Visual aids and detailed explanations clarify the impact of each setting.

Highlights
  • Improve RC car handling
  • Increase speed on track
  • Three-step analysis process
  • Front and rear axle adjustments
  • Visual illustrations of changes
  • Detailed explanation of effects
Features
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RC Car Setup Wizard will help you to improve the handling of your RC car and make you faster on the track. It is designed for on-road electric touring car with 4WD. Three steps to increase your performance. The process of using the application : Step First: Identify driving characteristic which you want to eliminate or make better. Step Two: When it occurs. Step Three: In which position is the control power. After these three steps you will get a list of settings of each model chassis parts, separately for the front and rear axles. What to SetUp ? The list is arranged according to the procedure changes. In a more detailed description is described how changes will affect the driving performance of the RC car Setting is not 100% accurate, because different changes in settings may affect complex driving dynamics. It is therefore important to test the effect on your RC car after making one change . Of course when you set up, it is required to have good mechanical condition of chassis as well. Features   Easy to use - App takes you through the analysis of the driving characteristics of the vehicle to setup the various parts.   Only three steps - Just answer three questions about the driving characteristics of your vehicle, you want to make better or remove.   Front and rear axle - Changes in vehicle settings are divided into front and rear axles.   Illustration picture - Images will visually show you which changes in chassis settings need to be adjusted.   Action - Action describes the necessary changes to the vehicle chassis.   Effects - Effects describe the impact of adjustment on the driving characteristics of the vehicle.   Supported languages: - English - German - Slovenčina - Italiano - Español

About

RC Gears

This application connects to a specific corner weight system to measure and display the weight distribution of RC cars. Users can view data, calibrate the scale, and adjust settings like auto power-off via Bluetooth. It's designed for precise weight analysis in RC racing.

Highlights
  • Measure RC car weight distribution
  • View weight data via Bluetooth
  • Calibrate the scale
  • Set auto power-off time
  • Connects to SCWS2000 system
Features
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The Weighing app is specially designed for SkyRC SCWS2000 Corner Weight System to measure the RC car's weight distribution. The RC racers can view the weight data, calibrate the scale, set the auto power-off time through the App via Bluetooth, and so on. Weighing是一款专为SkyRC SCWS2000智能蓝牙称重器而设计的App,用以测量模型车4个角的重量分布,通过蓝牙连接App查看模型车重量分配数据, 校准称重器,及设置自动关机时间等。

Screenshots

RC Car SetUp Wizard1 screens
RC Gears4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RC Gears at Free against RC Car SetUp Wizard's $2.99. RC Gears also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (94% vs 67%). RC Car SetUp Wizard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

RC Gears is free to download; RC Car SetUp Wizard costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RC Gears holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RC Gears has 56 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of RC Car SetUp Wizard's written reviews are positive against 94% of RC Gears's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RC Car SetUp Wizard ships an update every 2 weeks, RC Gears every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
RC Car SetUp Wizard versus RC Gears: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRC Car SetUp WizardRC Gears
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.5 (56 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews94.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings356 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichal BoorSkyRC Technology Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

RC Car SetUp Wizard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

RC Gears

All ratings56 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.5%

Bugs and requests

RC Car SetUp Wizard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

RC Gears

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Doesn't connect to Bluetooth with iOS 18
  • Shows errors on scales
  • Max speed shown is rounded to a whole number
  • App still freezing up when trying to get speed information
  • Bluetooth reconnect not always working
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  • New update has made drag racing unusable (no time or graph displayed)
  • Scales are glitchy and give different readings
  • Micro USB breaking off the board (older versions)
  • Bluetooth connection issue reported

Requested features

11 requests
  • Ability to save preset/default distances on drag mode
  • Ability to export data for analysis (e.g., with Excel)
  • Support for 1/5 cars
  • More functions for GNSS performance analyzer
  • Waterproof GNSS
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  • New GPS meter with LCD display
  • Record coordinates
  • More applications for the device
  • Develop a corner weight system for 1/5 scale
  • More features for GNSS performance analyzer
  • Clearer connection process explanation

In-app purchases

None

RC Car SetUp Wizard

No in-app purchases

None

RC Gears

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RC Car SetUp Wizard free?
RC Car SetUp Wizard costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RC Gears free?
RC Gears is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RC Car SetUp Wizard or RC Gears?
RC Gears is rated higher. RC Car SetUp Wizard averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while RC Gears averages 4.5 from 56 ratings.
Do RC Car SetUp Wizard or RC Gears have ads?
Neither RC Car SetUp Wizard nor RC Gears shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RC Car SetUp Wizard or RC Gears?
RC Car SetUp Wizard ships an update every 2 weeks, and RC Gears every 5 weeks. Most recently, RC Car SetUp Wizard was updated on October 21, 2026 and RC Gears on October 17, 2026.

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