Comparison

Hover Engine TryOut vs Wroom

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Wroom

Transform your ride into a thrilling experience with realistic engine sounds. This app uses your device's GPS and accelerometer to dynamically adjust the engine noise based on your speed and pedaling, even simulating gear changes for added immersion.

Highlights
  • Dynamic engine sound based on speed
  • GPS and accelerometer integration
  • Simulated gear changes
  • Realistic sports car and motorcycle sounds
  • Enhances riding and driving fun
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Is your ride too quiet and want to make it more fun? Wroom makes your bike, e-scooter, or car sound like a real sports car or motorcycle like never before! Wroom uses the GPS and accelerometer on your phone to determine how fast you are moving and pedaling and changes the engine sound accordingly. It even simulates gear changes for ultimate realism.

Screenshots

Hover Engine TryOut4 screens
Wroom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hover Engine TryOut at 4.5 against Wroom's 4.3. Hover Engine TryOut also leads on ratings volume (248 vs 15) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 17 months). Wroom's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 57%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Hover Engine TryOut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wroom sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hover Engine TryOut holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hover Engine TryOut has 248 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Hover Engine TryOut's written reviews are positive against 69% of Wroom's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hover Engine TryOut ships an update every 6 months, Wroom every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hover Engine TryOut versus Wroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHover Engine TryOutWroom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (248 ratings) — better4.3 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings248 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter-Andre RedertFiresoft Oy

Customer experience

Hover Engine TryOut

All ratings248 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Wroom

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hover Engine TryOut

One-time1
  • Hover Upgrade$1.99
9 purchases

Wroom

One-time9
  • 2.0L I4$1.99
  • 3.0L I6$1.99
  • 5.2L V8$1.99
Show 6 more
  • 6.0L V12$1.99
  • 1000cc$1.99
  • EV$1.99
  • 5.2L V10$1.99
  • 1360cc$1.99
  • All Sounds Bundle$9.99

Questions

Is Hover Engine TryOut free?
Hover Engine TryOut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wroom free?
Wroom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hover Engine TryOut or Wroom?
Hover Engine TryOut is rated higher. Hover Engine TryOut averages 4.5 out of 5 from 248 ratings, while Wroom averages 4.3 from 15 ratings.
Do Hover Engine TryOut or Wroom have ads?
Neither Hover Engine TryOut nor Wroom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hover Engine TryOut or Wroom?
Hover Engine TryOut ships an update every 6 months, and Wroom every 17 months. Most recently, Hover Engine TryOut was updated on October 8, 2026 and Wroom on October 2, 2026.

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