Tuning vs Z1 HotBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tuning
Enhance your car's performance with a tuning module. Adjust settings to match your vehicle and driving style, with modes like Eco, Sport, and Race. Receive instant updates for your car's configuration and the tuning chip's software.
- Car tuning module
- Customizable settings
- Eco, Sport, Race driving modes
- Instant software updates
- Product support
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Experience the tuning effect in its most innovative form yet – more power for your car with the tuning module. Fine tune the respective settings to perfectly match your car's specifics and your personal driving style. Map these settings to three easy to the access driving modes Eco, Sport and Race. Download the free Tuning Pro app now and experience your car on a whole new level with our tuning module. The Tuning: Pro app not only allows for a new driving experience but also sets the standard in product support. Updates for your car's tuning configuration and the tuning chip's software will be available instantaneously through the app.
Z1 HotBox
This app connects to a Z1 Motorsports HotBox Performance Tuner to manage your Nissan or Infiniti vehicle's engine. It allows you to select performance modes, log engine data, and update the tuner's firmware.
- Select performance modes
- Log engine parameters
- Send logs to Z1 Motorsports
- Flash firmware updates
- Requires Z1 Motorsports HotBox tuner
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IMPORTANT This app requires a Z1 Motorsports HotBox Performance Tuner to connect to your vehicle's engine. These are available from www.z1motorsports.com for Nissan and Infiniti vehicles powered by the VR30DDTT engine. Z1 HotBox is the free companion app for the Z1 Motorsports HotBox Performance Tuner for Nissan and Infiniti vehicles equipped with the VR30DDTT engine. This app allows the user to select the performance mode of the HotBox, log engine parameters and send those logs to Z1 Motorsports, and flash firmware updates to the HotBox module.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Z1 HotBox at 100% against Tuning's 21%. Z1 HotBox also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.4). Tuning's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 7). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Z1 HotBox holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Tuning's written reviews are positive against 100% of Z1 HotBox's.
| Parameter | Tuning | Z1 HotBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (29 ratings) | 3.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smart Vehicle Engineering GmbH | Z1 Motorsports, Inc |
Customer experience
Tuning
Z1 HotBox
In-app purchases
Tuning
No in-app purchases
Z1 HotBox
No in-app purchases
