Comparison

Smart Oud vs RevLab

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

Head to head
About

Smart Oud

Experience the authentic sound of the East with this virtual lute instrument. Learn to play traditional melodies and create new musical concepts. Share your compositions easily on social media.

Highlights
  • Authentic lute sound
  • Create and share tunes
  • Scales and notes
  • Piano with oud sounds
  • File manager
Features
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-The short-neck lute instrument, a genuine sound of the east, is now offered in a handy app. -Free Oud is the leading musical app that allows younger generations to understand contemporary arts and employ traditional musical instruments to achieve new musical concepts. -99% Acoustic oud, like no other sound. create your tunes and share them on social media Engage Audio features, Scales, Notes, File Manager & Piano with oud sounds. ALL FREE

About

RevLab

Experience realistic engine simulations with physics-driven sound, haptics, and interactive gauges. Drive a variety of engines, from V8s to electric cars, and test their performance on a drag strip. Features detailed engine components and real-time feedback.

Highlights
  • Real-time physics-driven engine simulation
  • Computed engine sounds based on components
  • Interactive 3D engine models
  • Drag strip performance testing
  • Multiple engine types and configurations
  • Manual and automatic transmission simulation
  • Haptic feedback for engine and gear engagement
Features
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RevLab runs the engine for real. It computes the crank, pistons, valves, combustion and exhaust gas flow in real time, and that one simulation drives the sound, the haptics, the gauges and the 3D engine. Nothing is animated just for the screen. ■ NEW: ROTARY, W16, RACE AND ELECTRIC Two- and four-rotor rotaries: no valves, the ports open as the apex seals pass. A quad-turbo W16 whose turbos take turns, with turbo whistle, blow-off and a boost gauge. Three race power units: a 3.0 V10 that revs to 19,000 rpm, a 1.6 V6 turbo hybrid and a 5.5 crossplane V8 hybrid, with an open-wheel body, an endurance prototype chassis and a race wheel display. And a four-motor electric research car: READY start, regen paddles, its own digital cluster, and motor whine that is computed, not recorded. ■ DRAG STRIP Quarter mile and 0–100 km/h on a timing strip over the engine stage: no road, no car. Stage on the Christmas tree, hold the revs with launch control, shift on the shift lights. Shift grades are only labels: the time comes from the physics alone. Race your personal-best ghost or the factory driver, study the time slip and post to Game Center leaderboards. Everything but the leaderboards works without Game Center. ■ SOUND THAT IS COMPUTED Cylinder count, firing order, crank geometry and exhaust manifold shape the sound: the uneven burble of a crossplane V8, the scream of a flatplane V8, the rumble of a flat-four on unequal-length headers. Cranking, idle, the limiter, lift-off pops and stalls all come out of the simulation. Listen from five positions, from the driver's seat to a measurement mic. ■ 21 ENGINES, 2 CYLINDERS TO JET AND ELECTRIC 45° V-twin; inline three, four, five and six; flat-four; crossplane and flatplane V8; V10; V12; V16; W16; two rotaries; three race power units; the electric research car; an airliner turbofan, an afterburning fighter turbofan and a nine-cylinder radial. Every spec in the Garage is computed from the engine data the simulator runs, and each car engine arrives in a car and gearbox that suit it. ■ DRIVE IT YOURSELF A 3D gated shifter and three pedals. Dump the clutch and the engine stalls; shift without it and the gears grind. One tap on START starts the engine, another switches it off. • 6- and 5-speed manual, 7-speed DCT with 3D paddles, 8-speed automatic, 6- to 8-speed sequentials • Auto clutch: OFF, LAUNCH, SHIFT or GUARD • COMFORT, ECO and SPORT drive modes on a 3D dash button ■ GAUGES AND FOCUS VIEWS Car clusters from stepper-motor analog to 12.3-inch TFT, a race wheel display and an electric cluster, with boost and exhaust-temperature gauges where the engine has them. The combustion view shows the cylinder cutaway and the pressure–crank-angle trace, the exhaust view the pressure waves in the header, and STROBE freezes the cycle like a timing light. ■ FEEL IT (iPhone) Core Haptics delivers engine vibration, clutch bite, gear engagement and grinds, the limiter and the electric car's contactor, the moment you hear them. ■ EASY ON THE BATTERY RevLab draws only what changes, lowers the refresh rate when you let go and caps it at 60 Hz in Low Power Mode; battery saver graphics keep the sound the same. ■ FREE AND REVLAB PRO Free: five engines (inline four, inline six, crossplane V8, airliner turbofan, radial), every gearbox, clutch mode and cluster, the drag strip, focus views, STROBE and haptics. Sound quality and controls are never locked. RevLab Pro (one-time purchase, not a subscription, Family Sharing) unlocks 16 more engines (V-twin, inline three and five, flat-four, flatplane V8, V10, V12, V16, W16, two rotaries, three race power units, the electric research car, fighter turbofan) and the front listening position. ■ ALSO English and Korean · iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape · left- or right-hand drive · metric or imperial · Driver, Engineer and Lab display levels · no account, works offline (leaderboards need a connection). Made for people who love engines. Turn the key.

Screenshots

Smart Oud1 screens
RevLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Oud at none against RevLab's 1. Smart Oud also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (217 vs 5). RevLab's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. RevLab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Smart Oud asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Oud holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Oud has 217 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Smart Oud's written reviews are positive against 60% of RevLab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Oud ships an update every 10 months, RevLab weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Smart Oud versus RevLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart OudRevLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (217 ratings) — better3.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings217 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHossam AfifyJehyung Lee

Customer experience

Smart Oud

All ratings207 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

RevLab

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Oud

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RevLab

One-time1
  • RevLab Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Smart Oud free?
Smart Oud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RevLab free?
RevLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Oud or RevLab?
Smart Oud is rated higher. Smart Oud averages 4.1 out of 5 from 217 ratings, while RevLab averages 3.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Smart Oud or RevLab have ads?
Both Smart Oud and RevLab show ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Oud or RevLab?
Smart Oud ships an update every 10 months, and RevLab weekly. Most recently, Smart Oud was updated on October 29, 2026 and RevLab on October 29, 2026.

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