Comparison

CloudLabs Crank Rod System vs Engine Lab

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

Head to head
About

CloudLabs Crank Rod System

Features
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In this simulator, you will need to set up a crank-connecting rod system for a steam engine. The simulator provides a belt gear system, a protoboard, an AC motor, an RPM gauge for the motor and the crank-connecting rod system. It is also necessary to calculate the length of the crank, the angular frequency, the maximum speed, the forward motion of the system, the angular frequency of the wheel and the speed of the wheel.

About

Engine Lab

Explore engine mechanics with a touch-first simulator. Build, tune, and test custom engines, observing animations and hearing synthesized exhaust sounds. Export your creations as WAV files.

Highlights
  • Touch-first engine simulation
  • Build and save custom engines
  • Tune engine parameters
  • Simulated dyno pulls
  • Crank and piston animation
  • Native exhaust synthesis
  • Export WAV audio
Features
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Build an engine and hear it run. Engine Lab is a touch-first engine simulator: design anything from a single to a V12, then hear it idle, rev and pull to the limiter, live on your iPhone or iPad. BUILD BENCH • Set the layout, 1 to 12 cylinders, bore, stroke, firing order and redline. • Hear each change as you make it, and hold to rev. • Try different headers, exhausts and mufflers. • Compare against a saved version by ear or on the dyno. SEE IT IN 3D • Every engine, including your own builds, becomes a 3D model driven by the live simulation: pistons, crank, cams, valves and glowing headers. • Orbit, zoom, slow it down, switch between X-ray and solid, and tap any part for live readings. The classic 2D cutaway is one tap away. DRIVE IT • Manual or automatic gearbox with clutch and road speed, plus a gearing chart with top speed in each gear. • Simulated dyno pulls with torque and power curves. • Six built-in engines: Honda B18C5 VTEC, Honda TRX520 single, BMW M52B28, Toyota 2JZ, Audi 2.3 inline-5 and GM LS V8. IMPORT AND SHARE • Import engine-sim .mr scripts and share your builds as .mr files. • Export a WAV recorded by the on-device simulator. No account, network service or microphone permission is required. An optional one-time Pro purchase unlocks advanced tuning and unlimited saved builds; the free plan keeps three. Values are simulated estimates for exploration, not certified engineering measurements.

Screenshots

CloudLabs Crank Rod System1 screens
Engine Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CloudLabs Crank Rod System at none against Engine Lab's 1. CloudLabs Crank Rod System also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Engine Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CloudLabs Crank Rod System asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CloudLabs Crank Rod System versus Engine Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudLabs Crank Rod SystemEngine Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiovany OrozcoJan Sokol

In-app purchases

None

CloudLabs Crank Rod System

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Engine Lab

One-time1
  • Engine Lab Pro$4.99

Questions

Is CloudLabs Crank Rod System free?
CloudLabs Crank Rod System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Engine Lab free?
Engine Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CloudLabs Crank Rod System or Engine Lab have ads?
Neither CloudLabs Crank Rod System nor Engine Lab shows ads.

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