AutoTones vs DIGITAL CRUISING
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AutoTones
This app simulates realistic engine sounds for your car, reacting to its movement. It can make electric cars sound like race cars or vintage vehicles, and even includes a horn feature. Use it in any vehicle or even while running around for a fun sound experience.
- Engine sound simulation
- Reacts to acceleration and deceleration
- Realistic sound effects
- Horn honking feature
- Adjustable sensitivity settings
- Multiple vehicle sound profiles
Read full descriptionHide full description
AutoTones™ will react to the movement of your car and make it sound like race car or an old car! Do you own an electric car? Do you miss the sound of having an engine? (Compatible with Bluetooth Audio so you can use your car's speakers!) Prevent car accidents by warning pedestrians of your silent electric car! AutoTones™ is an engine sound simulator for your car. Just choose your desired vehicle, place your iPhone or iPod Touch in your car securely, and press the "Start the Car!" button! It's that easy! AutoTones™ will detect the movement of the vehicle you are in and playback realistic sounds to match acceleration, deceleration, turns, stops, and idles. The steering wheel will turn as the vehicle turns, and the speedometer will rotate as the vehicle accelerates and decelerates. Touch the screen and you'll honk the horn of the current vehicle! Even if you don't have a car, you can use AutoTones™ in a taxi, on the train, on a bus, and even on a speed boat! You can also hold it in your hand and run around! NOTE: For best results, plug your iPhone into your car stereo. Pressing the "Start the car!" button calibrates AutoTones™ to your device's current position. If your device is moved please make sure to re-calibrate AutoTones™ by pressing the red stop button and then press "Start the car!" again. Happy driving! ▶ FEATURES • Super Car that sounds like a Ferrari or Lamborghini • Clunker that sounds like a car from the 1960's that backfires and has an embarrassingly weak horn • Sensitivity settings to tune the response based on how aggressive the driver is • Detailed instructions • Optional Facebook support to tell your friends how awesome AutoTones™ is! © Black Frog Industries, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
DIGITAL CRUISING
This app offers a GPS speedometer, odometer, and trip meter with a retro digital design. It also includes fuel management and a music player, making it useful for tracking vehicle data and entertainment on the go.
- GPS Speedometer
- Odometer with initial value setting
- Trip meter (A/B)
- Fuel management and meter
- Retro digital meter design
- Integrated music player
Read full descriptionHide full description
DIGITAL CRUISING is unique combination of GPS speedometer, odometer and trip meter with 80′s taste digital meter design. In addition, this app has fuel manager, music player functionality. This app is suitable for the people like ... - Who likes such digital meter design - Your car’s odometer does not work (please use this app as temporary use) - Your car’s fuel meter does not work, or your car does not have fuel meter. Functionality: - Speedometer (km/h or mph) - Auto stop after several hour passed without moving - Odometer (You can set initial value, and change it) - Trip meter (A/B) - Digital clock - Fuel management - Fuel meter (calculate remaining fuel by using moving distance, fuel economy) - Fuel economy display - Automatic calculation of fuel economy (if you use fuel management functionality) - Music player NOTE: This app use GPS, and it will dramatically reduce device battery life, so please connect external power supply. GPS is not always accurate due to device hardware sensor limitations. Make sure that you have location services enabled for this app. To enable it : Settings> General> Location Services
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DIGITAL CRUISING at 5.0 against AutoTones's 3.1. AutoTones's advantage is ratings volume (119 vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
DIGITAL CRUISING holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AutoTones has 119 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 76% and 75% positive.
AutoTones ships an update every 83 months, DIGITAL CRUISING every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AutoTones | DIGITAL CRUISING |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (119 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 119 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 83 months | Every 42 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Black Frog Industries, LLC | sabitori works |
Customer experience
AutoTones
DIGITAL CRUISING
In-app purchases
AutoTones
No in-app purchases
DIGITAL CRUISING
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is AutoTones free?
Is DIGITAL CRUISING free?
Which has better reviews, AutoTones or DIGITAL CRUISING?
Do AutoTones or DIGITAL CRUISING have ads?
Which is updated more often, AutoTones or DIGITAL CRUISING?
Other comparisons















