Comparison

iCarMode vs LOA Tracker

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

Head to head
About

iCarMode

This app transforms your phone into a car dashboard, offering large, easy-to-use controls for music, navigation, podcasts, and contacts. It includes features like parking reminders, nearby place searches, and customizable shortcuts to enhance your driving experience safely.

Highlights
  • Large button music player
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • Integrated podcast player
  • Customizable themes and layout
  • Radio player
  • Quick dial contacts
  • Parking finder and meter reminders
Features
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iCarMode - A dashboard app for all your in-car needs: - Big buttoned music player with Apple Music and Spotify built-in integration. - Turn-by-Turn navigation built-in - now works with both Google Maps and Mapbox! *** - Integrated Podcasts player for both online & offline listening. *** - Customize how the app looks: 5 different themes. customize buttons layout, sizes, background, colors etc. *** - Radio player with endless list of radio stations and podcasts to choose from. - Quick dial-up to your contacts. - Dashboard widget shows Weather, time, location, speedometer & next calendar scheduled appointment. -'Where did I park?' - will help you find your parked car! - 'Parking meter' - set a reminder when your car is parked in a parking meter zone. - 'Places nearby' - your car is parked, what did you have in mind? coffee? the nearest ATM? this feature, powered by 'Google Places', will help you out. - 'Custom App shortcut' - you can launch your favorite apps from big buttoned shortcuts ** iCarMode is a subscription-based app, offering all features through a flexible monthly or discounted yearly plan. iCarMode theme changes automatically to night mode on local sunset and Dark-Mode settings. iCarMode supports both portrait & landscape orientations! To learn more about iCarMode, please visit our site: https://www.iCarMode.com or contact us at: support@iCarMode.com **iCarMode supports customized shortcuts to allow you to easily call your favorite GPS or music app. This requires the app provider to allow other apps to launch theirs. To see the current supported list visit: http://www.icarmode.com/#linkedapps-section If you have additional request, contact us and we'll do our best to add it to the list - if the app supports the required protocol. *** Turn-by-turn navigation, podcasts player, and advanced customization features are available only to subscribers. You can choose between a discounted yearly plan or a minimum commitment of one month REVIEWS: "iCarMode is a great dashboard app for the iPhone - that presents a number of large, easy-to-tap shortcuts to music controls, contacts, audio controls, and your favorite GPS navigation and audio streaming apps" - reviews.cnet.com "Download iCarMode and safely use your phone while keeping your eyes on the road." - appolicious.com "iCarMode is one of those ingenious and simple app that makes the iPhone easy to use in every situation." - applemobile.it "iCarMode presents a simple solution to a daily problem and promises that next time we'll "have to" use the iPhone while driving, We'll do it more safely and keep our eyes on the road." - www.ipsf.co.il "iCarMode is a new application for iPhone which tries to facilitate the use of the main functions that are commonly used while in car: music, contacts,GPS and phone but wrapped in an enlarged , simple and intuitive interface more suited to this situation and in fact makes the use of the iPhone while driving - safer." - iphoneil.net Terms of use (Apple Standard TOS): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.icarmode.com/privacy/

About

LOA Tracker

Monitor your lease vehicle's mileage and compare it against your allowance. This app helps you anticipate overages, visualize progress with charts, and manage multiple vehicles with contract details and reminders.

Highlights
  • Monitor lease mileage
  • Compare actual vs. allowance
  • Estimate overage costs
  • Visualize progress with charts
  • Manage multiple vehicles
  • Set mileage reading reminders
  • Sync data via iCloud
Features
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Stay in control of your lease mileage and avoid end-of-contract surprises. LOA Tracker makes it easy to monitor mileage across your vehicles. Add odometer readings, compare your actual pace with your allowance and see where you stand at a glance. ANTICIPATE OVERAGES See the difference between your actual mileage and your target. Estimate the potential cost of excess mileage so you can adjust before your contract ends. VISUALIZE YOUR PROGRESS Follow your odometer readings on a clear chart. Compare them with your contract projection and view your daily, monthly and yearly mileage targets. MANAGE MULTIPLE VEHICLES Keep your cars and lease details together in one place. For each vehicle, enter the contract dates, starting mileage, yearly allowance and excess mileage price. NEVER MISS A READING Choose the days and time for reminders, so updating your mileage becomes an easy habit. KEEP YOUR DATA CLOSE Your vehicles and readings stay available across your devices through your private iCloud account. Whether you drive a leased or long-term rental vehicle, LOA Tracker gives you a simple view of your mileage allowance from the first reading to the end of your contract.

Screenshots

iCarMode4 screens
LOA Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LOA Tracker at 100% against iCarMode's 47%. LOA Tracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). iCarMode's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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

iCarMode is free to download; LOA Tracker costs $1.99 up front. iCarMode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. LOA Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iCarMode versus LOA Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCarModeLOA Tracker
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.0 (249 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings249 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size279 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDiego Resnikmaxime marinel

Customer experience

iCarMode

All ratings249 ratings
Positive70.7%
Neutral12.0%
Negative17.3%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative38.8%

LOA Tracker

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

iCarMode

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons sometimes display incorrectly on launch
  • Music controls don't work when connected via USB
  • Contacts setup frequently crashes the app

Requested features

4 requests
  • More app integration options (e.g. Spotify, Waze)
  • Ability to rearrange and resize shortcut buttons
  • Compass widget in the banner
  • Automatic launch when connected to car Bluetooth

LOA Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

iCarMode

Subscriptions3
  • All Access (monthly)$2.991 Month
  • All except navigation (yearly)$14.991 Year
  • All Access (yearly)$24.991 Year
None

LOA Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCarMode free?
iCarMode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LOA Tracker free?
LOA Tracker costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iCarMode or LOA Tracker have ads?
Neither iCarMode nor LOA Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCarMode or LOA Tracker?
iCarMode ships an update every 6 weeks, and LOA Tracker every 6 weeks. Most recently, iCarMode was updated on October 14, 2026 and LOA Tracker on October 7, 2026.

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