XLR8 vs Wroom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XLR8
Transform your car's audio experience by making it sound like an exotic supercar. This app uses your device's accelerometers to simulate realistic engine sounds based on your driving actions. Choose from a variety of authentic engine sounds and customize their performance for an immersive driving simulation.
- Realistic engine sound simulation
- Accelerometer-based input
- Five authentic engine sound options
- Engine performance tuning
- Automatic and manual driving modes
- Bluetooth and cabled audio support
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Wish you owned an exotic supercar? Now you can with XLR8! XLR8 (pronounced accelerate) is an exciting new app from 2XL Games that makes your car sound like an exotic supercar as you drive! Connect your iPhone, iPod or iPad to your car stereo and you are off and running. Once secured inside your vehicle, XLR8 uses the accelerometers of your device to realistically respond to acceleration, braking and cornering forces. Select from one of five exciting engines: - Classic V8 muscle car - NASCAR engine - Ford GT40 - Ferrari sports car - Lamborghini Supercar Dazzle your friends when you roll into the parking lot with the sound of a lumbering muscle car. Each engine realistically delivers the thrill of driving a different type of supercar. Uses Hollywood quality recordings of the real engines to sound totally authentic. Tune the performance of your engines by adjusting the shift point and gear ratios. Sound like you are burning out your tires and drifting without driving recklessly. Supports both cabled and wireless Bluetooth audio connections to your car stereo. Some vehicle Bluetooth connections can experience a slight delay. Automatic Mode measures the acceleration of your car and Manual Mode lets you control the engine by hand. XLR8 works well with any device, but works best with a GPS. Drive the car of your dreams – XLR8
Wroom
Transform your ride into a thrilling experience with realistic engine sounds. This app uses your device's GPS and accelerometer to dynamically adjust the engine noise based on your speed and pedaling, even simulating gear changes for added immersion.
- Dynamic engine sound based on speed
- GPS and accelerometer integration
- Simulated gear changes
- Realistic sports car and motorcycle sounds
- Enhances riding and driving fun
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Is your ride too quiet and want to make it more fun? Wroom makes your bike, e-scooter, or car sound like a real sports car or motorcycle like never before! Wroom uses the GPS and accelerometer on your phone to determine how fast you are moving and pedaling and changes the engine sound accordingly. It even simulates gear changes for ultimate realism.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wroom at 69% against XLR8's 16%. Wroom also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.3 vs 2.0). XLR8's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (168 vs 17). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Wroom is free to download; XLR8 costs $4.99 up front. XLR8 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Wroom sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wroom holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XLR8 has 168 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of XLR8's written reviews are positive against 69% of Wroom's.
XLR8 ships an update every 7 months, Wroom every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XLR8 | Wroom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (168 ratings) | 4.3 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.6% of reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 168 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 2XL Games, Inc. | Firesoft Oy |
Customer experience
XLR8
Wroom
Bugs and requests
XLR8
Reported bugs
4 issues- Doesn't work on iOS 11/12
- Inconsistent performance
- Fails to download purchased content
- Doesn't detect vehicle motion
Requested features
4 requests- Background mode
- Accelerometer integration
- More car sounds
- Restore purchases option
Wroom
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
XLR8
- Stock Car$0.99
- American Sports Car$1.99
- Italian Supercar$2.99
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- Italian Sports Car$2.99
- Unlock All Engines$4.99
Wroom
- 2.0L I4$1.99
- 3.0L I6$1.99
- 5.2L V8$1.99
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- 6.0L V12$1.99
- 1000cc$1.99
- EV$1.99
- 5.2L V10$1.99
- 1360cc$1.99
- All Sounds Bundle$9.99









