Boostane vs MSD Ultra 6AL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boostane
Calculate the precise amount of octane booster needed to achieve your desired fuel octane. Save calculations, share them via email or text, and get estimated horsepower gains.
- Calculate required octane booster amount
- Save calculations to favorites
- Share calculations via email or text
- Estimate horsepower gains
- User-friendly design
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Welcome to the new and innovative app for BOOSTane Octane Booster! This app will help you calculate the amount of BOOSTane that you will need in order to reach a desired octane. Features Include: · Save Calculations to Favorites · Email or Text Your Calculations · Get Estimated Horsepower for Calculations · Great Design and Easy to Use!
MSD Ultra 6AL
This app provides intuitive control and adjustment for ignition systems. Easily manage cylinder configurations, set rev limits, and view real-time parameters. Diagnostic alerts help with troubleshooting.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Cylinder selection
- Launch, Burnout & Max Rev Limit settings
- Step-Retard programming
- Diagnostic alerts
- Real-time parameter monitoring
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The MSD Ultra 6AL Series Ignition offers control and adjustment of familiar functions with its own user friendly, intuitive app. It has been designed with tabs to help users easily select and update cylinder configuration, Launch Rev Limits, Step Retards and view parameters in real time. Also available are diagnostic alerts to ease troubleshooting. App Features: Bluetooth connectivity via the MSD App. Cylinder Selection & Start Retard Programming 3-Step Rev Limit Settings (Launch, Burnout & Max) Launch Latch Setting Step-Retard Settings Custom Monitors Diagnostic Alerts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MSD Ultra 6AL at 100% against Boostane's 7%. MSD Ultra 6AL also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0). Boostane's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
MSD Ultra 6AL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boostane has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Boostane's written reviews are positive against 100% of MSD Ultra 6AL's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boostane | MSD Ultra 6AL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BOOSTane, LLC | Holley Performance Products |
Customer experience
Boostane
MSD Ultra 6AL
In-app purchases
Boostane
No in-app purchases
MSD Ultra 6AL
No in-app purchases
