Engine Sounds vs Exhaust Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Engine Sounds
Experience authentic automotive audio with this simulator. Customize engine sound, throttle, RPM, and gear shifting for a realistic driving experience. Features a premium audio library and diverse engine architectures.
- Authentic automotive audio simulation
- Real-time audio synthesis
- 3D tuning simulator
- Manual gear shifting
- Customizable voice band curves
- Premium audio library
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Experience the world's most authentic automotive audio simulation with SuperRev! Engine Sounds: SuperRev brings you high-fidelity, raw exhaust notes and mechanical symphonies right to your fingertips. Whether you are a die-hard motorsport enthusiast or a digital car customization fan, SuperRev puts the ignition keys of the world's most legendary vehicle setups directly in your hands. Unrivaled Engine Sound Realism Don't settle for flat, low-quality audio loops. SuperRev utilizes advanced real-time audio synthesis to seamlessly map premium acoustic recordings across the entire RPM band. Experience the organic transition from a deep, rumbling idle up to a screaming redline pull under wide-open throttle. Live 3D Tuning Simulator Step into the virtual garage and customize your driving experience. Take full control over your vehicle's power delivery and acoustic signature: * Throttle and RPM Control: Push the limits of high-strung V10 screamers, linear V12 supercars, and classic American V8 muscle. * Manual Gear Shifting: Experience crisp upshifts with realistic throttle cuts and aggressive reignition blips. * Decel Pops and Burbles: Engage sport tuning modes to trigger dynamic, round-robin backfires and exhaust burbles on deceleration. * Custom Voice Band Curves: Fine-tune your engine's power bands to match specific real-world performance specs. Features At A Glance: - Premium Audio Library: High-definition, 16-bit PCM studio-grade WAV assets for crisp, crystal-clear playback. - Diverse Engine Architectures: Deep dive into the distinct mechanical characteristics of iconic V8, V10, and V12 setups. - Seamless Audio Looping: Zero-crossing optimized clips guarantee flawless transitions without pops, clicks, or audio seams. - Performance Metrics: Match real-world dashboard profiles with fully accurate, customizable recorded RPM thresholds. Turn up your volume, plug in your headphones, and step on the gas. Download Engine Sounds: SuperRev today and hear your car come to life!
Exhaust Note
This app synthesizes realistic engine exhaust sounds from scratch, based on the physics of firing orders and cylinder layouts. Explore various engine configurations, adjust muffler settings, and experience dynamic features like pops, bangs, and flames. It also includes a detailed 3D engine animation and driving simulation elements.
- Real-time synthesized exhaust sounds
- Adjustable muffler settings
- Diverse engine presets
- Pop, bang, and flame effects
- Living 3D engine animation
- Driving feel simulation
- Tunnel reverb mode
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Exhaust Note is not an app that plays back engine recordings. For piston engines, it synthesizes the sound from scratch, every moment, from the firing order created by cylinder layout and crankpin phasing. Why a crossplane V8 rumbles, why a flatplane screams, why a V12 idle throbs — it all comes from the physics of firing intervals. This app computes that physics in real time. ■ Real-time synthesized exhaust - Zero recorded samples. Crank-angle integration → per-cylinder firing → exhaust-pipe propagation, computed every sample - Distinct primary pipe, mid-pipe and muffler model for every engine - Muffler continuously adjustable from straight pipe to quiet ■ Engine collection - 22 engine and motor presets: inline-3 through V12, two-, three- and four-rotor engines, a 300 kW electric motor and six motorcycle engines - 12 transmission presets: manual, sequential, dual-clutch, automatic, EV single-speed reduction and motorcycle 6-speed sequential, paired with compatible powertrains - Pick a motorcycle engine and the view becomes a motorcycle that leans into corners, with quickshifter, intake and dry-clutch sounds - Crossplane vs flatplane V8 — same eight cylinders, completely different sound - Firing order and rumble index shown as specs ■ Pop and bang + flames - Afterburn pops on throttle lift and downshifts - Flames at the 3D exhaust tips, same instant and same bank as the sound ■ Tunnel mode - Reverb that wraps the sound in wall reflections, like driving into a tunnel ■ A living 3D machine - Crankshaft, pistons and connecting rods rotate in phase with the sound - Gearbox cutaway: constantly meshed gear pairs and real synchro-sleeve movement - Observe the mechanism at 1/10 slow motion, or switch to real time for phase match ■ The feel of driving - Torque-converter launch, rev matching, manual H-pattern shifter - Haptics on rev limiter, wheelspin, shifts and ABS - Analog pedals: press position controls pedal travel ■ Electric drive - Motor, inverter, underfloor battery and fixed reduction in 3D - Original sound synthesized from motor speed, load and regeneration, without recorded samples - Simplified battery charge, energy use and regenerative braking ■ Garage, dyno and mechanism explorer - Name and save engine, transmission, boost, exhaust, body, color and assist combinations; restore the last configuration - Compare torque/power curves and estimated acceleration with shared vehicle mass and road conditions; optional matching gear ratios for combustion setups - Move through the operating cycle and choose a gear to inspect the mechanism ■ Circuit driving - Drive GT and four-door coupe models on the test circuit or an approximate 20.7 km Nürburgring Nordschleife based on public data, with forests and elevation changes - Adjustable graphics quality and saved accelerator/brake modes, pedal response, steering and assists - Local best laps are separated by circuit, engine and boost class; the three-rotor, four-rotor, electric and motorcycle powertrains currently keep records on the device only Power, acceleration and EV battery figures are estimates from simplified simulation, not production-vehicle measurements. Built by a gearhead, for gearheads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Exhaust Note at 4.7 against Engine Sounds's 3.4. Exhaust Note also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). Engine Sounds's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Exhaust Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Engine Sounds asks for nothing beyond the download.
Exhaust Note holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Engine Sounds's written reviews are positive against 93% of Exhaust Note's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Engine Sounds ships an update every 3 months, Exhaust Note every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Engine Sounds | Exhaust Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 93.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 622 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YOUNESS HARNAFI | seihee han |
Customer experience
Engine Sounds
Exhaust Note
In-app purchases
Engine Sounds
No in-app purchases
Exhaust Note
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