Comparison

MotorPulse vs Engine Sound

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

Head to head
About

MotorPulse

Experience the raw power of car engines through precise vibrations on your iPhone. This app translates acoustic signatures into tactile feedback, allowing you to feel every rev, idle, and redline. Explore iconic vehicles or upload your own car videos to feel your personal builds come alive.

Highlights
  • Real-time engine acoustic analysis
  • Precision vibration feedback
  • Feel different engine types
  • Garage of iconic car builds
  • Upload and feel your own car videos
  • Utilizes Taptic Engine
Features
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You don't just watch a car anymore. You feel it. MotorPulse reads a car engine's acoustic signature in real time and translates it into precision vibrations through your iPhone. Every rev, every idle, every redline, felt through your hands. When it revs you feel it build. When it settles you feel it calm. When it hits redline your phone comes alive. It's the first app that lets you feel an engine, not just hear it. WHY EVERY ENGINE FEELS DIFFERENT Every engine has its own fingerprint. A big block V8 feels nothing like a flat-six. A muscle car idle feels nothing like an exotic at full song. MotorPulse captures that character, the fundamental frequency and the overtones unique to each car's displacement, cylinder count, exhaust, and tune. You can feel the difference between cars with your eyes closed. THE GARAGE Launch with hand-picked iconic builds, including a Ruffian Mustang and a 1973 Black Pantera. Feel them free, the moment you download. More legendary cars are on the way, dropping into the garage as the collection grows. FEEL YOUR OWN CAR Upload any car video from your phone and feel your own build come alive. Your daily driver, your project car, that exotic you filmed at a cruise night. If you have video of it, you can feel it. HOW IT WORKS MotorPulse uses Apple's Taptic Engine and real-time audio analysis to read the engine hundreds of times per second. Louder engine, stronger vibration. Higher RPM, sharper feel. It works with iPhone camera videos and downloaded clips alike. Best experienced on iPhone 13 and newer. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS You pay once and own it forever. No monthly fees, no recurring charges. Unlock uploads and the full garage with a single one-time purchase. Inspired by the moment audiences first felt an F1 car through their seats, MotorPulse brings that experience to everyday car culture. Resto mods, classics, exotics, muscle, cruise nights. The cars that deserve to be felt, not just seen. Download it. Feel it. You won't believe it's coming from your phone.

About

Engine Sound

Features
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Give any car the sound it deserves. Engine Sound synthesizes a lifelike engine in real time and plays it softly under your music. It follows your speed and acceleration, so the engine swells as you pull away and settles when you cruise — without ever stopping your music or podcasts. FIVE ENGINES • Inline-4 — eager and rev-happy • V8 — deep, lumpy rumble • Rotary — smooth, high-pitched buzz • Inline-6 — silky and balanced • V10 — shrieking, race-bred wail Preview each one with a tap. FEELS CONNECTED • GPS combined with the motion sensors reacts faster than GPS alone • Virtual gearbox: hear the shifts as you accelerate • Big animated tachometer with gear, RPM and shift lights PLAYS NICE WITH YOUR AUDIO • Mixes under music, podcasts and navigation — never takes them over • Choose how loud it sits under your music and how much it swells on acceleration • Subtle and Lead modes TRY IT PARKED Test Drive mode lets you rev every engine with an on-screen throttle before you head out. All sound is generated on your iPhone. Your location never leaves the device. Please drive safely and follow local laws. Keep the volume at a level that lets you hear traffic and emergency vehicles.

Screenshots

MotorPulse4 screens
Engine Sound4 screens

Verdict

The call

MotorPulse and Engine Sound are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. MotorPulse sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Engine Sound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MotorPulse versus Engine Sound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotorPulseEngine Sound
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKiel SiopongcoYuya Suzuki

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MotorPulse

One-time2
  • 5 Car Uploads$4.99
  • Unlimited Uploads$9.99
1 purchases

Engine Sound

One-time1
  • All Engines$0.99

Questions

Is MotorPulse free?
MotorPulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Engine Sound free?
Engine Sound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MotorPulse or Engine Sound have ads?
Neither MotorPulse nor Engine Sound shows ads.

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