MotorDex vs CarLarp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MotorDex
Instantly identify any car from a photo with AI. Track your car spotting, build a virtual garage, and collect vehicles ranked by rarity. Enjoy a retro arcade experience while discovering rare and exotic cars.
- AI car scanner and identifier
- Vehicle spotting tracker
- Virtual car garage builder
- Gamified rarity tiers
- Retro arcade aesthetics
- Cloud sync for collection
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Welcome to MotorDex, the ultimate AI car scanner, vehicle identifier, and car spotting tracker built for every car enthusiast. Turn the streets into a massive scavenger hunt with our gamified car collection app. Whether you are hunting for an exotic hypercar, a vintage classic car, a tuned JDM legend, or an everyday sports car, MotorDex acts as your personal automotive camera, instantly identifying any vehicle from a single photo. Stop wondering "what car is that?" Our advanced AI image recognition instantly acts as a car identifier, pulling estimated vehicle specs, make, model, year, and performance data. Every scan adds to your custom virtual car garage. But MotorDex isn't just an auto database—it’s a retro-arcade car collection game. Vehicles are ranked by rarity tiers. Spot a common commuter, or track down Legendary and Mythic supercars to level up your spotting profile and dominate the streets. Features: AI Car Scanner & Identifier: Snap a photo to instantly identify any make and model. Our powerful auto scanner pulls detailed car specs, automotive history, and engine details. Ultimate Car Spotting Tracker: Log your daily spots and keep a comprehensive car tracker history of every rare vehicle you discover in the wild. Build Your Digital Garage: Save your best captures in a custom virtual garage. Filter, sort, and admire your car collection by rarity, brand, or scan date. Gamified Rarity Tiers: Experience the thrill of the hunt. Unlock Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Mythic badges when you spot exotic cars, muscle cars, and rare imports. Retro Arcade Vibe: Enjoy nostalgic custom sound design, retro UI, and classic gaming aesthetics while building your ultimate automotive library. Cloud Sync: Your entire vehicle collection is securely backed up, so your hardest-earned car spots are never lost. Turn your passion for cars into a game. Download MotorDex today and start building the ultimate auto collection! MotorDex Pro removes the 100-card collection limit and adds batch import. Subscription options: Monthly at $2.99 or Annual at $19.99, both auto-renewing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://motordexgame.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://motordexgame.com/privacy.html
CarLarp
Identify any car you see by pointing your phone at it. The app names the make and model, then adds it to your collection, scored by rarity. Compete on leaderboards, discover rare vehicles with a live heat map, and even create art from your catches.
- Real-time car identification
- Car rarity scoring
- Digital car collection (Garage)
- Live car spotting heat map (Radar)
- Global and local leaderboards
- Car art generation
- Quest system
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Larp every car you see. Point your phone at any car on the road. CarLarp names it in seconds and drops it in your Garage. The rarer the car, the bigger the Larp. HOW IT WORKS • Snap a car in the wild • CarLarp identifies the make and model • It lands in your Garage, scored by rarity • Fill your CarDex across 1,100+ cars, from hatchbacks to hypercars FIVE TIERS OF RARE Common, Rare, Exotic, Legendary, Mythic. A parked sedan and a once-a-year supercar are not the same Larp, and your score knows it. THE RADAR A live heat map of what's being caught around you, so you know where the rare cars are turning up instead of hoping you bump into one. Every location is blurred to about a city block, never anyone's exact spot. CLIMB THE BOARD Earn XP, rank up from NPC to LARP Lord and chase the Top 100. Run quests, hunt Larp of the Week, follow other Larpers and watch the feed roll in. MAKE IT ART Turn any catch into rendered car art with one tap. CARLARP+ Everything above is free. CarLarp+ adds: • 7 days of Radar history instead of 1 • 40 renders a month instead of 10 • 30% more renders on every pack • The CarLarp+ badge Try it free for 3 days on the yearly plan. We'll remind you the day before it converts. You choose what goes public, can Larp as a Ghost, and can report or block anyone. Now go Larp something rare. --- CarLarp+ is an auto-renewable subscription. • Monthly — $4.99 per month • Yearly — $49.99 per year (save 17% against monthly), with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A free trial converts to a paid subscription when it ends unless it is canceled at least 24 hours beforehand; any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited if you buy a subscription during it. The subscription renews automatically at the price above unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://rayzor813.github.io/carlarp-site/#terms Privacy Policy: https://rayzor813.github.io/carlarp-site/#privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: MotorDex at 807 against CarLarp's 4. CarLarp's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. MotorDex sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and CarLarp sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MotorDex against 5.0 for CarLarp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MotorDex has 807 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of MotorDex's written reviews are positive against 100% of CarLarp's.
MotorDex ships an update weekly, CarLarp every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MotorDex | CarLarp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (807 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 807 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Matteo Farinacci | RAYMOND N CALUBAYAN |
Customer experience
MotorDex
CarLarp
In-app purchases
MotorDex
- MotorDex Pro — Monthly$2.991 Month
- MotorDex Pro — Annual$19.991 Year
CarLarp
- CarLarp+$4.991 Month
- CarLarp+ Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- 12 Renders$1.99
- 25 Renders$3.99
- 75 Renders$9.99









