Comparison

EVRoar vs RoarDrive

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

Head to head
About

EVRoar

Features
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Your EV is silent. Your heart isn't. EVRoar turns your phone into an engine. Pick a thundering V8, a screaming V10, a turbine-smooth V12, or a cinematic electric drive sound โ€” then drive. EVRoar reads your motion and plays an authentic, gear-shifting engine note through your car's speakers, live. Built for petrolheads who went electric โ€” and anyone who misses the noise. REAL ENGINES, NOT A SOUNDBOARD โ€ข Nine distinct engines: cross-plane V8 burble, flat-plane exotic, V10 wail, V12 hypercar, classic muscle, turbo flat-six, vintage oldtimer, exotic supercar, and a futuristic EV synth. โ€ข Firing-order accurate โ€” a cross-plane V8 burbles because of its uneven firing pattern, and EVRoar models it. โ€ข The sound reacts to load: accelerating sounds different from coasting, with backfires and overrun crackle on lift-off. DRIVEN BY YOUR DRIVING โ€ข Uses your phone's GPS, accelerometer and gyroscope to turn real motion into revs. โ€ข Simulated automatic gear shifts โ€” feel the shift, hear the bark. โ€ข Instant throttle response, tuned for how a real engine loads up. MADE FOR YOUR CAR โ€ข Plays through your car's audio over Bluetooth or AirPlay. โ€ข Recovers automatically after phone calls and navigation prompts. โ€ข Runs in the background with the screen off. MAKE IT YOURS โ€ข Configure your vehicle: top speed, number of gears (1โ€“8), and shift style โ€” relaxed, medium or sport. โ€ข From a 30 km/h e-bike with 3 gears to a 300 km/h hypercar with 7. โ€ข Fine-tune the sensor mix (accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS) and overall sensitivity. TRY IT ANYWHERE โ€ข Simulator mode gives you on-screen gas and brake pedals โ€” test every engine from your couch, no driving required. EVRoar is for entertainment. Sound plays inside your own vehicle; you remain responsible for road safety and local regulations. All engine sounds are original, generated audio.

About

RoarDrive

Features
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Your car sounds like a race car. RoarDrive plays real engine recordings that follow your actual speed: lift off and it settles, floor it and it climbs, and the gearbox changes where a real one would. It runs on your phone or, better, on your car's own screen: open roardrive.com there and drive. FREE, WITHOUT PAYING ANYTHING โ€ข The simulator: drive an engine with two fingers, no car and no GPS needed. โ€ข A demo of every engine, a few minutes a day. โ€ข The full race dash: rev lights, gear, speed, lap timer with 70+ circuits. THE ENGINE โ€ข Recordings of a real engine, not a synthesiser: idle, on-throttle, overrun, the starter, the shutoff, the noise of the pit box while you sit there. โ€ข A virtual gearbox with its own ratios, or tell us your car's and it changes where you change. โ€ข Launch control: hold the brake for five seconds and the revs sit at the launch point. HOW IT READS YOUR SPEED โ€ข The phone's GPS, anywhere, with nothing to set up. โ€ข Your car's own browser reads the car's GNSS: faster and tighter. โ€ข Coming soon: optional hardware for the best response, a RaceBox at 25 Hz or an OBD-II dongle. NOTHING TO TOUCH WHILE DRIVING You set it up parked. After that the screen is a dash and you just drive. Each engine is bought once and is yours on every screen you sign in on: the phone and the car. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to any vehicle manufacturer.

Screenshots

EVRoar4 screens
RoarDrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. EVRoar sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and RoarDrive sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
EVRoar versus RoarDrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEVRoarRoarDrive
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size83 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOT Consulting UGFremmenn Dynamics S.L.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

EVRoar

One-time10
  • V12 Hypercar$1.99
  • Bavarian V8$1.99
  • Bavarian V10$1.99
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  • Flat-Six GT$1.99
  • Furia V10$1.99
  • Futuristic Spaceship$1.99
  • European Sports Car$1.99
  • Classic Oldtimer$1.99
  • Supercar Exotic$1.99
  • Full Version โ€“ All Engines$6.99
4 purchases

RoarDrive

One-time4
  • 510 HP FLAT-SIX$3.99
  • 570 HP V8$3.99
  • 770 HP V12$3.99
Show 1 more
  • 800 HP V12$3.99

Questions

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

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