Comparison

CapDrive vs Hourline

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

Head to head
About

CapDrive

Transform your iPhone into a customizable driving dashboard. View speed, G-force, and vehicle attitude, with an optional HUD mode for windshield display. Record and review your trips with detailed data and route maps.

Highlights
  • Customizable driving dashboard
  • GPS speed and G-force display
  • Vehicle attitude and heading
  • HUD mirror mode
  • Automatic trip recording
  • Route and driving data review
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Turn your iPhone into a customizable driving dashboard. View GPS speed, G-force, vehicle attitude, heading and altitude. Arrange your instruments in portrait or landscape, record trips automatically and review routes and driving data. Trip records stay on your device and are not uploaded automatically. HUD on your windshield Switch to HUD mirror mode to reflect instrument readings onto the windshield, using your dashboard layout. Choose whether HUD automatically raises screen brightness in Settings. Visibility depends on ambient light, glass and device. Secure your phone and finish setup before driving. Find trips by date, explore every drive Browse your trip history in a calendar. Review a full-screen route map and drag the data panel to explore trip summaries, the timeline and readings after you park. Basic instruments and trip review are free. CapDrive Plus unlocks more instrument styles and detailed G-force, attitude and driving-event playback. Choose a monthly auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock. See in-app pricing. Purchases and restoration require internet access; restoring purchases does not restore local trip records. Secure your phone and configure the app before driving. Readings depend on the device, mounting and GPS reception; they are for reference and do not replace vehicle instruments. Background location may increase battery use. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://legal.capdrive.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hourline

Customize your device's appearance with illustrated cityscapes and dynamic weather widgets. Personalize your Home and Lock Screens with unique wallpapers, stickers, and time-based information. Access advanced features like detailed forecasts and city-specific alarms with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Illustrated city wallpapers
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Local weather display
  • Customizable widget designs
  • World time comparison
  • Live Activities integration
  • City-specific alarms (Pro)
Features
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Make your screen your own with Hourline. Create illustrated city wallpapers, add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and check local weather as the sky changes from day to night. Your city. Your wallpaper. Choose an illustrated city, adjust its position and zoom, and make it your Home Screen or Lock Screen wallpaper. Add stickers, or cut yourself out of a photo and stand in the scene. Set up and preview weather information for free; save it with Pro. Scenery wallpapers are free. Refresh with Shortcuts; automation needs your own Shortcuts setup. A little city on your screen. Keep city time, weather and the sky close with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: Now & Next, Year of Light, Moon Month, Two-City Calendar, Reminders Across Time, Golden Hour, a world timer dial and more. Design your own widget in Widget Studio. Many widgets are free. Postcard, Landmark, Illustration, City Status, Window, Departures and other premium widgets require Pro, as does adding a Widget Studio design to your Home Screen. Postcards from your cities. Print the clock's city as a postcard in color or in one of three inks, and decorate it with stickers from your photos. A place of your own. Add My Location to keep your own place beside your cities, with its time, weather and sun. It is free; Pro members can ask for an illustration of their place. World time, when you need it. • Compare cities on a shared time ruler and a day-and-night world map. Time zones and daylight saving changes follow the system. See calendar events alongside the hours you are comparing, and compare working hours when planning a meeting. • Open any city's day from the clock's calendar. With Pro, see its public holidays and stock market hours. • Check Apple Weather, then open the forecast. Choose color or ink, light or dark, and 12- or 24-hour time. • Free Live Activities show up to three cities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Follow saved cities on Apple Watch; Pro adds weather details there. • With Pro on iOS 26+, set alarms in a city's local time, choose the weekdays they repeat, and hear the weather read aloud when you stop one. System alarm permission is required. CITY STROLL AND WEATHER BRIEF Follow a fictional conversation through real city places (iOS 27+), or read a short weather brief (iOS 26+). The first three City Stroll lines are free; Pro lets the walk continue. Use Apple Intelligence or a configured supported model. Availability depends on device, model, language and region. Model setup is free; third-party providers may charge separately. FREE AND HOURLINE PRO Free includes up to six saved cities, 199 places, your own place, the selected city's weather and Live Activities. Pro adds all 372 places and unlimited saved cities, weather for every city, hourly and ten-day forecasts, holidays and market hours, calendar event creation, city alarms, iCloud Sync, premium widgets, weather information in wallpapers and continued City Stroll conversations. Choose Yearly, an auto-renewing subscription, or Lifetime, a one-time purchase. Yearly renews automatically at the price shown in the app unless cancelled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hourline.app/privacy

Screenshots

CapDrive4 screens
Hourline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hourline at none against CapDrive's shown. Hourline also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CapDrive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month and Hourline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CapDrive against 4.9 for Hourline. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CapDrive ships an update every 2 days, Hourline every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CapDrive versus Hourline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCapDriveHourline
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer官朝 吴成琦 李

Customer experience

CapDrive

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hourline

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CapDrive

Subscriptions1
  • CapDrive Plus Monthly$3.001 Month
One-time1
  • CapDrive Plus Lifetime$20.00
3 purchases

Hourline

Subscriptions2
  • Hourline Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Hourline Pro Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hourline Pro Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is CapDrive free?
CapDrive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hourline free?
Hourline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CapDrive or Hourline?
CapDrive is rated higher. CapDrive averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Hourline averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do CapDrive or Hourline have ads?
CapDrive shows ads; Hourline does not.
Which is updated more often, CapDrive or Hourline?
CapDrive ships an update every 2 days, and Hourline every 3 days. Most recently, CapDrive was updated on October 26, 2026 and Hourline on October 26, 2026.

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