Comparison

RevHeadz Engine Sounds vs Flight Announce

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

Head to head
About

RevHeadz Engine Sounds

Experience realistic car and motorcycle engine sounds with interactive controls for gears, brakes, and acceleration. Connect to sound systems for an immersive audio experience. Supports OBD2 connectivity for real-time driving simulation.

Highlights
  • Realistic engine sound simulation
  • Interactive gear, brake, and accelerator controls
  • OBD2 connectivity for real-time driving
  • Vast library of car and bike engines
  • Connect to external sound systems
  • Detailed mechanical parameter simulation
Features
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State-of-the-art engine sound application, accurately simulating a huge range of car and bike engines from off-road to grand prix and everything in-between. RevHeadz puts you in control of gear-shifts, brakes, and accelerator speed, incorporating sonic models of real engine sounds with real-world mechanical physical parameters including speedometer, tachometer, accelerator, brake, drive ratios, drive lashing, engine load, gear-shifts and backfire logic. To experience the real scope of RevHeadz, simply connect your device to a home or car sound system and take control of the best sounding engines ever created. OBD2 FEATURE You can experience RevHeadz Engine Sounds while driving your car using OBD-II (On-Board Diagnostics / OBD2) communication. *Requires an OBD-II compliant vehicle that reports RPM or Speed and an ELM / OBD-II Wifi adapter or Bluetooth adapter certified to work with iOS. Free Pack Includes: - 6.0L V12 Italian Supercar - 1000cc V4 Japanese Sports Bike - 4.7L V8 American Classic Muscle Car - 1.3L RX Rotary - 100cc Chainsaw - 1800cc V-Twin Cruiser - NIS 350Z V8 Super GT - AM V12 GT3 - FER 458 GT3 Modern American Muscle Pack Includes: - Hellcat - Mustang GT500 - Camaro ZL1 Classic V8 Sports Car Pack Includes: - Cobra - GT40 - Pantera - Stingray Classic American Muscle Pack Includes: - Camaro - Charger - Mustang - Viper GT Pack 1 Includes: - AUD R8 LMS GT3 - CHEV CAM GT3 - POR 997 GT3 R - BENT CONT GT3 GT Pack 2 Includes: - BMW Z4 GT3 - MERC AMG GT3 - FRD GT LM GT3 - FER FXX K GT Pack 3 Includes: - MCLN 12C GT3 - NIS GT-R GT3 - CHEV COR C7.R - FER 488 GT3 Import Pack Includes: - 4.8L V10 LF-Nurb Onboard Sound - 4.8L V10 LF-Nurb Exhaust Sound - 2.0L 4-Boxer 86 Tuned - 3.5L V6 Trophy Historic Grand Prix Pack Includes: - 3.0L Flat-12 1978 Italian Classic - 3.0 V8 1976 World Champion - 1.5L V6-T 1988 World Champion Modern Grand Prix Pack Includes: - 1.6L V6 Turbo Hybrid - 2.4L V8 2013 Onboard Sound - 2.4L V8 2013 Exhaust Sound - 3.0L V10 2004 World Champion Off Road Pack Includes: - 2.0L Flat-4T Rallycar - 450cc 4-Stroke Quad Bike - 250cc 2-Stroke Dirt Bike Race Car Pack Includes: - 5.8L V8 American Stockcar - 5.5L V10 TDI German LMP - 3.6L Flat-6 German GT3 Street Tuner Pack Includes: - 3.7L V6 Z-Car - 1.6L Inline-4 86 Classic - 2.0L Triple Rotor Drift Street Bike Pack Includes: - 1200cc V-Twin American Chopper - 1200cc V-Twin Italian Sports Bike - 1050cc Triple British Sports Bike Supercar Pack Includes: - 5.2L V10 Italian Supercar - 4.5L V8 Italian Supercar - 3.2L V6 Japanese Supercar V8 Thunder Pack Includes: - 6.2L V8 Caddy Racecar - 5.0L V8 Australian Racecar - 11.5L V8 Monster Truck

About

Flight Announce

Enhance your flight simulator experience with realistic passenger announcements, airline sound packs, and cockpit callouts. This companion app adds immersive audio elements from boarding to landing, making your virtual flights feel more authentic.

Highlights
  • Passenger announcements
  • 60+ Airline sound packs
  • Cockpit callouts
  • GPWS alerts
  • Cabin ambience
  • Landing applause
Features
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Bring your Infinite Flight simulator flights to life with passenger announcements, airline sound packs, cabin ambience, cockpit callouts, GPWS alerts, and landing sounds. Flight Announce is made for simulator pilots who want flights to feel more realistic from boarding to landing. Features: - Passenger announcements - 100+ Airlines sound packs - Boarding, pushback, takeoff, descent, landing, parked at the gate sounds - Engine SFX (A320, A350 family) - Cabin ambience - Landing reactions - Copilot voices - Speed callouts - Flap and gear callouts - GPWS alerts - Cockpit switches sound - GSX - Taxi bump and runway bump, and touch down sounds - Support Autopilot+ How it works: 1. Open Flight Announce 2. Choose your airline sound 3. Start your flight session 4. Open Infinite Flight > General > Enable Infinite flight connect 5. Let the app play sounds based on your flight Flight Announce uses local network access to read simulator flight data on your device or local network while a flight session is active. Audio and preferences are processed on device. This app is an independent companion utility for Infinite Flight simulator use. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or approved by Infinite Flight, Infinite Flight LLC, or any airline. Airline names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners and are used only as visual identifiers for user-selected sound packages. Flight Announce is for entertainment and flight simulator use only. It is not intended for real-world aviation, navigation, training, flight planning, or aircraft operation. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

RevHeadz Engine Sounds4 screens
Flight Announce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flight Announce at none against RevHeadz Engine Sounds's shown. Flight Announce also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). RevHeadz Engine Sounds's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 27) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. RevHeadz Engine Sounds sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Flight Announce sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight Announce holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RevHeadz Engine Sounds has 1.4K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of RevHeadz Engine Sounds's written reviews are positive against 91% of Flight Announce's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RevHeadz Engine Sounds ships an update every 3 months, Flight Announce every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RevHeadz Engine Sounds versus Flight Announce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRevHeadz Engine SoundsFlight Announce
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.4K ratings)4.7 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.7% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better27
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB229 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperD.S LONG & SOUNDWAVE CONCEPTS PTY. LTD. & C.G WISELIANG YING LU

Customer experience

RevHeadz Engine Sounds

All ratings1,379 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews750 reviews
Positive68.7%
Neutral9.9%
Negative21.5%

Flight Announce

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

Bugs and requests

RevHeadz Engine Sounds

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent RPM/speed detection
  • Delayed or unresponsive engine sounds
  • Compatibility issues on certain devices
  • Startup/shutdown sound not working in OBD2 mode

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add more free car sounds
  • Include diesel engine sounds
  • Implement turbo/supercharger sounds
  • Add more JDM and classic car sounds
  • Introduce a clutch/manual gearbox feature
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  • Implement a customization/tuning system
  • Add support for newer/high-performance cars
  • Integrate GPS/speed tracking
  • Implement a multiplayer/competitive mode

Flight Announce

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

RevHeadz Engine Sounds

One-time10
  • Historic Grand Prix Pack$0.99
  • Race Car Pack$0.99
  • Super Car Pack$0.99
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  • Street Tuner Pack$0.99
  • Street Bike Pack$0.99
  • Off Road Pack$0.99
  • V8 Thunder Pack$0.99
  • Modern Grand Prix Pack$0.99
  • Import Pack$0.99
  • Classic American Muscle Pack$0.99
2 purchases

Flight Announce

Subscriptions2
  • Flight Announce Pro3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Flight Announce Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is RevHeadz Engine Sounds free?
RevHeadz Engine Sounds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flight Announce free?
Flight Announce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RevHeadz Engine Sounds or Flight Announce?
Flight Announce is rated higher. RevHeadz Engine Sounds averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Flight Announce averages 4.7 from 27 ratings.
Do RevHeadz Engine Sounds or Flight Announce have ads?
RevHeadz Engine Sounds shows ads; Flight Announce does not.
Which is updated more often, RevHeadz Engine Sounds or Flight Announce?
RevHeadz Engine Sounds ships an update every 3 months, and Flight Announce every 3 days. Most recently, RevHeadz Engine Sounds was updated on October 29, 2026 and Flight Announce on October 31, 2026.

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