Car vs ShiftPower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Car
Never forget where you parked again. This app marks your car's location with a tap and provides walking directions back to it. It also includes a parking meter timer with customizable reminders.
- Mark current location as parked spot
- Get walking directions to parked car
- Parking meter timer with reminders
- Clear location marker after use
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Never lose your car again. Car-Connect saves where you parked with one tap and walks you back to it. PARK Tap the pin button when you park and Car-Connect drops a marker at your spot. It's saved even if you close the app. Tap the pin anytime to see how long ago you parked. If you parked a few spaces off, use Move to drag the marker exactly where your car is. FIND YOUR CAR When it's time to leave, open the Parking tab. Tap Walk for walking directions back to your car, or Show Pin to jump the map to it. The route shrinks as you walk. When you're back at your car, tap Clear and you're ready for next time. BEAT THE METER Parked at a meter? On the Meter tab, enter how much time is left and see a live countdown. Choose how early you want a reminder, like 10 minutes before it expires, and Car-Connect sends you a notification so you can get back in time. Simple, private, and free of clutter: no account, no sign-up.
ShiftPower
Enhance your driving experience with customizable acceleration modes for sportier and safer performance. Control your vehicle's safety with dedicated Lock and Valet modes, offering over 300 acceleration response maps for a personalized feel.
- Four customizable driving modes
- Lock and Valet safety modes
- Over 300 acceleration response maps
- Sportier and safer overtaking
- Plug-and-Play installation
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Eliminate acceleration delay with four customizable quick access driving modes (Dynamic, Sport, Super Sport and Race). Control your car's safety with Lock and Valet modes. Enjoy the pleasure of driving in a sportier and safer way when overtaking. Over 300 acceleration response maps. Easy installation. Plug-and-Play connections. Here begins the experience of driving a new car, yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Car at none against ShiftPower's shown. Car also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). ShiftPower's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (352 vs 3). On price, rating and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Car holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShiftPower has 352 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Car ships an update every 6 months, ShiftPower every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Car | ShiftPower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.8 (352 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 61.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 352 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Dutton | Faaftech Tecnologia Ltda |
Customer experience
Car
ShiftPower
In-app purchases
Car
No in-app purchases
ShiftPower
No in-app purchases
