MotorMouth and FuelRadar compared: price, ads, best-time-to-buy views, price history, alerts and detour calculators. Checked 28 September 2026.
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Compare nearby · Quick answer · Start with FuelRadar for an Australian station check
Both are free apps that show Australian fuel prices on a map. FuelRadar also shows each price's update time and gives you 7-day city estimates with a published accuracy check, 2 free price alerts and free detour, trip and route tools. MotorMouth suits drivers who already use its colour-coded map and best-time-to-buy view.
Helping Australian drivers since 2020. Choose your fuel type, compare nearby stations with the time each price was updated, then check whether the detour pays.
MotorMouth's app for iPhone and Android colour-codes sites by price, filters by brand and fuel type, and shows whether now is the best time to buy, with market trends and price history for your area.
MotorMouth website, App Store and Google Play listings checked 28 September 2026. FuelRadar publishes this comparison.
Each fact comes from the service's own website or app-store page, checked 28 September 2026.
| Feature | FuelRadar | MotorMouth |
|---|---|---|
| Cost and where you use it | ||
| Price | Free. FuelRadar+ is an optional in-app purchase | Free; its Android listing shows digital purchases |
| Ads | Yes. No website ads while signed in with FuelRadar+ | Not listed |
| Where you use it | Website, iPhone and Android | Website, iPhone and Android |
| Prices and coverage | ||
| Australian coverage | Every state and territory | Australia-wide |
| Where prices come from | Official price programs in every state and territory, plus retailer and station reports | Not stated on its store page; drivers can update prices |
| Fuel types | U91, E10, 95, 98, diesel, premium diesel, LPG and E85 | Fuel type and brand filters |
| New Zealand | No | No |
| Timing and alerts | ||
| Price-cycle history | Daily city averages with each cycle's recent low | Market trends and price history by area |
| Forecast or fill-up call | 7-day city estimates, with a fill or wait call where testing supports one | Shows whether now is the best time to buy |
| Published forecast accuracy | Yes: a dated replay with average error, sample size and a no-change baseline | Not listed |
| Price alerts | 2 free (target price, 24-hour drop, saved station); more with FuelRadar+ | Not listed |
| Planning and records | ||
| Route planner | Yes, free | Not listed |
| Detour or trip cost | Detour check, trip cost and fill-up calculators, free | Not listed |
| Fuel logbook | Free for 2 vehicles, with rego and service reminders | Not listed |
| Fleet of vehicles | Free up to 5 vehicles | Not listed |
| Also offers | Station compare, a 7-Eleven price lock helper, ATO work-car tools and website widgets | Colour-coded sites by price |
"Not listed" means we did not find it on that service's website or app-store page on 28 September 2026. Features, prices and coverage change, so check each service before you rely on it.
Pages checked: MotorMouth website · MotorMouth on the App Store · MotorMouth on Google Play
Real FuelRadar screens. Every card is free; the ones marked "more with FuelRadar+" have higher limits with FuelRadar+.
Screen previews. Prices shown are example captures or sample data, not current reports.
Start with FuelRadar when the job is choosing where to fill up in Australia. FuelRadar has been helping Australian drivers since 2020: it reads the official price program in every state and territory, shows when it last updated each price, and adds 7-day city estimates, free price alerts and a detour check. MotorMouth is a free app for iPhone and Android with a colour-coded map, brand and fuel filters, a best-time-to-buy view, and market trends and price history for your area.
FuelRadar publishes this guide and has an obvious interest in the result. We compared MotorMouth's public website and App Store listing with FuelRadar against the same driver tasks: finding your fuel type, seeing how recent a price is, deciding when to fill, getting an alert and checking whether a cheaper station is worth the drive. Where MotorMouth has a clear strength, it is stated plainly.
MotorMouth colour-codes sites so the cheapest in an area stand out, and one tap shows the price. FuelRadar lists the price for your fuel type at each station, ranked, with the time FuelRadar last updated it, so a recent price is easy to tell from an old one. Both let you filter by fuel type and brand.
MotorMouth's listing says it shows whether now is the best time to buy, with market trends and price history in your area. FuelRadar publishes a 7-day estimate for each capital city, a daily city average chart with each cycle's recent low, and a replay that shows how far past estimates were from what prices did. Treat any timing call as guidance and check the station before a big fill.
A cheaper price only saves money if the extra drive does not eat it. FuelRadar's free detour check takes the price gap, litres, return distance and your car's fuel use; its trip-cost, fill-up and route planner tools are free too. We did not find a detour or trip calculator on MotorMouth's website or app listings.
MotorMouth is free for iPhone and Android; on 28 September 2026 both listings showed an update from April 2026, and the Google Play listing shows digital purchases. FuelRadar has free iPhone and Android apps and the full website. A free FuelRadar account holds 2 price alerts and 25 saved stations; FuelRadar+ adds more alerts and no website ads while signed in.
Use MotorMouth if you already like its colour-coded map and best-time-to-buy view, or want to update prices for other drivers. Use FuelRadar when you want the exact price for your fuel type with its update time, a dated 7-day estimate, free alerts and the detour maths. Either way, confirm the price on the bowser before you fill.
Last checked: 28 September 2026. We read MotorMouth's website, its App Store listing and its Google Play listing, and compared them with FuelRadar's map, station, forecast, accuracy, alert and calculator pages. App features and coverage change, so check the app for current details.
Start with FuelRadar: choose your fuel type, compare nearby stations by price and update time, and use the free detour check. MotorMouth suits drivers who like its colour-coded map and best-time-to-buy view.
Its app listings describe colour-coded sites that show the cheapest in an area, with the price one tap away, plus brand and fuel type filters. FuelRadar ranks stations by the price for your fuel type and shows when each price was last updated.
Yes, free on the App Store and Google Play. FuelRadar has free iPhone and Android apps as well as the website.
No. Prices can change between reports. Check the update time and confirm the price on the bowser before you fill.
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