# Hotlap — user reviews > 36 indexed App Store user reviews of Hotlap by Extravehicular Activity, Inc., rated 4.34/5 from 79 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hotlap/id1277202844/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hotlap/id1277202844.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 61 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 9 ## Newest reviews (12 of 36) ### 4/5 — A bit confusing *2022-05-28* Wouldn’t automatically start timing it would take a couple laps kinda weird situation to find your times besides that it’s really good ### 2/5 — Won’t let me pick my car *2022-04-09, version 2.9.3* I am driving a kit type car—unless I missed it, there is no “other” car to choose. The closest thing is a Caterham, it won’t let me enter that either. Maybe it is user error, but it should be easier. Also, on the telemetry, the text/title covers then MPH at the far left of the graph—it is hard to read since it covers the value. ### 4/5 — Love it *2022-03-27* The layout of this app is phenomenal and the data it provides is even better. It’s amazing to see everyone’s times in one single spot! The only problem is two of my buddies sessions (along with a few other drivers) were not recorded. All of my sessions recorded flawlessly and I am absolutely loving this app! ### 5/5 — Miaduhhhh *2021-09-11, version 2.9.3* Works ### 4/5 — CarPlay Support *2021-07-06, version 2.9.3* Love the app so far however would love to see CarPlay lap time support ### 5/5 — I just wish there was an apple carplay update. *2021-05-23* I find it to be clumsy now that my newer car has Apple CarPlay and can’t use the lap timer app, seems counter-intuitive not to use it that way. ### 5/5 — Great app *2021-02-11* Social media for car nuts, heaps of fun viewing laps ### 5/5 — Great App *2020-11-30* Interface is very user friendly, and connecting with friends and seeing lap times is also very simple. Highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Funciona muito bem *2020-11-30* Funcionou muito bem no Autódromo de Curitiba ### 5/5 — So Cal tracks *2020-10-10, version 2.8.10* This is pretty accurate, and Free timing.. can’t beat that !! Good stuff ### 5/5 — Top Notch Timing App *2020-09-20, version 2.8.6* Awesome to use! Who needs to pay for a transponder rental when you’ve got Hot Lap. ### 5/5 — Works well as intended! *2020-09-19* Good features, the social bit is pretty cool. Is there a way to make it work even when the app is running in the background? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don’t get a new phone! *2025-08-20* Got a new phone transferred the app over. I use my same login and password and when I open the app, all of my data was gone. It’s almost like it over wrote my old account with a new one. Don’t worry though, somehow it still knows what the last track I was at was. ### 1/5 — Bad to worse *2024-06-08, version 2.9.3* Lately this app has been a let down. Never works never updates. Cool concept if it actually worked ### 1/5 — Profile pic *2024-04-07, version 2.9.3* App has no setting for updating profile picture. This needs to be fixed ### 1/5 — Photo Upload feature is broken *2023-01-09, version 2.9.3* images stop loading at 90% ### 1/5 — Very buggy lately *2022-10-19, version 2.9.3* We are at track events already at 2 different places and the app would just not record the times or be extremely slow. If I was to guess its the servers that are not keeping up with the demand I Wouldn’t mind an AD here and there for better service and longevity of the app ### 1/5 — Lost all of my lap info *2021-04-24* I normally use HLT and thought I’d try this since many of my friends use it and in theory it’s a great app. Fail. I’d love to talk with a developer because I did 4 sessions at Button earlier this week and it all disappeared. No data. No video. Nothing. Only the one fastest lap was saved and no telemetry was exported with the video. ### 1/5 — OBD2 *2020-07-22, version 2.6.4* I have tried three different BT OBD2 adapters on 3 different cars and your app doesn’t recognize any of them. One was lelink and another Carista. Please advise. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t seem to work. *2019-07-14, version 2.2.27* Does not seem to do anything. Added my car...you think there would be a list of cars or a set up. Clicking another persons car does nothing. ### 2/5 — Lost my profile *2024-12-24* I lost my profile after getting a new phone. I put in the same email I used and it just created a new account while my original still exists ### 2/5 — It half works *2022-05-26* As of right now this app is pretty buggy. It does the essentials right but some of the Hotlap Plus features do not work. The OBD2 recording feature doesn’t work. The live delta time while recording a lap doesn’t work. These are two features that sold me on purchasing a Hotlap Plus subscription, but they won’t work. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great and simple *2024-12-29* One of my friends recommended this app and I used it on my first track day. Extremely simple to setup, the app automatically detects the closest track, lets you share times with friends. I already suggested the app to 5 other racers on my first day using it. My only suggestion would be to make the app record times while the screen is off. Because some beginners do not want to be distracted by looking at the time. ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2024-07-26* Not a lot of experience with the app so far but my first track day it worked well between my friends and I. Would highly recommend and it’s free. ### 5/5 — Works Great *2024-01-12* I love this app for track days. I downloaded without much thought because I needed something quickly at the track and it has been simple and consistent. ### 5/5 — Nice. Even nicer if CarPlay! *2023-08-12* I wish it can display on the car’s screen. ### 5/5 — Great tool for the track *2022-06-04* Hard to navigate at first but once you get it down it’s great ### 5/5 — Great app *2022-05-15* Very useful for comparing to friends at the racetrack. Accurate times. ### 5/5 — Awesome app, easy to use, cool features! *2022-02-17* For a free lap timer, what more can you want? Does a great job, and the leaderboard tracking is fun to keep up with your mates ### 5/5 — Review *2021-11-12, version 2.9.3* I use the app ever month when I put my car on the race track, works well for me ### 5/5 — Love the ease of use! *2021-11-06* Used it for the first time and very easy to use! Wish the track layout shown is more accurate. It always shows Leguna seca icon ### 5/5 — HotLap *2021-09-17* Been using this app for almost a year now. For anyone that’s looking for an easy to use lap timing application that’s accurate and reliable this is it. Very pleased and it’s never given me any issues while on track. Used it at many tracks in Southern California including Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Willow Springs International Raceway, Auto Club Speedway, & Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-14.*