# Pinewood Racing — Pinewood Derby Management

> Pinewood Derby event management and scoring tool for iOS. (iPhone/iPad app by Adam Morrone.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinewood-racing/id1460743331 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Adam Morrone](https://appshunter.io/developer/899351804)
- Category: Entertainment, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.64/5 from 14 App Store ratings · 11 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 24 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-08-07
- Data updated: 2026-06-11
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinewood-racing/id1460743331/reviews.md

## What is Pinewood Racing?

Pinewood Racing is for managing and scoring your next Pinewood Derby event. Use PwR on you iOS device (iPhone or iPad). PwR lets input all your racers in their respective groups to race. You are able to start one race or multiple races and are able to switch between active races for the purpose of running multiple tracks at once. PwR will schedule all the races utilizing the Lane Rotation method, and upon race completion will provide a PDF of the full results that you can share. PwR will also handle Tiebreakers, in the event of a tie for the 1st, 2nd or 3rd place finish the app will create the race for you. Any ties beyond 3rd place will stand as ties.

FEATURES:
 Lane Rotation Method
 Run multiple races at the same time
 Race up to 100 Racers using 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 Lane Tracks
 Provides a PDF results page you can share with others
 Handles tiebreakers
 Fast racer registration input with images

Supported Races
2 Lane Track - Up to 100 Racers
3 Lane Track - Up to 100 Racers
4 Lane Track - Up to 100 Racers
5 Lane Track - Up to 100 Racers
6 Lane Track - Up to 100 Racers
7 Lane Track - Up to 100 Racers
8 Lane Track - Up to 100 Racers
9 Lane Track - Up to 100 Racers
10 Lane Track - Up to 100 Racers

## Key features

- Manage Pinewood Derby events
- Score races with multiple tracks
- Handle tiebreakers automatically
- Generate shareable PDF results
- Input racers with images
- Supports up to 100 racers on 2-10 lane tracks

## Recent user reviews (10 of 11)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinewood-racing/id1460743331/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Great app!

*2026-02-11, version 1.1.2*

We used this app for our Pinewood Derby & it helped a lot! We did run into a few issues, but I looked through a lot of options, and it seemed to be the best one for us. 

Wishlist (possibly user error):
- ability to click on photos to enlarge them
- place to input race times
- ability to do a winners bracket between the dens
- ability to change group of racer after saving (seemed to be locked)
- summary pdf of all races

App did glitch a bit when using, but I messed around for a bit & it worked again. Thank you for this app! It was a blessing to have for our derby.

### 1/5 — Not functional and crashed

*2025-04-12, version 1.1.2*

User interface is broken adding users is broken crashed on racing

### 4/5 — Great App but…

*2025-03-10, version 1.1.2*

Overall good app, especially for our first time running a derby. I do have a few ideas that could make it even better. 

1. Some sort of pre registration, then allowing us to check in after we weigh the cars. Registration took over 30 minutes because I was the bottleneck on the app. 

1b. Or, having the ability for multiple devices hooked to the same event so we could double the speed of registration. 

2. Ability to edit registrations after they are created. Had a few kids put into the wrong groupings, so we had to delete them and start over. 

3. Randomized races. If the next race car is the fastest, and yours is also great, you’ll race them 3 times and you’ll have no chance of hitting the podium. 

4.  Have the tie breakers happen BEFORE the pdf is created. It was really confusing having multiple race pdfs to figure out the finishers. Related, the tie breakers assigned new race car numbers, which meant finding the cars was tricky. Thankfully we took pictures. 

Overall it went well, and we’ll likely use again.

### 5/5 — The ONLY way to run your derby

*2024-04-13, version 1.1.2*

Once we figured out that you can’t run a race group of three on four lanes, we were set! This app is fool proof. No more messing about with timer-connected software that constantly needs updating. Great derby day thanks to this app!!

### 1/5 — Crashes every time I try to race

*2024-02-03, version 1.1.2*

Just downloaded, have not been able to run a race yet.

### 1/5 — App keeps crashing

*2024-01-24, version 1.1.2*

Looks great but whenever i go to start race app crashes

### 4/5 — Good derby app

*2022-02-18, version 1.1.2*

Good app. I would like to have some sound effects when race initiated. Also an animated scroll on final results so each contestant can be announced one at a time with app. Regardless, I like this app.

### 4/5 — Good app needs a little tweaking but made our race go well.

*2021-06-19, version 1.1.2*

Good app! Could use a randomized race order. Does a tie breaker style tournament not a double elimination style. Had to fully Disclose this to the racers. Everyone races at least twice. But those who only win one of their two in the first don’t move on to the next round. The next round will have the cars that won both races first round for a tie breaker. And so on. Til you get your final 3 racers to a final round. That this 25 car race went quickly about an hour and a half. Would use again!

### 1/5 — Glitchy

*2021-04-27, version 1.1.2*

Used this for our Pack pinewood derby event. It’s a good thing we are a small group because it kept crashing on us. We ended up finishing the night using paper to keep track because we couldn’t rely on the app to work.

Also, great for determining first place, but will not prompt for a tiebreaker at third place and I could not find a way to select and track only 2 kids to run my own tiebreaker.

Overall, very frustrating experience. Won’t use again.

### 5/5 — Great!

*2020-09-30, version 1.1.2*

This app was such a time saver and great way to run the derby.  Most of it was intuitive, but I had to figure out to swipe left in order to edit racer info and to see past race results pdf.  The app even prompted me that there was a tie and automatically set up a race for the tied racers.  Very cool.

## Frequently asked questions about Pinewood Racing

### What is Pinewood Racing used for?

Pinewood Racing is an application designed to help you manage and score your Pinewood Derby events. It allows you to input racers, group them, run races, and automatically handles tiebreakers.

### Can Pinewood Racing handle multiple tracks at once?

Yes, Pinewood Racing allows you to run multiple races simultaneously and switch between active races, making it suitable for managing events with multiple tracks.

### How many racers and lanes does Pinewood Racing support?

The app supports racing up to 100 racers on tracks with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 lanes.

### Does Pinewood Racing provide results that can be shared?

Upon race completion, Pinewood Racing provides a PDF of the full results that you can easily share with others.

### How does Pinewood Racing handle ties?

Pinewood Racing automatically handles tiebreakers for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes. Any ties beyond 3rd place will stand as ties.

### What devices is Pinewood Racing available on?

Pinewood Racing is available for iOS devices, including iPhone, iPad, and iPod.

### What is the age rating for Pinewood Racing?

Pinewood Racing has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for young participants and organizers.

### How often is Pinewood Racing updated?

The latest version of Pinewood Racing is 1.1.2, which was last updated on September 8, 2020. The initial release date was August 7, 2020.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.1.2 — 2020-09-08

Minor Improvements and Fixes

### 1.1.1 — 2020-08-30

VERSION 1.1.1
Minor Fix

VERSION 1.1.0
Scaled up the racing formats to now be more lanes and number of racers supported. 
Formats are as followed:
2 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
3 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
4 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
5 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
6 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
7 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
8 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
9 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
10 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers

### 1.1.0 — 2020-08-28

Scaled up the racing formats to now be more lanes and number of racers supported. 
Formats are as followed:
2 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
3 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
4 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
5 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
6 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
7 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
8 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
9 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers
10 Lanes with 2 - 100 Racers

### 1.0.0 — 2020-08-07

No release notes.

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