Comparison

LoveRacing.NZ vs HSTC

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

Head to head
About

LoveRacing.NZ

Access New Zealand thoroughbred racing fields, detailed form, results, and news on your mobile device. Watch race replays, follow favorite horses, and get notified when they race. Adjusts for international time zones.

Highlights
  • Race fields and detailed form
  • Race and trial results
  • Race video replays
  • Latest NZ racing news
  • Performance profiles for runners
  • Black Book for favorite horses, jockeys, trainers
  • Trackside Radio audio feed
Features
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Get your New Zealand thoroughbred racing fields and form wherever you are. Featuring race fields, detailed form, race and trial results, race videos, and all the latest news, the LOVERACING App brings NZ thoroughbred racing to your mobile device. The App gives you: - Next To Go, with the day’s thoroughbred races from all NZ meetings. Tap to view the next race to go or look at recent results. - Race replays which can be viewed as soon as the video is available. You can watch these replays before seeing the result. - Fields for all NZ race meetings. -A performance profile for each runner, including a history of all previous starts in an expandable format that includes video replays, jockey and trainer statistics, and a ratings chart, -Sort the field based on your own performance criteria. -NZ racing news. -Registration - now login and save your settings. You can use your nzracing.co.nz account -Use the Black Book to follow your favourite horses, jockeys and trainers. You will be notified when they race. -Improved navigation and display, including trainer location, font changes, pull down to refresh and left or right swipe to flick through individual horse form within a race. -The app will adjust for International Time Zones, when device is out of NZ. If you can’t see the race live, you can listen live on the Trackside Radio audio feed, or watch the race replay after the event.

About

HSTC

Features
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Stay connected with Hamilton Squash & Tennis Club. Get the latest news, events, and updates – all in one easy app.

Screenshots

LoveRacing.NZ4 screens
HSTC2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HSTC at every 6 weeks against LoveRacing.NZ's every 20 months. HSTC also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LoveRacing.NZ ships an update every 20 months, HSTC every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
LoveRacing.NZ versus HSTC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoveRacing.NZHSTC
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB260 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNew Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Inc.Sportsground

In-app purchases

None

LoveRacing.NZ

No in-app purchases

None

HSTC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LoveRacing.NZ free?
LoveRacing.NZ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HSTC free?
HSTC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LoveRacing.NZ or HSTC have ads?
Neither LoveRacing.NZ nor HSTC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LoveRacing.NZ or HSTC?
LoveRacing.NZ ships an update every 20 months, and HSTC every 6 weeks. Most recently, LoveRacing.NZ was updated on September 27, 2026 and HSTC on October 10, 2026.

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