Comparison

RaceChrono Pro vs PGEAR

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

Head to head
About

RaceChrono Pro

This app serves as a comprehensive lap timer and data logger for motorsports, enabling users to record and analyze performance. It offers video recording with data overlays and supports a wide range of external GPS and OBD-II devices for enhanced accuracy.

Highlights
  • Lap timing with sectors and optimal lap
  • Track library with over 2600 pre-made tracks
  • Data analysis with synchronized graphs and maps
  • Predictive lap timing
  • Video recording with data overlay
  • Support for external GPS and OBD-II devices
  • Unlimited session length
Features
Currently charting
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RaceChrono Pro is a versatile lap timer, data logging and data analysis app designed especially for use in motorsports, replacing your traditional lap timers and data loggers. The RaceChrono Pro app also enables you to record videos and overlay them with the logged data. RaceChrono apps have a strong following, currently over 100000 active users. If you look around at pits during your race or track day, chances are that you’ll see someone using RaceChrono. Even many professionals, such as factory test drivers and race driving instructors, are known to use this app! No matter whether you ride motorbikes, drive go-karts or cars, on closed circuit or special stage tracks – this is the motorsports app for you. RaceChrono Pro has following major features: • Lap timing with sectors and optimal lap • Track library of over 2600 pre-made race tracks • Custom user defined circuit and point-to-point tracks • Smoothly scrolling data analysis with synchronised graph, X/Y graph, map, video and comparison video • Predictive lap timing and time delta graph • Hardware accelerated video export with configurable data overlay • Multiple camera recording and picture-in-picture video export • Video recording using internal camera • Linking and synchronising video files from almost all action cameras • Support for external GPS receivers; Dragy Pro/DRG70/DRG70-C/Lite, RaceBox Mini/Mini S/Micro, Qstarz BL-818GT/BL-1000GT/LT-8000GT, Columbus P-9 Race, Dual XGPS 150/160, VBOX Sport, Garmin GLO • Support for OBD-II readers; OBDLink MX+ Bluetooth, OBDLink CX Bluetooth, Dragy OBD, Vgate vLinker FS, Vgate vLinker/iCar BLE, PLX Kiwi 3/4, Carista OBD2 Bluetooth, Tonwon BLE 1/2/Pro, Veepeak OBDCheck BLE, UniCarScan UCSI-2000, OBDLink MX Wi-Fi, generic Wi-Fi OBD-II • Support for Bluetooth LE heart rate monitors • Unlimited session length, good for 24 hour races • Session data export in .ODS (session summary for Excel), .NMEA, .VBO and .CSV formats

About

PGEAR

This platform allows users to measure vehicle performance metrics like 0-100km/h and lap times using a connected GPS device. Compare your results with others on a global leaderboard and contribute to a community of motorsport enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Social media lap timer
  • Performance measurement (0-100km/h, 400m)
  • Lap timing on race tracks
  • Global leaderboards
  • Bluetooth GPS device integration
Features
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PGEAR App is the first social media lap timer platform.It works with a device called P-GEAR that connects a high quality GPS receiver and your phone via Bluetooth. Its main features include performance measuring for 0-100km/h,100-200km/h,400m but also includes lap-timing on race tracks. Individual results can be uploaded to the leader board where you can see how you compare against local,regional,national,international results. The app is updated regularly as we always strive to match our users need,we appreciate your feedback. (Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.)

Screenshots

RaceChrono Pro4 screens
PGEAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PGEAR at Free against RaceChrono Pro's $19.99. PGEAR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). RaceChrono Pro's advantage is ratings volume (174 vs 4) and chart position (#16 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PGEAR is free to download; RaceChrono Pro costs $19.99 up front. RaceChrono Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and PGEAR sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PGEAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RaceChrono Pro has 174 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of RaceChrono Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of PGEAR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
RaceChrono Pro versus PGEAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaceChrono ProPGEAR
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (174 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings174 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB285 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaceChrono OyHong Kong Pgear Interactive Technology Co., Limited

Customer experience

RaceChrono Pro

All ratings174 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral12.1%
Negative30.5%

PGEAR

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RaceChrono Pro

One-time3
  • Reference session 3$0.99
  • Reference session 2$4.99
  • Reference session 1$8.99
4 purchases

PGEAR

One-time4
  • VIP Privilege 1 Month$5.99
  • VIP Privilege 3 Months$14.99
  • VIP Privilege 6 Months$27.99
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  • VIP Privilege 1 Year$44.99

Questions

Is RaceChrono Pro free?
RaceChrono Pro costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PGEAR free?
PGEAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RaceChrono Pro or PGEAR?
PGEAR is rated higher. RaceChrono Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 174 ratings, while PGEAR averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do RaceChrono Pro or PGEAR have ads?
Neither RaceChrono Pro nor PGEAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RaceChrono Pro or PGEAR?
RaceChrono Pro ships an update monthly, and PGEAR monthly. Most recently, RaceChrono Pro was updated on September 25, 2026 and PGEAR on September 24, 2026.

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