Comparison

RaceChrono Pro vs Driver One

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
Read full description

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

Driver One

Features
Read full description

Gerencie seus campeonatos de kart, automobilismo e simracing. Ranking global, comparação entre pilotos, resultados em tempo real e gestão completa de categorias, equipes e pontuação — tudo em um só lugar.

Screenshots

RaceChrono Pro4 screens
Driver One4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Driver One at Free against RaceChrono Pro's $19.99. Driver One also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). RaceChrono Pro's advantage is chart position (#19 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads 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

Driver One is free to download; RaceChrono Pro costs $19.99 up front. RaceChrono Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Driver One asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RaceChrono Pro ships an update monthly, Driver One every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
RaceChrono Pro versus Driver One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaceChrono ProDriver One
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (174 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings174 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#19 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaceChrono OyVinicius Lopes

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RaceChrono Pro

One-time3
  • Reference session 3$0.99
  • Reference session 2$4.99
  • Reference session 1$8.99
None

Driver One

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RaceChrono Pro free?
RaceChrono Pro costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Driver One free?
Driver One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RaceChrono Pro or Driver One have ads?
Neither RaceChrono Pro nor Driver One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RaceChrono Pro or Driver One?
RaceChrono Pro ships an update monthly, and Driver One every 5 weeks. Most recently, RaceChrono Pro was updated on September 21, 2026 and Driver One on September 10, 2026.

Other comparisons