RaceChrono Pro vs TrackNinja
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
TrackNinja
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TrackNinja is a race car data app designed to help grassroots drivers extract better on-track performance from their track days and race weekends through data input and analysis. Use our Data Garage to input any metrics about your vehicle from setup numbers, aftermarket parts, and tire sets. Keep track of cold and hot pit data throughout a weekend or across a season and visualize what lap time gains were made from any setup changes through the GPS Lap Timer. The flow of the app is simple: Enter your vehicle information, setup data, and any upgrades or modifications you have and save them in the Data Garage. Select a tire set and hit the track using the GPS Lap Timer to save your on-board video and lap times for review. As you come off the track, enter your Hot Pit Data to gather accurate information about how the vehicle performed. Adjust your setup, update the Data Garage, and hit the track again. Your setup sheets are immediately saved to the cloud and can be compared to each other as soon as you’re back in the paddock. Data Garage Utilize the features of our Data Garage to help increase your organization and efficiency and improve your lap times Enter and track car setup information including tires, engine, suspension, drivetrain, brakes, aero and safety. GPS Lap Timer Use our track database or create your own circuit or point-to-point track Keep track of your lap times throughout each event, separated by session, with GPS and speed trace graphs On-board video recorded from your phone’s camera automatically syncs to each lap* Parts and Upgrades Enter all of your OEM parts or aftermarket modifications into the Data Garage and track your vehicle’s development progress, tied to each session and lap time to correlate gains Save vehicle configurations including racing group, vehicle type, and customize every component Car Setup Visualize your car’s setup data in each session, from Cold Pit Data before the car hits the track to Hot Pit Data and see where the car is at throughout a weekend Tire Inventory Optimize your tire usage by keeping track of mileage, heat cycles, laps completed, and more per set of tires Fuel Calculator Get an idea of how much fuel to run in each session with our fuel calculator including warmup or cooldown laps Save Multiple Vehicles* Switch between vehicles so your data is kept clear for every car you take out on track Checklists Get an idea of what to bring to the track for spares, consumables, tools, and more Create your own custom checklists for every event* Leaderboard See how you stack up against other drivers at the same tracks as you *Requires paid subscription This app offers auto-renewable subscriptions. Subscriptions include: - Epic Monthly: One Month, $9.99 - Epic Yearly: One Year, $99 For more information: - Terms of Use: https://trackninja.io/savetrackninja/end-user-license-agreement - Privacy Policy: https://trackninja.io/savetrackninja/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TrackNinja at Free against RaceChrono Pro's $19.99. RaceChrono Pro's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and chart position (#10 vs unranked). On 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
TrackNinja is free to download; RaceChrono Pro costs $19.99 up front. RaceChrono Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and TrackNinja sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RaceChrono Pro ships an update monthly, TrackNinja every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RaceChrono Pro | TrackNinja |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (174 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 174 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Best chart rank | #10 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RaceChrono Oy | TrackNinja Inc. |
In-app purchases
RaceChrono Pro
- Reference session 3$0.99
- Reference session 2$4.99
- Reference session 1$8.99
TrackNinja
- Epic Monthly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Epic Yearly Plan7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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