Comparison

RaceCapture vs Apex Dash

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

Head to head
About

RaceCapture

Transform your device into a real-time telemetry dashboard for a powerful data acquisition system. Design custom dashboards, analyze lap data, and configure pit stop timers. Supports live streaming, predictive lap times, and automatic track map detection.

Highlights
  • Customizable dashboards
  • Real-time telemetry streaming
  • In-app log file analysis
  • Configurable pit stop timer
  • Predictive lap times
  • Sensor and OBDII/CAN data integration
  • Automatic track map detection
Features
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Transform your phone or tablet into a dashboard that can transmit real-time telemetry for RaceCapture/Pro - a powerful Data Acquisition system by Autosport Labs. Learn more at http://www.autosportlabs.com Features * Design custom dashboards that you can share with friends * Stream real-time telemetry to Podium http://podium.live for live analysis, sharing, lap comparison and playback * In app analysis features - import your RaceCapture log file data and inspect your lap data! * Automatic, configurable pit stop timer for endurance racers * Show predictive lap times using RaceCapture/Pro's high performance GPS * Customize gauges with sensor data, OBDII and CAN bus data streams from the RaceCapture system * Automatic track map detection with support for hundreds of race tracks * Fully configure all of the features and settings in RaceCapture/Pro - no laptop needed! Getting started: * Full quick-start guide: http://wiki.autosportlabs.com * Power up your RaceCapture device * Connect your iOS device to RaceCapture's WiFI network * Start the Race Capture app * The app will automatically search and connect your RaceCapture system. * Select the dashboard view and navigate the different screens. Here you can customize the screens with the channels you have enabled. Troubleshooting: * Make sure you're on the latest version of the RaceCapture firmware * If you have trouble connecting via WiFi: * * Verify you're connected to RaceCapture's wifi network. Alternatively, you can configure your RaceCapture device to connect to your phone's hotspot, or you can connect both devices to a common WiFi access point. * * More troubleshooting at: http://wiki.autosportlabs.com and forums at http://forum.autosportlabs.com

About

Apex Dash

Features
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Apex Dash turns your iPhone or iPad into the steering wheel display of your racing game. Your game already sends everything the car is doing over Wi-Fi, sixty times a second. Apex Dash listens to it and draws it the way a real wheel display would: revs, gear, speed, tyre and brake temperatures, lap times and how far ahead or behind your best lap you are. Prop the phone up in front of you and drive. SIX DASHBOARDS • Realistic - a real wheel LCD in a bezel, with rev LEDs and FIA flag lights • Broadcast - the TV graphics halo: speed dial, overtake, recharge and deploy • Dot Matrix - a wheel LCD where every shape resolves into LED dots • Modern - clean and high contrast • Game - the in-cockpit display • Cluster - three analogue dials in a machined metal housing Swipe to change dashboard, tap to go full screen. LIVE ON TRACK • 15 LED rev strip and a shift flash, with an optional flash of the phone's LED • Gear, speed, RPM, throttle and brake • Tyre surface, inner and brake temperatures, colour coded • Live delta to your best lap, gap to the car ahead, sector times in purple, green and yellow • Start lights, FIA flags, invalid lap and pit limiter • Overtake and active aero, or DRS, depending on the game EVERY LAP, RECORDED Each completed lap is saved twenty times a second. Open the address the app shows in any browser on the same Wi-Fi and study it properly: track map coloured by speed, pedals or sectors, a time delta against another lap, speed, throttle, brake, gear, steering, lateral G and battery traces, and a corner table with brake points and entry, apex and exit speeds. The page is served by the phone itself. Your laps never leave your network. NO GAME HANDY? Turn on Demo drive in Settings. A simulated car laps a circuit so you can see everything working before you set up the game. WORKS WITH EA SPORTS F1® 26 and F1® 25 on PC, PlayStation and Xbox. In the game, open Settings › Telemetry, turn UDP Telemetry on, leave Broadcast Mode off, and enter the IP address and port the app shows you. FREE AND OPEN SOURCE No ads, no accounts, no analytics, no subscriptions. The full source code is on GitHub under the GPLv3 licence, and new games, dashboards and languages arrive through contributions. A note on flashing lights: the shift warning flashes the screen quickly, and can flash the phone's LED. The LED is off by default and a warning is shown before first use. If you are sensitive to flashing light, leave both off. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Formula One, the FIA, Electronic Arts or Codemasters. F1 and Formula 1 are trademarks of Formula One Licensing B.V., used here only to say which games this app reads telemetry from.

Screenshots

RaceCapture4 screens
Apex Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Apex Dash at every 2 days against RaceCapture's monthly. RaceCapture's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). 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

RaceCapture ships an update monthly, Apex Dash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
RaceCapture versus Apex Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaceCaptureApex Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutosport LabsBekir Ersever

In-app purchases

None

RaceCapture

No in-app purchases

None

Apex Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RaceCapture free?
RaceCapture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apex Dash free?
Apex Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RaceCapture or Apex Dash have ads?
Neither RaceCapture nor Apex Dash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RaceCapture or Apex Dash?
RaceCapture ships an update monthly, and Apex Dash every 2 days. Most recently, RaceCapture was updated on October 17, 2026 and Apex Dash on October 14, 2026.

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