Comparison

APEX Pro (Legacy) vs LapSnap

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

Head to head
About

APEX Pro (Legacy)

This app provides powerful data acquisition for motorsports, offering real-time feedback and extensive post-driving analysis. It helps drivers improve their skills by modeling track and vehicle capabilities, with features for both hardware users and a standalone lap timer.

Highlights
  • Real-time LED feedback
  • Extensive post-session analysis
  • Machine learning track modeling
  • Lap Timer Plus subscription
  • OBDII engine data and diagnostics
  • GPS lap timing and analysis
  • Crew View live feed
Features
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APEX Pro is powerful, cost effective, data acquisition for motorsports. APEX Pro's mission is to lower the barrier to quality data acquisition by providing simple to use standalone hardware, controlled by your Apple/ iOS device, and the NEW APEX Pro Lap Timer feature that does not require hardware. The APEX Pro Hardware uses a 9 Axis IMU, a 10HZ GPS and machine learning to model the track and your vehicle's capabilities. APEX provides real-time feedback via LED's while in car and extensive information on the app post driving session. Who is APEX Pro for? APEX helps drivers learn to drive the car at the limit of the tire's grip. Whether you are a racer, track day driver, or autocrosser, that is a valuable skill to have. It is a Grip Gauge that shows you where extra grip is being left on the table. APEX Pro customers participate in all types of four wheeled motorsports: Road Racing, Autocross, Rally, Track Days/ HPDE, Time Attack. What does APEX offer with the APEX Pro Hardware? 10 x GPS accuracy and frequency of the smartphone GPS, APEX’s proprietary machine learning model (APEX Score) for real-time, in-car analysis, MPH/KPH selection, Crew View: Access Live Feed posting of User Records, Ability to post laps to “Top Ten” record board, Extensive post-session analysis, Overlay APEX Score, Speed, Lat G, Long G, OBDII channels (with OBDII hardware), Yaw Rate on GPS image, histogram plots, X,Y chart, and Scatterplot, Lap Replay, Interactive Speedometer, Light Bar replay, AirDrop Data sharing, Overlay laps from different days or sessions at the same track. Gain/ Loss Time overlay on GPS Satellite image. What does the App offer with APEX Pro OBDII? For everyday use: Gage cluster for live engine data. Check engine light (MIL) diagnostic codes. Zero-to-sixty MPH timer. For racing: High quality GPS Lap Timing with Phone GPS, Access to Crew View Live feed, GPS Satellite image overlay with heat maps showing Speed and Long. G, Speed trace and histogram plots for further analysis, OBDII data channels recorded, Lap replay function with interactive speedometer, AirDrop data sharing for data overlay with other drivers on the same track, Auto track selection at hundreds of official tracks around the world. Toggle “Enable Phone GPS Logging” to use the app with no APEX Pro Hardware. What does the App offer with 'Lap Timer Plus' subscription? After your first lap on track, the timer can be used to show your predicted lap time or the delta between your current lap and your best so far. This allows competitive drivers to quickly identify the effect of changes in the driving line or the effect of traffic. For review, the track can be split into sectors and a theoretical best lap calculated to set goals for your next session. Video can be recorded during a driving session and then rendered with data overlays after the session. Please visit www.apextrackcoach.com for detailed information, FAQ’s / documentation, videos and more. Follow @officialapexpro on Facebook and Instagram!

About

LapSnap

Analyze your race track performance with detailed telemetry data. Visualize your lines, compare laps, and optimize your vehicle setup. Supports external devices or your phone's GPS for lap recording.

Highlights
  • Visualize lap lines and analyze speed/acceleration
  • Compare laps with best, optimal, or other racers
  • Record laps using phone GPS
  • Leaderboards per track
  • Save vehicle setup configurations
  • Calculate optimal lap from best sectors
Features
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Get the most out of your AiM Solo 2, MyChron, GPS enabled GoPro or RaceBox Mini S at a race track by connecting it to your phone and downloading sessions. LapSnap is the first mobile app to connect your AiM device directly to your phone, without extra equipment. Just connect, download and analyze. No lap timer? No problem! LapSnap now supports recording your laps using just your phone. - Visualize the lines and analyze each lap to see why you’ve been fast or slow in a particular part of the track. You can analyze speed, acceleration or deceleration, gas and brakes application, RPMs, gear change, lean angel for motorcycles, temperatures for Go-Karts, as well as your line on the map. - Compare your laps with your best lap, optimal lap or with someone else’s lap to see what you can do to become faster. - Easy access to each session and each lap. This way you can always refer back to a particular lap. - Leaderboard. See how you stack up against others racers. Each track has a leaderboard. - Save your setup. Every session can contain your vehicle settings like suspension setup, gear ratio, tires you use etc. This way when you're coming back to a track, you can refer to the settings you've used the last time and you're not wasting valuable track time finding a setting that works. - Optimal Lap. Your laps are divided into sectors. By taking best sectors of different laps we can put together an Optimal lap. This way you can see what you are capable of if you get every part of you lap just right. Terms of use: https://lapsnap.app/terms.html This service is not affiliated with, endorsed by or in any way associated with AiM Tech Srl or GoPro Inc. or their products and services. GoPro, HERO, and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc. AiM and its logo is a trademark or registered trademark of AiM Tech Srl. RaceBox and its logo is a trademark or registered trademark of RaceBox Motorsport LLC.

Screenshots

APEX Pro (Legacy)4 screens
LapSnap4 screens

Verdict

The call

APEX Pro (Legacy) and LapSnap both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of APEX Pro (Legacy)'s written reviews are positive against 30% of LapSnap's. APEX Pro (Legacy) also leads on ads (none vs shown). LapSnap's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. APEX Pro (Legacy) sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and LapSnap sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

APEX Pro (Legacy) holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 120 and 246 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of APEX Pro (Legacy)'s written reviews are positive against 30% of LapSnap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

APEX Pro (Legacy) ships an update every 5 weeks, LapSnap every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
APEX Pro (Legacy) versus LapSnap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPEX Pro (Legacy)LapSnap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (120 ratings) — better4.8 (246 ratings)
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings120246 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB203 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperApex Pro LLCLapSnap Inc

Customer experience

APEX Pro (Legacy)

All ratings120 ratings
Positive99.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

LapSnap

All ratings245 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative45.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

APEX Pro (Legacy)

Subscriptions4
  • Predictive$4.991 Month
  • Video1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Telemetry Streaming$14.991 Month
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  • LTP Membership$98.991 Year
7 purchases

LapSnap

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly All Access14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Promo Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual Black Friday deal$49.991 Year
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  • Annual All Access14 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Annual All Access$99.991 Year
  • Promo Annual1 Year trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • 1 Day Pass$4.99

Questions

Is APEX Pro (Legacy) free?
APEX Pro (Legacy) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LapSnap free?
LapSnap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, APEX Pro (Legacy) or LapSnap?
APEX Pro (Legacy) is rated higher. APEX Pro (Legacy) averages 4.9 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while LapSnap averages 4.8 from 246 ratings.
Do APEX Pro (Legacy) or LapSnap have ads?
LapSnap shows ads; APEX Pro (Legacy) does not.
Which is updated more often, APEX Pro (Legacy) or LapSnap?
APEX Pro (Legacy) ships an update every 5 weeks, and LapSnap every 2 weeks. Most recently, APEX Pro (Legacy) was updated on November 6, 2026 and LapSnap on November 7, 2026.

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