TrackKeeper vs Garmin Catalyst™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrackKeeper
Manage your track day schedule in real-time with this app. It displays current and upcoming run groups, classroom sessions, and breaks with color-coded graphics. Stay organized and on time for all track day activities.
- Live schedule management
- Real-time updates
- Color-coded graphics
- Run group tracking
- Classroom session alerts
- Track break notifications
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Follow Your Track Day Schedule Live with TrackKeeper. TrackKeeper is a convenient "At the Track" schedule manager and time tracking tool with a host of handy features. TrackKeeper is suitable to manage time and tasks more effectively and efficiently while you enjoy your track day. A must-have for any track day enthusiast, TrackKeeper keeps all data in sync across iOS mobile devices. TrackKeeper displays current time, the Run Group currently “On Track”, the Run Group that is “Up Next”, classroom sessions, and track breaks, all with easy to identify color graphics – all in real time. TrackKeeper also displays the full day’s schedule by Run Groups. This schedule automatically updates itself as the on track activities progress throughout the day displaying only time relevant information. TrackKeeper is a live online - at the track - schedule, compatible with all current iOS devices. No more missed announcements or lost paper schedules. TrackKeeper is always available online during track days and is always up-to-date with the latest schedule changes. TrackKeeper is a high tech, easy way to make sure you are always up-to-date and on time. TrackKeeper requires that your event organizers subscribe to the TrackKeeper service.
Garmin Catalyst™
Access and analyze your motorsports performance data on your smartphone. Review lap times, session summaries, and driver profiles. Track annual driving activity and session weather conditions.
- Access performance data
- View lap times
- Session summaries
- Customizable driver profiles
- Track annual activity
- Record weather conditions
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For motorsports drivers of all levels, the Garmin Catalyst™ app provides a simple, intuitive way to access your Garmin Catalyst™ performance data — including lap times, session summaries and customizable driver profiles— on your compatible smartphone or tablet. The app also tracks your annual driving activity metrics and provides a record of weather conditions for each session. Garmin Catalyst™ App • Easily access your Garmin Catalyst™ performance data with use of this app on your compatible smartphone or tablet • Shows your session summaries, lap times, session weather conditions, lap-by-lap data and annual driving activity metrics • Customizable icons within the app let you tailor the look of your driver profile and vehicle icons • View vehicles and track notes from your Garmin Catalyst™ device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Garmin Catalyst™ at 4.8 against TrackKeeper's 4.1. Garmin Catalyst™ also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (120 vs 8). TrackKeeper's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 16.5). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Garmin Catalyst™ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garmin Catalyst™ has 120 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of TrackKeeper's written reviews are positive against 80% of Garmin Catalyst™'s.
TrackKeeper ships an update every 3 months, Garmin Catalyst™ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrackKeeper | Garmin Catalyst™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (120 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 80.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 120 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 16.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Estrada | Garmin |
Customer experience
TrackKeeper
Garmin Catalyst™
Bugs and requests
TrackKeeper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Garmin Catalyst™
Reported bugs
7 issues- Everytime you try logging in the app just glitches anyways can’t even get logged in.
- Comparing to others frequently fails
- Compare to friend feature way to frequently fails with the message about the tracks not matching well enough despite being the same track on the same days even.
- New version is off
- It won’t let me compare the laps with other friends on the same day. Says lap not similar. Literally same day same track same session.
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- Friend integration is currently pretty lacking. When I try to compare laps it complains that the tracks aren't similar enough.
- Worse though is that there's no apparent way of sharing your sessions with friends.
Requested features
17 requests- Option to select 1-5 laps for optimum view
- Watch reference videos side by side on the Catalyst
- Add video review on phone or iPad
- Allow moving videos to iCloud for review
- Ability to download in-car camera footage directly from device to app
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- Compare data from other sessions
- Use for Sim racing games
- More functionality to come
- Make it even more simple
- Overall leaderboard
- Leaderboards of other tracks
- Compare session data between friends
- Fix track matching issues for friend comparison
- Allow browsing friend's sessions
- Add option to compare against other sessions
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
TrackKeeper
No in-app purchases
Garmin Catalyst™
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TrackKeeper free?
Is Garmin Catalyst™ free?
Which has better reviews, TrackKeeper or Garmin Catalyst™?
Do TrackKeeper or Garmin Catalyst™ have ads?
Which is updated more often, TrackKeeper or Garmin Catalyst™?
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