Hotlap vs Chicane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hotlap
This app offers GPS lap timing and data logging for track day enthusiasts. Compare your performance with others in a community setting to improve your personal bests.
- GPS lap timing
- Data logging
- Performance comparison
- Community features
- Personal best tracking
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Experience the competitive spirit and camaraderie of track days from anywhere. Hotlap is an exciting new community for track day enthusiasts. With intuitive GPS lap timing and data logging you can ealiy compare your performance with fellow drivers to achieve your next personal best.
Chicane
Record and analyze driving sessions, from track days to scenic routes. Log laps, capture telemetry, and review performance data. Share your runs and see what others are driving, all for free.
- Lap timer
- Telemetry recording
- Session analysis
- Data export (JSON)
- Share driving sessions
- Track various vehicles
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Capture every drive, from canyon runs and track days to WRC stages. Log laps, record telemetry, and analyze every session in one place. Share your runs, see what others are driving, and review your performance after every outing, all for free. Chicane is an all-in-one telemetry app with a built-in lap timer, data logger, and analysis tools. Works with motorcycles, cars, go-karts, boats or anything faster than a brisk jog. Keep track of laps, stages, weekend rides; just mark the finish line and Chicane will do the rest. At the end of a session, export your session data as JSON.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chicane at 5.0 against Hotlap's 4.3. Chicane also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Hotlap's advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Hotlap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Chicane asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chicane holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hotlap has 79 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hotlap ships an update every 4 weeks, Chicane every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hotlap | Chicane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (79 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 79 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Extravehicular Activity, Inc. | Johnny Hunter |
Customer experience
Hotlap
Chicane
Bugs and requests
Hotlap
Reported bugs
10 issues- Data lost after phone transfer
- App not working/updating
- Photo upload stops at 90%
- App is very buggy and slow
- OBD2 recording feature broken
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- Live delta time feature broken
- Cannot select custom car
- Sessions not being recorded
- OBD2 adapters not recognized
- App not functioning as expected
Requested features
7 requests- Record times while screen is off
- CarPlay support
- Update profile picture setting
- Make app work in background
- More accurate track layouts
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- Support for 'other' car type
- Improve telemetry graph readability
Chicane
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hotlap
- Hotlap Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- Hotlap Plus Annual$23.991 Year
Chicane
No in-app purchases
