Comparison

Hotlap vs LapSnap

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • GPS lap timing
  • Data logging
  • Performance comparison
  • Community features
  • Personal best tracking
Features
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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.

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

Hotlap4 screens
LapSnap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hotlap at 69% against LapSnap's 30%. Hotlap also leads on ads (none vs shown). LapSnap's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (245 vs 79). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hotlap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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

LapSnap holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 245 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Hotlap's written reviews are positive against 30% of LapSnap's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hotlap ships an update every 4 weeks, LapSnap every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hotlap versus LapSnap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHotlapLapSnap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (79 ratings)4.8 (245 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings79245 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB203 MB
Age rating9++4
DeveloperExtravehicular Activity, Inc.LapSnap Inc

Customer experience

Hotlap

All ratings79 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.6%

LapSnap

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

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

LapSnap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hotlap

Subscriptions2
  • Hotlap Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Hotlap Plus Annual$23.991 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 Hotlap free?
Hotlap 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, Hotlap or LapSnap?
LapSnap is rated higher. Hotlap averages 4.3 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while LapSnap averages 4.8 from 245 ratings.
Do Hotlap or LapSnap have ads?
LapSnap shows ads; Hotlap does not.
Which is updated more often, Hotlap or LapSnap?
Hotlap ships an update every 4 weeks, and LapSnap every 2 weeks. Most recently, Hotlap was updated on November 3, 2026 and LapSnap on November 3, 2026.

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