Hotlap vs dragy·Lap
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.
dragy·Lap
This app acts as a next-generation GPS lap timer, compatible with various Dragy devices. It offers real-time predictive lap timing, dual-camera video recording with data overlays, and detailed analysis tools. Compete on leaderboards and share your best laps instantly.
- Real-time predictive lap timing
- Dual camera video recording & overlay
- GoPro & DJI OSMO Action support
- 3D track replay
- Lap comparison tools
- VBO file export
- Global leaderboard
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Dragy Lap is a high‑performance GPS‑based next‑generation lap timer, compatible with Dragy Pro (25 Hz), Dragy DRG70/DRG70‑C (25 Hz), and Dragy DRG69 (10 Hz) device. Go to the track with real-time predictive laptiming. Dual camera recording, video overlay with speedometer, lap time and 3D map. Instantly share the best lap and moment to 3rd party social media. Get verified lap time on the leaderboard. Pair the App with your Dragy device to start performance tracking. Key Features: • Real-Time Predictive Lap Timing See live delta vs. reference lap while you drive, with precise timing up to 25Hz. • Dual Camera Video Recording & Overlay Record front and rear camera footage with overlays showing speed, G-force, lap times, and a dynamic 3D map. • GoPro & DJI OSMO Action Support Import GoPro or DJI OSMO Action 4 footage and automatically sync with GPS and performance data overlays. • 3D Track Replay Review your racing line and performance with interactive 3D replays. • Lap Tool & Comparison Compare laps in detail with side-by-side analysis tools. • VBO File Export Export your session data as a .vbo file for professional analysis in Circuit Tools or other software. • Leaderboard Submit your best lap times to the Dragy Lap Leaderboard and compete with racers worldwide. • Events Join special events and challenges with exclusive rankings and shared leaderboards. • Instant Social Sharing Create highlight cards and share directly to Instagram, Facebook, or WhatsApp. Ready to level up your laps? Download Dragy Lap today and discover what your vehicle—and you—can really do. **Note: Hardware Required: a Dragy device is required to use this App. Dragy is available on www.goDragy.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: dragy·Lap at 5.0 against Hotlap's 4.3. dragy·Lap also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Hotlap's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 45%) and ratings volume (79 vs 2). 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. dragy·Lap asks for nothing beyond the download.
dragy·Lap 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Hotlap's written reviews are positive against 45% of dragy·Lap's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hotlap ships an update every 4 weeks, dragy·Lap fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Hotlap | dragy·Lap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (79 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 79 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 332 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Extravehicular Activity, Inc. | Harbin Qirui Technology Company With Limited Liability. |
Customer experience
Hotlap
dragy·Lap
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
dragy·Lap
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
dragy·Lap
No in-app purchases
