Comparison

Ride Forces vs AutoX Data Logger

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

Head to head
About

Ride Forces

This app records and analyzes the g-forces experienced on roller coasters and amusement park rides using your iPhone or Apple Watch. It offers detailed graphs and statistics, with an optional subscription for advanced features like GPS tracking and weather data.

Highlights
  • Records g-forces on rides
  • Provides 3D g-force graphs and stats
  • Captures rider orientation
  • Includes GPS ride mapping
  • Records weather conditions
  • Analyzes airtime and inversions
Features
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Ride Forces records g-forces on roller coasters and amusement park rides with your iPhone or Apple Watch. View graphs, analyze stats, and share the forces of your favorite rides. A must have app for thrill seekers, roller coaster enthusiast, and physics nerds. Standard Recording: Captures the g-forces of rides and roller coasters. Provides stats and graphs of g-forces in three dimensions. - Records force data from accelerometer - Requires motion tracking permissions Subscribe to Ride Forces Pro to capture advanced recordings. Advanced Recording: In addition to capturing the force data of a standard recording advanced recording captures rider orientation, GPS data, and weather conditions. This reveals additional ride information including: identifying airtime/hangtime, inversions, orientation angles, a map of ride location, temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. A Ride Forces Pro subscription is required to capture advanced recordings. Advanced recordings can be viewed, edited, and shared with or without a subscription. - Records force and orientation data using multiple sensors including accelerometer and gyroscope - Records GPS data - Records weather conditions (requires internet connection) - Requires location and motion tracking permissions - Records for a maximum of 15 minutes - Advanced recording will fallback to standard recording if the app is closed while recording Privacy Policy: https://rideforces.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://rideforces.com/terms/

About

AutoX Data Logger

Record and analyze autocross runs with video, GPS, and accelerometer data. Map courses, visualize performance with GPS traces and plots, and automatically start/stop recordings for hands-free logging. Export and import run data for comprehensive performance review.

Highlights
  • Course mapping with cone placement
  • Video, GPS, and accelerometer run recording
  • GPS traces and speed/g-force plots
  • Automatic start/stop recording
  • Data export and import
  • Optional sensor fusion for internal GPS
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Data logger for collecting and analyzing run data for autocross. Map the course, record your runs, then analyze your performance! The app is designed to be quick to use to quickly analyze data between runs and find time during the event. * Map the course, including the cones! * Record your runs with video (GoPro or internal camera), GPS, ODB2, and accelerometer data * Analyze your runs with GPS traces, video, speed vs distance plots, and g-force plots * Automatically start and stop recording for hands free data logging * Export your data (csv, json, and VBO) * Import runs from others * iCloud data sync The data collection is based on GPS/GNSS data and is compatible with various devices. Some of which connect directly to the app for the highest quality data collection. The solutions which provide the best quality (25hz or 10hz) data are: * RaceBox Mini * RaceBox Mini S * RaceBox Micro * Dragy Pro * Dragy Lite * XGPS160 * Opensource DIY GPS modules (build for under $50!) https://github.com/FlorianMuellerklein/OpensourceGPSDevice4AutoXDatalogger Alternatively, the app is compatible with any GPS device which pairs to the iOS settings.  Video recording * GoPro 5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13 * Internal iPhone Camera Vehicle Data * BLE ELM327 readers * Veepeak ODBCheck Plus is the most tested and recommended device * Custom sensors that broadcast byte packets on a BLE characteristics. Make whatever you want and broadcast it in a compatible way. Additionally, when using the internal iPhone GPS the app contains an optional sensor fusion algorithm to interpolate between the 1hz GPS updates that the internal sensor provides. Typically 1hz is too slow for motorsports applications but this may provide usable data with no additional hardware required.

Screenshots

Ride Forces3 screens
AutoX Data Logger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ride Forces at Free against AutoX Data Logger's $9.99. Ride Forces also leads on ratings volume (48 vs 8). AutoX Data Logger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Ride Forces is free to download; AutoX Data Logger costs $9.99 up front. Ride Forces sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. AutoX Data Logger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AutoX Data Logger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ride Forces has 48 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Ride Forces's written reviews are positive against 100% of AutoX Data Logger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ride Forces ships an update every 6 weeks, AutoX Data Logger fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ride Forces versus AutoX Data Logger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRide ForcesAutoX Data Logger
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (48 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen DettlingFlorian Muellerklein

Customer experience

Ride Forces

All ratings48 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%

AutoX Data Logger

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ride Forces

Subscriptions2
  • Ride Forces Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Ride Forces Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

AutoX Data Logger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ride Forces free?
Ride Forces is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AutoX Data Logger free?
AutoX Data Logger costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ride Forces or AutoX Data Logger?
AutoX Data Logger is rated higher. Ride Forces averages 4.8 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while AutoX Data Logger averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Ride Forces or AutoX Data Logger have ads?
Neither Ride Forces nor AutoX Data Logger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ride Forces or AutoX Data Logger?
Ride Forces ships an update every 6 weeks, and AutoX Data Logger fortnightly. Most recently, Ride Forces was updated on September 18, 2026 and AutoX Data Logger on September 21, 2026.

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