Comparison

DriverMonitor vs Competitor

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

Head to head
About

DriverMonitor

This app provides in-car, glanceable live timing and scoring for motorsports. It displays your race position, lap times, and competitor data to help you compete effectively. Ideal for sprint, endurance, and qualifying sessions.

Highlights
  • Glanceable live timing and scoring
  • Real-time race position tracking
  • Lap time and split time display
  • Competitor class leader and nearby car data
  • Sprint, endurance, and qualifying session support
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DriverMonitor is the in-car glanceable live timing and scoring display for motorsports. Quickly determine your position in the race, the time or laps elapsed or completed and your split times to or lap times of the class leader and the cars in your class immediately in front and behind you. DriverMonitor displays just the information needed related to your position in the race in a quickly glanceable display to allow you to compete with all the live scoring details of the race in-car with you during the event. Great for sprint & endurance racing and especially during qualifying sessions to know whether you've just been pipped from the pole position and should attempt another flyer or if the session time remaining is sufficient for another flying lap. DriverMonitor Subscriptions DriverMonitor is a subscription service to live race timing feeds. Subscriptions are available with monthly auto-renewing and non-renewing race weekend plans packaged for sprint & endurance racing. Each plan is based on how much access you require to the live feed. DriverMonitor monthly subscriptions are $19.99 per month for SPRINT racing and $34.99 per month for ENDURANCE racing, which includes 30 and 60 hours of live timing feed access, respectively. You will be automatically billed $19.99 or $34.99 through iTunes every 30 days until you cancel your subscription. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You subscription can be managed and the auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. DriverMonitor weekly subscriptions are $11.99 per 7 days for SPRINT racing and $24.99 per 7 days for ENDURANCE racing, which includes 10 and 30 hours of live timing feed access, respectively. Weekly subscriptions do not automatically renew and allow you to pay for just the period and allotment you require. Non-renewing subscriptions are billed to your AppStore account as soon as you purchase in the app. DriverMonitor annual subscriptions are $39.99 per year, which includes 40 hours of live timing feed access. You will be automatically billed $39.99 through iTunes every 365 days until you cancel your subscription. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You subscription can be managed and the auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://www.drivermonitor.app/terms-of-use/

About

Competitor

This app automates timing for road rally events, eliminating the need for physical checkpoint crews. It automatically sends timing and scoring data to organizers.

Highlights
  • Automated timing for road rallies
  • No physical checkpoint crews needed
  • Automatic data transmission to organizers
  • Time-speed-distance event support
  • GPS-based checkpoint timing
Features
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Automate the timing of competitors in time-speed-distance road rally events with no requirement for the traditional checkpoint crews to be physically present at the checkpoint locations. Timing and scoring data is automatically sent to the organizers.

Screenshots

DriverMonitor4 screens
Competitor1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DriverMonitor at 100% against Competitor's 43%. DriverMonitor also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Competitor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DriverMonitor sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Competitor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DriverMonitor holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DriverMonitor's written reviews are positive against 43% of Competitor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DriverMonitor ships an update every 6 weeks, Competitor every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DriverMonitor versus Competitor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriverMonitorCompetitor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (19 ratings) — better2.8 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeisure Hound Sports, IncDavid Bireta

Customer experience

DriverMonitor

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Competitor

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral42.9%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral42.9%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

DriverMonitor

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly auto-renewing - SPRINT$19.991 Month
  • Monthly auto-renewing - ENDURO$34.991 Month
  • Annual auto-renewing$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Single race weekend-SPRINT$11.99
  • Single race weekend-ENDURO$24.99
None

Competitor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DriverMonitor free?
DriverMonitor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Competitor free?
Competitor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DriverMonitor or Competitor?
DriverMonitor is rated higher. DriverMonitor averages 4.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Competitor averages 2.8 from 8 ratings.
Do DriverMonitor or Competitor have ads?
Neither DriverMonitor nor Competitor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DriverMonitor or Competitor?
DriverMonitor ships an update every 6 weeks, and Competitor every 3 months. Most recently, DriverMonitor was updated on June 1, 2026 and Competitor on July 17, 2026.

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