Comparison

DriverMonitor vs RacePrep

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

RacePrep

This app helps racers manage preventative maintenance and upkeep schedules. It centralizes tasks with features like lap tracking, inspection checklists, and a parts database. Optimize your vehicle's care for a competitive edge.

Highlights
  • Preventative maintenance tracking
  • Lap counting dashboard
  • Weekly inspection tasks
  • Shopping list
  • Parts and supplies database
  • Race team management
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Built by racers, for racers, RacePrep helps keep track of your preventative maintenance and upkeep schedule so you can transform meticulous care into a winning strategy. The app centralizes maintenance tasks in one place using tools such as a lap tracking dashboard, weekly inspection tasks, shopping list, parts and supplies database, and race team management. Please read our terms and conditions: https://www.raceyear.app/raceprep/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

DriverMonitor4 screens
RacePrep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: RacePrep at free with in-app purchases against DriverMonitor's subscription. DriverMonitor's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 and RacePrep sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for DriverMonitor against 5.0 for RacePrep. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DriverMonitor has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DriverMonitor ships an update every 6 weeks, RacePrep monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DriverMonitor versus RacePrep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriverMonitorRacePrep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB38 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLeisure Hound Sports, IncRaceYear

Customer experience

DriverMonitor

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

RacePrep

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
15 purchases

RacePrep

Subscriptions15
  • RacePrep +1 Car (10 Total) M$2.991 Month
  • RacePrep +1 Car (2 Total) M$2.991 Month
  • RacePrep +1 Car (3 Total) M$2.991 Month
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  • RacePrep +1 Car (4 Total) M$2.991 Month
  • RacePrep +1 Car (6 Total) M$2.991 Month
  • RacePrep +1 Car (5 Total) M$2.991 Month
  • RacePrep +1 Car (8 Total) M$2.991 Month
  • RacePrep +1 Car (7 Total) M$2.991 Month
  • RacePrep +1 Car (9 Total) M$2.991 Month
  • Team Plan + 1st Car (Monthly)$7.991 Month
  • RacePrep +1 Car (4 Total)$25.001 Year
  • RacePrep +1 Car (3 Total)$25.001 Year
  • RacePrep +1 Car (2 Total)$25.001 Year
  • Annual plan, 3 Months free3 Months trial$59.991 Year
  • Team Plan + 1st Car (Annual)$59.991 Year

Questions

Is DriverMonitor free?
DriverMonitor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RacePrep free?
RacePrep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DriverMonitor or RacePrep?
RacePrep is rated higher. DriverMonitor averages 4.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while RacePrep averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DriverMonitor or RacePrep have ads?
Neither DriverMonitor nor RacePrep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DriverMonitor or RacePrep?
DriverMonitor ships an update every 6 weeks, and RacePrep monthly. Most recently, DriverMonitor was updated on June 1, 2026 and RacePrep on September 19, 2026.

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