Comparison

DriverMonitor vs Racecar Now

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

Racecar Now

This app connects drivers and racing teams for endurance racing events. Drivers can find opportunities and teams can find qualified drivers. It also facilitates finding crew and support staff for race weekends.

Highlights
  • Browse available race seats
  • Create driver profiles
  • Post team listings
  • Direct communication with contacts
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Find crew and support network
Features
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Racecar Now Find Seats. Find Drivers. Go Racing. Racecar Now is the FREE* and easiest way for drivers and teams to connect for endurance racing events. We've just added RACEDEALS NOW and Track Days! Whether you're a driver looking for your next opportunity or a team searching for qualified drivers, Racecar Now helps bring the endurance racing community together. Features Browse Available Race Seats Search race seat opportunities View event details Contact teams directly Find your next race weekend Driver Finder Create a driver profile Post upcoming availability Share experience and qualifications Let teams find you Team Listings Post available seats Manage opportunities Connect with drivers Fill your seats faster Direct Communication Contact teams and drivers Push Notifications Get real-time updates Crew & Support Network Find photographers Connect with mechanics Locate media personnel Build your race weekend team Built by racers for racers, Racecar Now is designed to help the grassroots motorsports community spend less time searching and more time racing. *Using the Racecar Now platform is free, but teams and crew charge for their services.

Screenshots

DriverMonitor4 screens
Racecar Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Racecar Now at none against DriverMonitor's 5. DriverMonitor's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, rating and ads 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. Racecar Now asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 Racecar Now. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DriverMonitor ships an update every 6 weeks, Racecar Now every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DriverMonitor versus Racecar Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriverMonitorRacecar Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeisure Hound Sports, IncScott Fox Digital Services LLC

Customer experience

DriverMonitor

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

Racecar Now

All ratings1 ratings
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
None

Racecar Now

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DriverMonitor free?
DriverMonitor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Racecar Now free?
Racecar Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DriverMonitor or Racecar Now?
Racecar Now is rated higher. DriverMonitor averages 4.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Racecar Now averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DriverMonitor or Racecar Now have ads?
Neither DriverMonitor nor Racecar Now shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DriverMonitor or Racecar Now?
DriverMonitor ships an update every 6 weeks, and Racecar Now every 5 months. Most recently, DriverMonitor was updated on November 2, 2026 and Racecar Now on November 5, 2026.

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