DTE PedalBox vs Garmin Catalyst™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DTE PedalBox
Control your vehicle's acceleration and response behavior with this app. Customize driving modes and power levels for a personalized driving experience. It requires a compatible DTE accelerator tuning system to function.
- Adjust acceleration and response behavior
- Select driving programs (Sport+, Sport, City, Eco, etc.)
- Configure individual programs with power levels
- Activate/deactivate immobilizer and limit mode
- Switch PedalBox on/off
- Update tuning software
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PedalBox App by DTE Systems With the PedalBox App from DTE Systems, DTE accelerator tuning systems PedalBox Pro, PedalBox EV and PedalBox+ installed in the vehicle can be conveniently set and operated. Change the response and acceleration behaviour of your vehicle according to your personal preferences via smartphone and also control further functions of the PedalBox Pro and PedalBox EV. PedalBox App Highlights • For PedalBox Pro and PedalBox+: Convenient change of the PedalBox programmes Sport+, Sport, City, Series and Eco (Eco only for PedalBox Pro). • For PedalBox EV: Convenient change of the PedalBox programmes Long Range, Comfort, Dynamic, Performance und Serial • Activation and deactivation of the programme Limit-Mode (only for PedalBox Pro and PedalBox EV) • Individual configuration of each programme in 7 power levels • Activation and deactivation of the immobiliser (only for PedalBox Pro and PedalBox EV) • Automatic unlocking immobibiliser upon entering the car (only for PedalBox Pro and PedalBox EV) • Switching the PedalBox on/off with the push of a button • Update capability for future tuning software updates All important information at a glance: To connect to the vehicle, you need the DTE pedal tuning system PedalBox Pro, PedalBox EV or PedalBox+ of the latest generation (from autumn 2018). The DTE accelerator tuning PedalBox is available for all common combustion and electric vehicles with an electronic accelerator pedal and can be purchased online at www.chiptuning.com, for example. The accelerator pedal tuning is also available in stores at all official DTE retail partners throughout Germany and Austria. The PedalBox App is developed and distributed by DTE Systems GmbH, one of the world's leading manufacturers of innovative performance enhancement and accelerator tuning systems. The range of functions of the PedalBox App may vary depending on the PedalBox system (hardware) used, the smartphone and the vehicle. A free DTE Systems account is required to use the PedalBox App.
Garmin Catalyst™
Access and analyze your motorsports performance data on your smartphone. Review lap times, session summaries, and driver profiles. Track annual driving activity and session weather conditions.
- Access performance data
- View lap times
- Session summaries
- Customizable driver profiles
- Track annual activity
- Record weather conditions
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For motorsports drivers of all levels, the Garmin Catalyst™ app provides a simple, intuitive way to access your Garmin Catalyst™ performance data — including lap times, session summaries and customizable driver profiles— on your compatible smartphone or tablet. The app also tracks your annual driving activity metrics and provides a record of weather conditions for each session. Garmin Catalyst™ App • Easily access your Garmin Catalyst™ performance data with use of this app on your compatible smartphone or tablet • Shows your session summaries, lap times, session weather conditions, lap-by-lap data and annual driving activity metrics • Customizable icons within the app let you tailor the look of your driver profile and vehicle icons • View vehicles and track notes from your Garmin Catalyst™ device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Garmin Catalyst™ at 4.8 against DTE PedalBox's 4.2. Garmin Catalyst™ also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Garmin Catalyst™ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garmin Catalyst™ has 120 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of DTE PedalBox's written reviews are positive against 80% of Garmin Catalyst™'s.
DTE PedalBox ships an update every 4 months, Garmin Catalyst™ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DTE PedalBox | Garmin Catalyst™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (120 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 120 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DTE-Systems GmbH | Garmin |
Customer experience
DTE PedalBox
Garmin Catalyst™
Bugs and requests
DTE PedalBox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Garmin Catalyst™
Reported bugs
7 issues- Everytime you try logging in the app just glitches anyways can’t even get logged in.
- Comparing to others frequently fails
- Compare to friend feature way to frequently fails with the message about the tracks not matching well enough despite being the same track on the same days even.
- New version is off
- It won’t let me compare the laps with other friends on the same day. Says lap not similar. Literally same day same track same session.
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- Friend integration is currently pretty lacking. When I try to compare laps it complains that the tracks aren't similar enough.
- Worse though is that there's no apparent way of sharing your sessions with friends.
Requested features
17 requests- Option to select 1-5 laps for optimum view
- Watch reference videos side by side on the Catalyst
- Add video review on phone or iPad
- Allow moving videos to iCloud for review
- Ability to download in-car camera footage directly from device to app
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- Compare data from other sessions
- Use for Sim racing games
- More functionality to come
- Make it even more simple
- Overall leaderboard
- Leaderboards of other tracks
- Compare session data between friends
- Fix track matching issues for friend comparison
- Allow browsing friend's sessions
- Add option to compare against other sessions
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
DTE PedalBox
No in-app purchases
Garmin Catalyst™
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is DTE PedalBox free?
Is Garmin Catalyst™ free?
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