SmartRace GO Plus vs Mini Race Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartRace GO Plus
Enhance your Carrera Go!!! Plus slot car racing experience with this app. Connect via Bluetooth to manage cars, drivers, and tracks, set personal and track records, and enjoy personalized commentary and sound effects for immersive racing.
- Bluetooth track connection
- Car, driver, and track management
- Personal and track record keeping
- Voice-over commentary
- Ambient sound effects
- In-app premium subscription
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With SmartRace GO Plus, you bring the racing action for Carrera Go!!! Plus directly to your tablet or mobile phone. Just connect to your track through bluetooth and start racing! - Easily connect through bluetooth - Manage cars, drivers and tracks - Personal records for drivers and cars aswell as overall track records - Personalized voice over commentary - Cool ambient sound effects for more realistic racing Learn more about SmartRace GO Plus at https://www.smartrace-goplus.de/en File issues or suggest features at https://support.smartrace.de Read the online manual at https://www.smartrace-goplus.de/en/smartrace-go-plus-user-manual/ ——— In-App Subscriptions ——— You may want to subscribe to Premium to unlock all features, available as a subscription from within the app. - 1 month costs €1.99 - 1 year costs €19.99 Should you choose to subscribe, the purchase will be charged to your iTunes account. The subscription will be auto-renewed 24 hours prior to it running out and you can manage it from User Settings in iTunes after purchasing it, and you'll also be able to cancel the auto-renewing subscription from there. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.smartrace.de/tos —————————————————— Carrera® and Carrera Go!!!® are registered trademarks of Stadlbauer Marketing + Vertrieb GmbH. SmartRace GO Plus is no official Carrera product and in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Stadlbauer Marketing + Vertrieb GmbH.
Mini Race Challenge
This companion app works with NFC stickers to count laps for small-scale RC models. It's designed for miniature RC cars, making it ideal for competitive racing enthusiasts.
- NFC sticker integration
- Lap counting for RC models
- Supports 1/27 to 1/76 scale RC cars
- Companion app functionality
- Compact lap counter
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Companion app made for the Mini Race Challenge Lap Counter. The smallest lap counter in the world. Based on NFC stickers it's ideal for mini sized RC models from 1/27 (Mini-Z) to 1/76 (aka Turbo Racing).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartRace GO Plus at 4.0 against Mini Race Challenge's 3.3. SmartRace GO Plus also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Mini Race Challenge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. SmartRace GO Plus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Mini Race Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
SmartRace GO Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of SmartRace GO Plus's written reviews are positive against 67% of Mini Race Challenge's.
SmartRace GO Plus ships an update every 4 months, Mini Race Challenge every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartRace GO Plus | Mini Race Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marc Bonsels | Giordano Silvestri |
Customer experience
SmartRace GO Plus
Mini Race Challenge
In-app purchases
SmartRace GO Plus
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$17.991 Year
Mini Race Challenge
No in-app purchases
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