Comparison

SmartRace GO Plus vs CouchTV

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth track connection
  • Car, driver, and track management
  • Personal and track record keeping
  • Voice-over commentary
  • Ambient sound effects
  • In-app premium subscription
Features
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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.

About

CouchTV

Features
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Your cable connection, anywhere in your home: CouchTV turns your iPhone, iPad or Mac with Apple silicon into a TV using the DVB-C tuner in a compatible FRITZ!Box Cable router. SET UP IN SECONDS • Automatically finds your FRITZ!Box on the home network • Imports TV and radio channels, including HD and SD • Organizes FRITZ!Box and custom streams in a clear source overview • No sign-up, no account, no subscription LIVE TV MADE SIMPLE • Tap a channel and the player opens immediately • Picture in Picture: keep watching while you use other apps • Switch channels directly in the player • Favorites list, freely sortable via drag & drop • Sleep timer: pick a duration or a time – perfect for falling asleep • Control lock against accidental touches • Radio tab for all the box's radio stations • Light and dark appearance, your choice • Optimized layouts for iPhone, iPad and Macs with Apple silicon THE GUIDE AT A GLANCE • The electronic program guide (EPG) comes straight from the DVB-C signal – no external guide service required • One shared timeline for every channel with at least 24 hours of upcoming programs • Filter by all channels or favorites and jump back to Now at any time • Tap a program to open more information • The guide supports FRITZ!Box DVB-C channels; custom streams are intentionally excluded MORE SOURCES • Add your own streams (M3U playlists, HLS or RTSP URLs) • Direct streams and channel playlists are detected automatically from the URL and its content • Custom streams work without a FRITZ!Box • You provide the URLs; CouchTV includes no bundled public channel list • Optional iCloud sync for sources and favorites across your Apple devices PRIVACY • CouchTV requires no user account and contains no trackers • DVB-C playback stays between your device and your FRITZ!Box on the home network • Programme data is never transferred, even when iCloud sync is enabled TRY FOR FREE, UNLOCK ONCE • Free: custom stream and playlist URLs – plus 7 days of DVB-C playback through your own compatible cable router • CouchTV Pro (one-time purchase): permanently play DVB-C television and radio – no subscription or recurring fees FRITZ!Box TV and the guide require a compatible FRITZ!Box with a DVB-C tuner and DVB-C enabled (e.g. 6490, 6591 or 6660 Cable). Your iPhone, iPad or Mac must be on the same Wi-Fi network. Custom internet streams can be used without a FRITZ!Box. Encrypted pay-TV channels cannot be played. Only add sources you are authorised to use. CouchTV is not a product of AVM GmbH. FRITZ! and FRITZ!Box are trademarks of AVM GmbH, Berlin.

Screenshots

SmartRace GO Plus4 screens
CouchTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CouchTV at weekly against SmartRace GO Plus's every 4 months. SmartRace GO Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. SmartRace GO Plus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and CouchTV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartRace GO Plus ships an update every 4 months, CouchTV weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SmartRace GO Plus versus CouchTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartRace GO PlusCouchTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarc Bonselswhite balance - projects pool agency GmbH

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SmartRace GO Plus

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$17.991 Year
1 purchases

CouchTV

One-time1
  • CouchTV Pro$2.99

Questions

Is SmartRace GO Plus free?
SmartRace GO Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CouchTV free?
CouchTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SmartRace GO Plus or CouchTV have ads?
Neither SmartRace GO Plus nor CouchTV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartRace GO Plus or CouchTV?
SmartRace GO Plus ships an update every 4 months, and CouchTV weekly. Most recently, SmartRace GO Plus was updated on October 25, 2026 and CouchTV on October 25, 2026.

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