Comparison

Track Facts vs Trackside

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

Head to head
About

Track Facts

This app helps track vehicle setup notes for club road racers and track day enthusiasts. It can replace traditional notebooks or spreadsheets, and also serves as a coaching aid for instructors and manufacturers.

Highlights
  • Vehicle setup note tracking
  • Replaces physical notebooks/spreadsheets
  • Coaching aid for instructors
  • Export session data
  • Export car profile information
Features
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The industry's first mobile application for club road racers and track day enthusiasts that can replace and/or enhance your current “set up note book” or homemade spreadsheet. Will also work well for road racing instructors and manufactures as a coaching aid for their students and customers. We offer a subscription where subscribers can export their session data and car profile information to a csv file. Visit our website for more information (www.trackfactsapp.com) Available subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use are available here: https://www.trackfactsapp.com/terms/

About

Trackside

Record and analyze your driving with automatic lap timing and telemetry. Compare laps, sync onboard footage, and share your performance with friends. Supports various external GPS devices and car models.

Highlights
  • Automatic lap timing
  • Telemetry video creation
  • AI driving insights
  • Friends leaderboards
  • GoPro/DJI/Insta360 camera control
  • Import VBOX, Garmin data
  • Porsche direct connection
Features
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Get more from every lap with free, unlimited recording and automatic lap timing. Record in any car with your iPhone, analyze your driving, and create shareable telemetry videos. LAP TIMING • Automatic track detection, predicted lap times, and live delta • Create custom circuits and point-to-point courses for autocross and other runs • View live delta timing and control recording with Apple CarPlay ANALYSIS & AI • Compare laps, sectors, and corners, review inputs, and see your optimal lap • Compare reference videos from YouTube with synchronized playback and a live time delta • Get in-app AI insights or explore synced telemetry with the Trackside ChatGPT plugin FRIENDS & LEADERBOARDS • Compare stats and personal bests on friends-only leaderboards • Share full session telemetry with friends and compare laps CAMERAS & VIDEO • Record with your iPhone or control supported GoPro, DJI, and Insta360 cameras • Import footage directly from supported cameras • Sync onboard footage and export videos with telemetry overlays IMPORT, SYNC & EXPORT • Import VBOX, Porsche Track Precision, Garmin Catalyst, and other supported files • Sync sessions with iCloud and export VBOX-compatible files GPS & OBD COMPATIBILITY • RaceBox: Mini, Mini S, and Micro • Dragy: Pro, Lite, DRG70, DRG70-C, and DRG69 • OBD: OBDLink CX, Veepeak OBDCheck BLE/BLE+, Dragy OBD II, Vgate (IOS-Vlink), and OBDBLE PORSCHE DIRECT CONNECTION Trackside supports the same Porsche models as Track Precision. • 911: all 992 models; 991.2 (2017+); 991.1 GT3 / GT3 RS (2015+) • Cayman & Boxster: 982 / 718 (2017+); 981 Cayman GT4 (2015+) • Cayenne, Panamera, and Taycan: 2022+ Questions or feedback? Email trackside@californiamotorsports.co Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Track Facts4 screens
Trackside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Trackside at daily against Track Facts's every 5 weeks. Track Facts's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Track Facts sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year and Trackside sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 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 — 5.0 for Track Facts against 5.0 for Trackside. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Track Facts ships an update every 5 weeks, Trackside daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Track Facts versus Trackside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrack FactsTrackside
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiata Marketing LLCDaniel Stratton

Customer experience

Track Facts

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Trackside

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Track Facts

Subscriptions1
  • Export Files$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Trackside

Subscriptions2
  • Trackside Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Trackside Pro Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Track Facts free?
Track Facts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trackside free?
Trackside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Track Facts or Trackside?
Track Facts and Trackside are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Track Facts or Trackside have ads?
Neither Track Facts nor Trackside shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Track Facts or Trackside?
Track Facts ships an update every 5 weeks, and Trackside daily. Most recently, Track Facts was updated on November 3, 2026 and Trackside on November 13, 2026.

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