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 track driving sessions with automatic lap timing, turn-by-turn insights, and video comparison. Connect your iPhone or compatible GPS receiver to capture telemetry data and share performance videos. Explore demo mode to test features without a vehicle.

Highlights
  • Automatic lap timing
  • Turn-by-turn telemetry analysis
  • Reference video comparison
  • Shareable telemetry videos
  • Friends and leaderboards
  • Import from VBOX, Garmin Catalyst
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Get more from every lap with free, unlimited recording and automatic lap timing, turn-by-turn analysis, reference-video comparison, and shareable telemetry videos. Record in any car using your iPhone or a supported external GPS receiver, including RaceBox Mini, Mini S, Micro, and Dragy Pro. Connect directly to a compatible Porsche for vehicle telemetry, or add supported OBD hardware for additional vehicle data. Import existing sessions from VBOX, Porsche Track Precision, Garmin Catalyst, and other supported apps. AUTOMATIC LAP TIMING • Record unlimited track sessions for free • Automatically detect supported tracks • See live lap timing, predicted lap times, and your real-time delta AUTOCROSS & CUSTOM COURSES • Create custom circuits and point-to-point courses from recorded GPS data • Set start and finish gates for autocross and other point-to-point runs • Save courses for future sessions or apply them to existing sessions ANALYSIS & AI INSIGHTS • Review lap times, sectors, inputs, and an optimal lap from your fastest segments • Compare every turn and get telemetry-backed insights on your biggest opportunities • Compare your lap against any reference video with synchronized playback and a live time delta FRIENDS & LEADERBOARDS • Add friends and compare stats from your track days • Compete on friends-only leaderboards at each track • Share full session telemetry with friends and compare laps CAMERAS & VIDEO • Record with your iPhone or supported GoPro, DJI, and Insta360 cameras • Capture front and rear iPhone cameras simultaneously • Add and sync onboard footage, then export shareable videos with telemetry overlays IMPORT, SYNC & EXPORT • Import sessions from VBOX, Porsche Track Precision, and other supported apps • Sync sessions across your devices with iCloud • Export sessions in a VBOX-compatible format for use with other analysis tools TRACKSIDE PRO Session recording is free and unlimited. Trackside Pro unlocks telemetry-backed AI insights, YouTube reference-video comparison, full lap data sharing with friends, and telemetry video export. PORSCHE DIRECT CONNECTION Trackside supports the same Porsche models as Track Precision. 911 • 991.1 GT3 and GT3 RS — model year 2015 or later • All 991.2 models — model year 2017 or later • All 992 models 718 CAYMAN & BOXSTER • 981 Cayman GT4 — model year 2015 or later • All 982 / 718 models — model year 2017 or later OTHER MODELS • Cayenne — model year 2022 or later • Panamera — model year 2022 or later • Taycan — model year 2022 or later 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 $9.99 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 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Track Facts ships an update every 5 weeks, Trackside daily. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 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 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiata Marketing LLCDaniel Stratton

Customer experience

Track Facts

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

Trackside

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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$9.991 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 3 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 October 4, 2026 and Trackside on October 6, 2026.

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