Track Facts vs Trackside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Vehicle setup note tracking
- Replaces physical notebooks/spreadsheets
- Coaching aid for instructors
- Export session data
- Export car profile information
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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/
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.
- Automatic lap timing
- Telemetry video creation
- AI driving insights
- Friends leaderboards
- GoPro/DJI/Insta360 camera control
- Import VBOX, Garmin data
- Porsche direct connection
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Track Facts ships an update every 5 weeks, Trackside daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Track Facts | Trackside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riata Marketing LLC | Daniel Stratton |
Customer experience
Track Facts
Trackside
In-app purchases
Track Facts
- Export Files$29.991 Year
Trackside
- Trackside Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
- Trackside Pro Annual$59.991 Year
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