Comparison

TrackSecure vs Trackside

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

Head to head
About

TrackSecure

Enhances safety on race tracks by providing an easily transferable electronic warning signal directly to driver cockpits. Race control continuously monitors and manages these real-time transmissions using innovative technology.

Highlights
  • Electronic warning signal transmission
  • Real-time cockpit alerts
  • Race control monitoring
  • Driver safety enhancement
  • Signal management
Features
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Erhöhung der Sicherheit auf Rennstrecken - Speziell für Fahrer und Sicherheit's Marshals sowie die Race Control - Effektive und umfassende Etablierung eines leicht übertragbaren Warnsignals durch eine elektronische Übertragung der Signale in das Fahrercockpit unter ständiger Überwachung und Kontrolle durch die Race Control. Eine Technologie für Echtzeitübertragungen in das Fahrercockpit und an die Rennleitung mittels innovativer Technologien und Weiterentwicklungen.

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

TrackSecure4 screens
Trackside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trackside at 100% against TrackSecure's 50%. Trackside also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 months). TrackSecure's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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. TrackSecure sells 7 one-off in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrackSecure ships an update every 5 months, Trackside daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TrackSecure versus Trackside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrackSecureTrackside
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperaXsoniX GmbHDaniel Stratton

Customer experience

TrackSecure

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Trackside

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

TrackSecure

One-time7
  • Petrol$0.99
  • 50 Petrols$0.99
  • 50 Petrols$4.99
Show 4 more
  • 275 Petrols$24.99
  • 600 Petrols$49.99
  • 1.300 Petrols$99.99
  • 7.000 Petrols$499.99
2 purchases

Trackside

Subscriptions2
  • Trackside Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Trackside Pro Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is TrackSecure free?
TrackSecure is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trackside free?
Trackside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TrackSecure or Trackside have ads?
Neither TrackSecure nor Trackside shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TrackSecure or Trackside?
TrackSecure ships an update every 5 months, and Trackside daily. Most recently, TrackSecure was updated on October 10, 2026 and Trackside on October 6, 2026.

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