Comparison

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps vs Garmin Catalyst™

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

Head to head
About

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps

Record your drives with video and GPS data. Plan routes with unlimited waypoints and navigate with live weather. For track use, it offers accurate lap timing and performance analysis. Supports dual-camera recording and customizable data overlays.

Highlights
  • Lap timer with delta bars
  • Route planning with unlimited waypoints
  • Dual-camera picture-in-picture video recording
  • Customizable video overlays
  • OBD, GPS, and heart rate sensor support
  • Shareable routes and data
Features
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GPS lap timer, video recorder, and driving telemetry in one simple app. Record laps, analyze performance, and instantly share videos with data overlays, ghost laps, and lap battles with friends. Unlike traditional lap timers, Track Attack makes video, telemetry, and sharing effortless in one polished app. No syncing, no external tools, no setup. Built for track days, racing, autocross, and canyon drives. Start recording in seconds: no accounts, no setup, just hit record and drive. GPS lap timer and driving analysis • Turn your phone into a high-precision GPS lap timer with real-time driving data • Accurate GPS lap timer for track days, racing, autocross, and hill climbs • Live delta tracking to see where you’re gaining or losing time • Sector times with grid view and HUD display inspired by Formula-style racing • CarPlay support with live lap times, delta, and critical driving data • Create, name, and share custom tracks and circuits in seconds • Heart rate and fatigue tracking to understand driver performance NEW: Ghost laps and lap battles • Compare laps side-by-side with dual video, telemetry overlays, and 2D/3D maps • Ghost laps: race against your best lap like a video game • Lap battles: compare sessions with friends and see who’s faster • Share sessions via AirDrop, link, or message, then export videos for social • Multi-driver and multi-car profiles • Detailed stats organized by driver, car, track or road, and time period Capture and relive every session • Record dual camera video (front + rear) with picture-in-picture • Import and sync external video (GoPro, DJI, Insta360, Meta smartglasses, and more) • Export full sessions or highlights • Social-ready portrait video for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts • Add maps, ghost laps, or lap battles with dual video and overlays • Customize overlays: select from lap time, delta time, sectors, speed, RPM, throttle, GPS, heart rate, and more • Advanced camera stabilization and adjustable focus lock • Videos save directly to Photos for instant sharing Sensors, OBD, and external GPS • OBD BLE support for RPM, throttle, wheel speed, boost pressure, temperatures, and more (not all vehicles support all values) • Brake meter (requires OBD) to analyze threshold braking and trail braking • Capture full sensor data from your device (accelerometer, gyroscope, and more) • External Bluetooth GPS up to 25 Hz (RaceBox Mini, Mini S, Micro) for high-precision GPS and IMU tracking and analysis. Use code TRACKATTACK15 for 15% off RaceBox devices • Improved sensor reliability and failure handling • Access and export raw session data for deeper analysis, then share instantly via AirDrop, email, or message Routes and navigation (road driving) • Plan, create, and drive routes with unlimited waypoints • Perfect for canyon drives, road trips, and scouting new driving routes. • CarPlay support for navigation, recording, and live driving data • Capture video and data as you drive • Create routes by searching or tapping directly on the map • Create, name, and share routes • Clear waypoint info with icons, ETA, and live weather for better route planning and navigation • Optimized for cars and motorcycles (portrait and landscape layout supported) Apple Watch and Health • Apple Watch app with heart rate and calorie tracking per lap, session, and track • Health integration saves driving and racing workouts for deeper analysis Trusted by enthusiasts Trusted by the Porsche Club of America and thousands of performance driving enthusiasts worldwide. Track Attack free edition has a 25-minute recording limit per session and up to 10 sessions. External video import and sync are not included. Track Attack Pro removes all limits, unlocks external video sync, and enables more frequent live weather updates for improved on-road accuracy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Garmin Catalyst™

Access and analyze your motorsports performance data on your smartphone. Review lap times, session summaries, and driver profiles. Track annual driving activity and session weather conditions.

Highlights
  • Access performance data
  • View lap times
  • Session summaries
  • Customizable driver profiles
  • Track annual activity
  • Record weather conditions
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For motorsports drivers of all levels, the Garmin Catalyst™ app provides a simple, intuitive way to access your Garmin Catalyst™ performance data — including lap times, session summaries and customizable driver profiles— on your compatible smartphone or tablet. The app also tracks your annual driving activity metrics and provides a record of weather conditions for each session. Garmin Catalyst™ App • Easily access your Garmin Catalyst™ performance data with use of this app on your compatible smartphone or tablet • Shows your session summaries, lap times, session weather conditions, lap-by-lap data and annual driving activity metrics • Customizable icons within the app let you tailor the look of your driver profile and vehicle icons • View vehicles and track notes from your Garmin Catalyst™ device

Screenshots

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps4 screens
Garmin Catalyst™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garmin Catalyst™ at none against Track Attack! Lap timer & maps's 2. Track Attack! Lap timer & maps's advantage is review sentiment (98% vs 82%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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 Attack! Lap timer & maps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Garmin Catalyst™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Track Attack! Lap timer & maps against 4.8 for Garmin Catalyst™. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 137 and 120 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Track Attack! Lap timer & maps's written reviews are positive against 82% of Garmin Catalyst™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps ships an update every 2 weeks, Garmin Catalyst™ monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Track Attack! Lap timer & maps versus Garmin Catalyst™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrack Attack! Lap timer & mapsGarmin Catalyst™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (137 ratings) — better4.8 (120 ratings)
Positive reviews97.9% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings137 — better120
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.5
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB220 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVelocity Labs LLCGarmin

Customer experience

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps

All ratings137 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%

Garmin Catalyst™

All ratings120 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative10.9%

User reviews

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps

From 137 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Extremely user-friendly interface and easy setup
  • 🎥 High-quality video recording with customizable overlays
  • 📊 Comprehensive telemetry data and lap timing accuracy
  • 🔗 Seamless OBD2 device connectivity via Bluetooth
  • 💰 Free base version with optional paid features

Room to improve

  • 💳 Subscription required for full functionality
  • 📱 Landscape-only mode limits accessibility
  • 🎨 Limited customization for visual elements (logo, dial styles)
  • 🔌 Occasional Bluetooth connectivity issues with some OBD devices
  • 📺 Logo placement takes up significant screen space

Garmin Catalyst™

From 120 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🚀 Great performance data
  • 💡 Actionable driving insights
  • 👍 Simple setup
  • 👍 Great for track drivers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches when logging in
  • 🐛 App just glitches
  • 🐛 Loading is soooo slow
  • 🐛 Not user friendly
  • 🐛 Comparing to friends frequently fails

Bugs and requests

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • OBDlink MX+ device not appearing in OBD device list
  • Bluetooth connectivity issues with certain OBD readers
  • CarPlay interference with latest iPhone updates

Requested features

12 requests
  • External video import capability
  • Simulated braking data from G-force sensors
  • Lap splits functionality
  • Leaderboard feature for shared routes with friends
  • Portrait/vertical mode support
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  • Adjustable speedometer limit (not auto-scaling)
  • GoPro picture-in-picture support
  • Theoretical best lap calculations
  • Reference lap selection from different sessions
  • Logo/branding toggle for Pro users
  • Heart rate sync integration
  • Advanced driving analysis tools

Garmin Catalyst™

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Everytime you try logging in the app just glitches anyways can’t even get logged in.
  • Comparing to others frequently fails
  • Compare to friend feature way to frequently fails with the message about the tracks not matching well enough despite being the same track on the same days even.
  • New version is off
  • It won’t let me compare the laps with other friends on the same day. Says lap not similar. Literally same day same track same session.
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  • Friend integration is currently pretty lacking. When I try to compare laps it complains that the tracks aren't similar enough.
  • Worse though is that there's no apparent way of sharing your sessions with friends.

Requested features

17 requests
  • Option to select 1-5 laps for optimum view
  • Watch reference videos side by side on the Catalyst
  • Add video review on phone or iPad
  • Allow moving videos to iCloud for review
  • Ability to download in-car camera footage directly from device to app
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  • Compare data from other sessions
  • Use for Sim racing games
  • More functionality to come
  • Make it even more simple
  • Overall leaderboard
  • Leaderboards of other tracks
  • Compare session data between friends
  • Fix track matching issues for friend comparison
  • Allow browsing friend's sessions
  • Add option to compare against other sessions
  • Add dark mode option
  • Add advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps

Subscriptions2
  • Track Attack Pro (1 month)$12.991 Month
  • Track Attack Pro (1 year)$59.991 Year
None

Garmin Catalyst™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Track Attack! Lap timer & maps free?
Track Attack! Lap timer & maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Garmin Catalyst™ free?
Garmin Catalyst™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Track Attack! Lap timer & maps or Garmin Catalyst™?
Track Attack! Lap timer & maps is rated higher. Track Attack! Lap timer & maps averages 4.9 out of 5 from 137 ratings, while Garmin Catalyst™ averages 4.8 from 120 ratings.
Do Track Attack! Lap timer & maps or Garmin Catalyst™ have ads?
Neither Track Attack! Lap timer & maps nor Garmin Catalyst™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Track Attack! Lap timer & maps or Garmin Catalyst™?
Track Attack! Lap timer & maps ships an update every 2 weeks, and Garmin Catalyst™ monthly. Most recently, Track Attack! Lap timer & maps was updated on September 18, 2026 and Garmin Catalyst™ on September 23, 2026.

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