Garmin Catalyst™ vs LapsHub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
LapsHub
Connect with the racing community by showcasing your skills and achievements. Upload lap videos, track your performance with a detailed driver's bio, and learn from experienced drivers through shared tips and racing lines. Improve your technique and compete globally.
- Create driver profile
- Upload lap videos
- Track performance with Driver's Bio
- View other drivers' profiles
- Access coaching tips and racing lines
- Improve driving techniques
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LapsHub is the app for trackday and motorsport enthusiasts. Track your laps, follow live events, share your story, and get better on track. Time your laps Use your phone for GPS lap timing at track days and events, review sessions in your history, and connect RaceBox over Bluetooth when you want higher-rate GPS timing. Go live at the track Follow live events, see lap times, car telemetry in real-time, and stay connected to what’s going on during race weekends and track days. Build your driver profile Create a profile that represents you, upload lap videos, and share your progress with the racing community. With Drivers BIO, see how you are performing and track improvement over time. Compare and connect Look up drivers from around the world, see how you stack up, and keep pushing for your next personal best. Coach and improve Use coaching features to get better on track; tips and racing lines drawn on maps by experienced drivers, plus coach workflows that help instructors and students debrief sessions. Especially useful if you’re new to the track or sharpening race craft. Whether you are just starting out or already deep into motorsport, LapsHub helps you measure laps, learn from others, and build your reputation as a driver. Terms of Service: https://www.lapshub.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.lapshub.com/privacy-policy/ Questions or issues? Contact us at team@lapshub.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garmin Catalyst™ at none against LapsHub's 1. Garmin Catalyst™ also leads on ratings volume (120 vs 7). LapsHub's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. LapsHub sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Garmin Catalyst™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
LapsHub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garmin Catalyst™ has 120 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Garmin Catalyst™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of LapsHub's.
Garmin Catalyst™ ships an update monthly, LapsHub every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Garmin Catalyst™ | LapsHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (120 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 220 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Garmin | Orcha Software, LLC |
Customer experience
Garmin Catalyst™
LapsHub
Bugs and requests
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
LapsHub
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Garmin Catalyst™
No in-app purchases
LapsHub
- Racetrack Hero Driver's Bio$4.991 Month
Questions
Is Garmin Catalyst™ free?
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