Comparison

Garmin Catalyst™ vs Track Time Alerts

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

Head to head
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

About

Track Time Alerts

Receive real-time notifications for your registered sessions and urgent announcements during HPDE, Autocross, and Club Racing events. Stay informed and on schedule without needing to constantly check other sources.

Highlights
  • Real-time session notifications
  • Schedule change alerts
  • Urgent event announcements
  • Designed for HPDE, Autocross, Club Racing
  • Reliable event communication
  • Works with event organizers
Features
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Never miss a session you’re registered for. Track Time Alerts delivers real-time notifications during HPDE, Autocross, and Club Racing events—so you’re always informed and on schedule. Track Time Alerts is built by and for drivers who want to stay focused on driving, not checking schedules, message boards, or garbled PA announcements. Designed specifically for HPDE, Autocross, and Club Racing events, the app provides real-time notifications for the sessions you’re registered for, as well as urgent announcements during the event. Whether you’re in the paddock, grid, or pit lane, Track Time Alerts helps ensure you never miss important updates. Key Features • Real-time notifications for your registered sessions • Alerts for schedule changes and session updates • Urgent announcements during live events • Built for HPDE, Autocross, and Club Racing drivers • Clear, reliable communication throughout the event Track Time Alerts works alongside participating event organizers to deliver timely information directly to drivers—helping events run smoother and drivers stay informed. Stay ready. Stay informed. Stay on track.

Screenshots

Garmin Catalyst™4 screens
Track Time Alerts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Garmin Catalyst™ at 120 against Track Time Alerts's 1. Track Time Alerts's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Track Time Alerts 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Garmin Catalyst™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Track Time Alerts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garmin Catalyst™ ships an update monthly, Track Time Alerts fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Garmin Catalyst™ versus Track Time Alerts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarmin Catalyst™Track Time Alerts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (120 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings120 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.516.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGarminOff Camber LLC

Customer experience

Garmin Catalyst™

All ratings120 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative11.5%

Track Time Alerts

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Track Time Alerts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Garmin Catalyst™

No in-app purchases

None

Track Time Alerts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garmin Catalyst™ free?
Garmin Catalyst™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Track Time Alerts free?
Track Time Alerts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Garmin Catalyst™ or Track Time Alerts?
Track Time Alerts is rated higher. Garmin Catalyst™ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while Track Time Alerts averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Garmin Catalyst™ or Track Time Alerts have ads?
Neither Garmin Catalyst™ nor Track Time Alerts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Garmin Catalyst™ or Track Time Alerts?
Garmin Catalyst™ ships an update monthly, and Track Time Alerts fortnightly. Most recently, Garmin Catalyst™ was updated on October 17, 2026 and Track Time Alerts on October 15, 2026.

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