Comparison

Garmin Catalyst™ vs DriverLink.io

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

DriverLink.io

Features
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DriverLink is a free live timing and results platform built for grassroots motorsports. Follow races in real time, browse results, track your setup changes, and manage your racing life — all in one place. LIVE TIMING & RESULTS Follow any session live with real-time position updates, lap times, gaps, and intervals. Browse historical results from events across organizations nationwide. DRIVER PROFILES Claim your driver profile to build your racing history. View lap records, season summaries, and compare your performance against other drivers. GARAGE & SETUP TRACKING Log your vehicles, track modifications, and save setup sheets for every session. Keep a detailed record of what works at each track. TELEMETRY Upload and analyze GPS telemetry data. Compare laps side by side to find where you're gaining or losing time. CHAMPIONSHIPS Follow championship standings across multiple organizations and series. See points breakdowns, drop rounds, and class results. EVENTS & ORGANIZATIONS Browse upcoming and recent events. Find organizations running at your local track. View schedules, entry lists, and session results. DriverLink supports NASA, SCCA, EMRA, and independent racing organizations running Orbits timing systems. Free to use. No subscription required.

Screenshots

Garmin Catalyst™4 screens
DriverLink.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DriverLink.io at daily against Garmin Catalyst™'s monthly. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garmin Catalyst™ ships an update monthly, DriverLink.io daily. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Garmin Catalyst™ versus DriverLink.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarmin Catalyst™DriverLink.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (120 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings120 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGarminVertical Technology Group NY Inc.

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

DriverLink.io

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Garmin Catalyst™

No in-app purchases

None

DriverLink.io

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garmin Catalyst™ free?
Garmin Catalyst™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DriverLink.io free?
DriverLink.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Garmin Catalyst™ or DriverLink.io have ads?
Neither Garmin Catalyst™ nor DriverLink.io shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Garmin Catalyst™ or DriverLink.io?
Garmin Catalyst™ ships an update monthly, and DriverLink.io daily. Most recently, Garmin Catalyst™ was updated on September 23, 2026 and DriverLink.io on September 23, 2026.

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