Comparison

Formuline vs Grid Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Formuline

Stay updated with the Formula 1 season. Track race calendars, live results, team and driver rankings, and get detailed information on teams, drivers, and tracks. Receive race reminders and view upcoming events with customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • Live race calendar
  • Real-time race results
  • Team and driver rankings
  • Detailed team/driver/track info
  • Race reminder notifications
  • Customizable widgets
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With the Formuline application, you can follow the current F1 race calendar, live race results and see the rankings of the teams and drivers for the last 12 years. You can learn detailed information about teams, drivers and tracks. With the reminder button, you will be warned with a notification when the race is approaching. With widgets of different sizes, you will be able to see the upcoming race, driver ranks and Formula1 terms.

About

Grid Pulse

Features
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Grid Pulse is an independent companion for fans of racing. It pulls together everything you want during a race weekend — and everything you want to look back on between them — into a single, focused app. — RACE WEEKEND, EVERY SESSION — Open any event and pull up the full weekend at a glance • Free Practice schedules • Qualifying results • Sprint Qualifying and Sprint race results • Race classifications, including status (finished, lapped, retired, DNF) • A standings snapshot taken right after the chequered flag, so you can revisit how the championship looked at any point in the season — THE GRID PULSE FEED — The race weekend conversation, powered by Bluesky. Read what fans and the paddock are saying as it happens. Link a Bluesky account — optional, and only if you want to post, reply, like and repost without leaving the app. Sign-in happens on Bluesky's own page, so Grid Pulse never sees your password. These posts are public content from the Bluesky network, written by other people rather than by Grid Pulse. There is zero tolerance for objectionable content or abusive behaviour, so the feed ships with moderation built in: • Report, hide, mute or block from a menu on every post and comment • Reporting an account silences it in Grid Pulse straight away • Posts labelled adult or graphic are filtered out automatically • Blocked and muted accounts stay hidden, even offline • A moderation list in your profile shows everyone you've blocked or muted, with one tap to undo — DRIVERS & CONSTRUCTORS — Browse driver and constructor cards for the current season, with quick access to championship positions and points. — THE PASSPORT — Grid Pulse's passport is a personal scrapbook of your fan history. Stamp the Grand Prix you've watched or attended in person and they appear, organised by season, as a record of where your fandom has been. Add notes and let the in-app AI summary help recap the weekend in your own collection. — GRAND PRIX MAP — See every race weekend pinned on a world map, so you can plan a trip — or just relive the calendar. — RACE REMINDERS — Set reminders for the sessions you care about, from Free Practice 1 through the race, including Sprint Qualifying and Sprint Shootout where applicable. — YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS — Your stamped Grand Prix, pinned circuits, scrapbook photos and profile picture stay on your device and sync only through your own private iCloud. You can delete your account, and the data stored with it, from inside the app at any time. — BUILT FOR FANS, BY A FAN — Grid Pulse is independent. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any league, team, driver, or sanctioning body. Open-wheel racing data is provided via the Ergast and Jolpica community APIs; live timing is not included.

Screenshots

Formuline4 screens
Grid Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grid Pulse at none against Formuline's 1. Grid Pulse also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Formuline's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Formuline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grid Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Formuline ships an update every 4 months, Grid Pulse every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Formuline versus Grid Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormulineGrid Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB18 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFirat Onurcan PolatArman Husic

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Formuline

One-time1
  • Formuline Premium$79.99
None

Grid Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Formuline free?
Formuline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grid Pulse free?
Grid Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Formuline or Grid Pulse have ads?
Neither Formuline nor Grid Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Formuline or Grid Pulse?
Formuline ships an update every 4 months, and Grid Pulse every 2 months. Most recently, Formuline was updated on October 7, 2026 and Grid Pulse on October 3, 2026.

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