Comparison

Formuline vs FormulaPulse

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
Features
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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

FormulaPulse

Stay updated with motorsport news, results, and schedules. This app offers a spoiler-free experience with customizable notification modes and a curated news feed. It includes driver profiles and race schedules converted to your local time.

Highlights
  • Spoiler Shield for notifications
  • Championship Standings Alerts
  • Customizable Notification Modes (Live, Hybrid, Summary)
  • In-app notification bell
  • Curated real-time racing news feed
  • Offline reading
  • Race schedule with local time conversion
  • Driver & Team Profiles
Features
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FormulaPulse is a racing companion for fans who want the story and the numbers in one place. PIT WALL An assistant that answers real questions during a session. What is the pit lane loss here. Who has the pace right now. Can the car behind actually catch the one ahead, and how many laps would it take. It works from real timing data: lap times, sector times, gaps, tyre compounds, stint ages and pit stops. Projections are computed rather than guessed, and when a number is not available the assistant tells you instead of filling the gap. Pit Wall uses Claude, an AI model from Anthropic, to write its answers. It sends your question and the race data it needs, and it asks you before the first question. Anthropic does not use that data to train its models. Story and digest summaries stay on your iPhone. PULSE Racing news from more than a dozen sources in one feed, with trending and breaking stories surfaced automatically. Stories about your favourite drivers and teams get priority. Tap any story for an on-device summary: a short overview and the key points, without leaving the app. NOTIFICATIONS THAT RESPECT YOUR DAY Pick how chatty the app is. Live for everything, Summary for a few digests a day, or Hybrid to go live by day and quiet overnight. Quiet hours roll overnight news into one morning briefing. SPOILER SHIELD Watching later? When a session starts the app asks if you are watching live. If not, it holds anything that could spoil the result until you tap that you are caught up. SCHEDULE AND STANDINGS The full season calendar with countdowns and session times in your timezone. Circuit detail with sector colouring, corner numbers and DRS zones. Driver and constructor standings with a points progression chart, season stats and per-race finishes. LIBRARY Daily summaries, saved stories and a 30-day reading history. Save anything to read offline later. APPLE WATCH Headlines and the weekend schedule on your wrist, with saved stories syncing both ways. MAKE IT YOURS Choose an accent colour from your favourite team, pick an app icon, and set light or dark. FORMULAPULSE PRO Pro unlocks Pit Wall, article summaries, saved and offline reading, full results and circuit detail, the standings chart with custom drivers, the Watch companion, and removes ads. Monthly and annual subscriptions are available. The monthly plan includes a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://carboncode.app/formulapulse/terms Privacy: https://carboncode.app/formulapulse/privacy FormulaPulse is an independent application. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Formula 1, the FIA, or any team or driver. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Screenshots

Formuline4 screens
FormulaPulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Formuline at none against FormulaPulse's shown. Formuline also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). FormulaPulse's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 and FormulaPulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Formuline against 5.0 for FormulaPulse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Formuline ships an update every 4 months, FormulaPulse every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Formuline versus FormulaPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormulineFormulaPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirat Onurcan PolatTomas Ramirez

Customer experience

Formuline

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FormulaPulse

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Formuline

One-time1
  • Formuline Premium$79.99
2 purchases

FormulaPulse

Subscriptions2
  • FormulaPulse Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • FormulaPulse Pro$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Formuline free?
Formuline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FormulaPulse free?
FormulaPulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Formuline or FormulaPulse?
Formuline and FormulaPulse are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Formuline or FormulaPulse have ads?
FormulaPulse shows ads; Formuline does not.
Which is updated more often, Formuline or FormulaPulse?
Formuline ships an update every 4 months, and FormulaPulse every 3 days. Most recently, Formuline was updated on November 6, 2026 and FormulaPulse on October 31, 2026.

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