Comparison

EA Racenet vs PedalSmith

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

Head to head
About

EA Racenet

Enhance your racing game experience with detailed performance analysis and competitive league play. Compare lap times, track your in-game statistics, and improve your on-track skills.

Highlights
  • Compete in leagues
  • Connect with other players
  • Compare lap times
  • Analyze telemetry data
  • Track in-game statistics
  • Improve on-track performance
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Racenet is EA's Racing companion platform for players to find and compete in leagues, connect with others, compare lap times, improve on-track performance and enhance their gameplay experience. Racenet is compatible with all the latest racing titles from Codemasters and has the following features: Time Trial Telemetry Analysis - dive into the data to look at your on-track performance and isolate the areas you want to improve, from braking points to acceleration techniques. You can compare your performance against your friends as well as any driver on the Time Trial leaderboard. Master the racing line and cross the finish line first. In-game Stats - You total wins, podium finishes, number of laps driven, and so much more.

About

PedalSmith

Enhance your sim racing skills with a dedicated brake pedal training tool. Connect wirelessly to your console for real-time feedback on force calibration, pressure modulation, and release shape. Improve your braking technique without any complex setup or data storage.

Highlights
  • Wireless brake pedal input reading
  • Force calibration drill
  • Pressure modulation drill
  • Release shape practice
  • Real-time performance scoring
  • No account or data storage
Features
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PedalSmith is a focused brake-pedal training tool for sim racers. Connect your iPhone to the same Wi-Fi network as your PS5 with Gran Turismo 7 running, and PedalSmith will read your brake pedal input directly over the network — no setup, no accounts, no recording. Three drills: • Force Calibration — the app speaks a target pressure ("seventy"), you press to it and hold steady. Score is your plateau value. • Pressure Modulation — a smooth, randomly-varying target curve scrolls across the screen. Match it with your brake pedal in real time. Live score over a five-second sliding window. • Release Shape — practice trail-brake releases against fast, medium, or long target curves. Watch your release overlay the ideal in real time and see exactly where you deviate. PedalSmith stores nothing between sessions. No account, no analytics, no data leaves your device.

Screenshots

EA Racenet4 screens
PedalSmith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: EA Racenet at 296 against PedalSmith's 1. PedalSmith's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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

PedalSmith holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EA Racenet has 296 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
EA Racenet versus PedalSmith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEA RacenetPedalSmith
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (296 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings296 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElectronic ArtsANDREW R MCCONNELL

Bugs and requests

EA Racenet

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • Endless Steam login loop
  • Constantly crashing
  • Doesn't connect to account
  • App is slow
  • Painful to link EA account
Show 17 more
  • Doesn't work
  • Login issues
  • Disconnects daily
  • Fails to sync stats properly
  • Can't load rival analysis
  • Erases friend search names
  • App gets stuck in a loop
  • Code for verification not received
  • Code not showing up on email
  • Login issues with EA App
  • App freezes on opening
  • App gets stuck in a loop after updates
  • UI updates are a step backwards
  • Zooming in analysis mode breaks
  • Can't load friend times after update
  • App asks to sign in repeatedly
  • Cannot load friend times in F1 23

Requested features

5 requests
  • Filter friends in clubs
  • Function to find self in leaderboards
  • iPad version
  • More actionable insight for improvement
  • Include time trial mode for all DLC maps

PedalSmith

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EA Racenet

No in-app purchases

None

PedalSmith

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EA Racenet free?
EA Racenet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PedalSmith free?
PedalSmith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EA Racenet or PedalSmith?
PedalSmith is rated higher. EA Racenet averages 4.7 out of 5 from 296 ratings, while PedalSmith averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do EA Racenet or PedalSmith have ads?
Neither EA Racenet nor PedalSmith shows ads.

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