Comparison

Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead vs Track Attack! Lap timer & maps

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

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About

Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead

This app is an advanced tool for car enthusiasts to record and analyze sensor data for optimizing driving performance. It offers automated lap timing, video recording with data overlays, and real-time online racing competition features.

Highlights
  • Records sensor data (GPS, OBD II)
  • Automated lap timing with 1300+ predefined tracks
  • In-car video recording with data overlays
  • Real-time online racing and competition
  • Driving performance analysis and optimization
  • Step-by-step sensor integration
Features
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Harry's LapTimer is the advanced tool for car enthusiast. It records all types of sensor data provided by your iPhone/iPod/iPad (or external sensors), combines them, and makes them available to optimize your drive. Over time, you will get insights on your car and in your driving, not known before. LapTimer offers more than 1300 predefined tracks world wide. With its assistants, it is extremely easy to setup - just click your track and drive. It fully automates your lap timing using GPS, and presents the results to all kinds of media. You are not limited to track driving only. For example, you may define your home and working locations as a 'track', collect statistics on different ways chosen, and analyze / optimize the time used every day. Want to show your drive to your friends? LapTimer Petrolhead and above generates beautiful in car video recordings with all kinds of data overlaid, ready to be presented - e.g. on youtube. Even without video, recorded data can be analyzed using purpose designed views, making it easy to analyze and improve your driving performance. Using online racing, you can use LapTimer in competition. LapTimer offers a Hall of Fame, allows watching you and your friends on track - all in real time. Compare your sector times, braking / acceleration points, and learn from each other. You can start with your plain iPhone in the beginning and add external GPS and OBD II sensors later, step by step, and as you need it. LapTimer itself comes in three different editions: LapTimer Rookie is the entry level with all you need for lap timing; LapTimer Petrolhead is the advanced version including lots of video features, and LapTimer Grand Prix is the edition for professionals including Multi Cam recording, Health Kit integration, and advanced sensor and analytics functionality. Please note that functionality depends on your device, the LapTimer edition chosen, and sometimes even external sensors added (like OBD II). Please visit our web page to get the full story. All edition can be upgraded later, all editions come with native iPhone and iPad support. There are quite expensive stand alone solutions for track days available. Be smart and own the leading edge tool simply by using your iPhone and LapTimer. Besides the professional area, there is no known solution that offers more functionality than LapTimer does - across the market. As our ambition is to offer the best tool, LapTimer is enhanced continuously. Please visit http://www.gps-laptimer.de for detailed information on versions, FAQs / documentation, in depth technology background information, online racing, and supported device configurations. Join our user community on http://www.gps-laptimer-forum.de to be involved in future development - all with first class support.

About

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps

Record your drives with video and GPS data. Plan routes with unlimited waypoints and navigate with live weather. For track use, it offers accurate lap timing and performance analysis. Supports dual-camera recording and customizable data overlays.

Highlights
  • Lap timer with delta bars
  • Route planning with unlimited waypoints
  • Dual-camera picture-in-picture video recording
  • Customizable video overlays
  • OBD, GPS, and heart rate sensor support
  • Shareable routes and data
Features
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GPS lap timer, video recorder, and driving telemetry in one simple app. Record laps, analyze performance, and instantly share videos with data overlays, ghost laps, and lap battles with friends. Unlike traditional lap timers, Track Attack makes video, telemetry, and sharing effortless in one polished app. No syncing, no external tools, no setup. Built for track days, racing, autocross, and canyon drives. Start recording in seconds: no accounts, no setup, just hit record and drive. GPS lap timer and driving analysis • Turn your phone into a high-precision GPS lap timer with real-time driving data • Accurate GPS lap timer for track days, racing, autocross, and hill climbs • Live delta tracking to see where you’re gaining or losing time • Sector times with grid view and HUD display inspired by Formula-style racing • CarPlay support with live lap times, delta, and critical driving data • Create, name, and share custom tracks and circuits in seconds • Heart rate and fatigue tracking to understand driver performance NEW: Ghost laps and lap battles • Compare laps side-by-side with dual video, telemetry overlays, and 2D/3D maps • Ghost laps: race against your best lap like a video game • Lap battles: compare sessions with friends and see who’s faster • Share sessions via AirDrop, link, or message, then export videos for social • Multi-driver and multi-car profiles • Detailed stats organized by driver, car, track or road, and time period Capture and relive every session • Record dual camera video (front + rear) with picture-in-picture • Import and sync external video (GoPro, DJI, Insta360, Meta smartglasses, and more) • Export full sessions or highlights • Social-ready portrait video for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts • Add maps, ghost laps, or lap battles with dual video and overlays • Customize overlays: select from lap time, delta time, sectors, speed, RPM, throttle, GPS, heart rate, and more • Advanced camera stabilization and adjustable focus lock • Videos save directly to Photos for instant sharing Sensors, OBD, and external GPS • OBD BLE support for RPM, throttle, wheel speed, boost pressure, temperatures, and more (not all vehicles support all values) • Brake meter (requires OBD) to analyze threshold braking and trail braking • Capture full sensor data from your device (accelerometer, gyroscope, and more) • External Bluetooth GPS up to 25 Hz (RaceBox Mini, Mini S, Micro) for high-precision GPS and IMU tracking and analysis. Use code TRACKATTACK15 for 15% off RaceBox devices • Improved sensor reliability and failure handling • Access and export raw session data for deeper analysis, then share instantly via AirDrop, email, or message Routes and navigation (road driving) • Plan, create, and drive routes with unlimited waypoints • Perfect for canyon drives, road trips, and scouting new driving routes. • CarPlay support for navigation, recording, and live driving data • Capture video and data as you drive • Create routes by searching or tapping directly on the map • Create, name, and share routes • Clear waypoint info with icons, ETA, and live weather for better route planning and navigation • Optimized for cars and motorcycles (portrait and landscape layout supported) Apple Watch and Health • Apple Watch app with heart rate and calorie tracking per lap, session, and track • Health integration saves driving and racing workouts for deeper analysis Trusted by enthusiasts Trusted by the Porsche Club of America and thousands of performance driving enthusiasts worldwide. Track Attack free edition has a 25-minute recording limit per session and up to 10 sessions. External video import and sync are not included. Track Attack Pro removes all limits, unlocks external video sync, and enables more frequent live weather updates for improved on-road accuracy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead4 screens
Track Attack! Lap timer & maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Track Attack! Lap timer & maps at Free against Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead's $19.99. Track Attack! Lap timer & maps also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead's advantage is chart position (#35 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, 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

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps is free to download; Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead costs $19.99 up front. Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Track Attack! Lap timer & maps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 152 and 137 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead's written reviews are positive against 98% of Track Attack! Lap timer & maps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead ships an update every 2 months, Track Attack! Lap timer & maps every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead versus Track Attack! Lap timer & maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarry's LapTimer PetrolheadTrack Attack! Lap timer & maps
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (152 ratings)4.9 (137 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews97.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings152 — better137
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#35 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarald SchlangmannVelocity Labs LLC

Customer experience

Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead

All ratings152 ratings
Positive69.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative24.3%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive77.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative21.3%

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps

All ratings137 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%

User reviews

Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead

From 152 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📊 Comprehensive data logging and telemetry analysis
  • 🎥 Excellent video overlay capabilities with telemetry
  • 💰 Affordable alternative to expensive professional systems
  • 🛠️ Highly responsive developer with active support
  • 🏁 Accurate lap timing when properly configured

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • 🎮 Confusing and unintuitive user interface
  • 📍 Unreliable GPS tracking without external devices
  • 🔌 Poor Bluetooth connectivity with accessories
  • 📹 Video export causes app malfunction

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps

From 137 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Extremely user-friendly interface and easy setup
  • 🎥 High-quality video recording with customizable overlays
  • 📊 Comprehensive telemetry data and lap timing accuracy
  • 🔗 Seamless OBD2 device connectivity via Bluetooth
  • 💰 Free base version with optional paid features

Room to improve

  • 💳 Subscription required for full functionality
  • 📱 Landscape-only mode limits accessibility
  • 🎨 Limited customization for visual elements (logo, dial styles)
  • 🔌 Occasional Bluetooth connectivity issues with some OBD devices
  • 📺 Logo placement takes up significant screen space

Bugs and requests

Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes when overlaying videos
  • Video playback fails in Photos app until phone reboot
  • Lap data not recording at certain tracks
  • GPS location not recognized at specific venues
  • Timer fails to start or record laps inconsistently
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  • Screen freezes during lap analysis
  • Video recording stops mid-session
  • App locks up entire phone requiring hard restart
  • Inaccurate speed and elevation data
  • Inability to delete laps without app hanging
  • Track loading failures and truncated track names
  • Overlay settings reset after each use
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • External GPS and OBD2 connection drops

Requested features

10 requests
  • Ability to pause timer between sessions
  • Automatic video overlay for all laps without manual processing
  • Better track variant identification in database
  • Improved nearby track suggestions based on location
  • Dark mode option
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  • Call blocking during track sessions
  • More Canadian track coverage
  • Custom vehicle profile support for newer models
  • Simplified user interface redesign
  • Better export format compatibility for Mac users

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • OBDlink MX+ device not appearing in OBD device list
  • Bluetooth connectivity issues with certain OBD readers
  • CarPlay interference with latest iPhone updates

Requested features

12 requests
  • External video import capability
  • Simulated braking data from G-force sensors
  • Lap splits functionality
  • Leaderboard feature for shared routes with friends
  • Portrait/vertical mode support
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  • Adjustable speedometer limit (not auto-scaling)
  • GoPro picture-in-picture support
  • Theoretical best lap calculations
  • Reference lap selection from different sessions
  • Logo/branding toggle for Pro users
  • Heart rate sync integration
  • Advanced driving analysis tools

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead

One-time1
  • Grand Prix Upgrade$9.99
2 purchases

Track Attack! Lap timer & maps

Subscriptions2
  • Track Attack Pro (1 month)$12.991 Month
  • Track Attack Pro (1 year)$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead free?
Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Track Attack! Lap timer & maps free?
Track Attack! Lap timer & maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead or Track Attack! Lap timer & maps?
Track Attack! Lap timer & maps is rated higher. Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead averages 3.8 out of 5 from 152 ratings, while Track Attack! Lap timer & maps averages 4.9 from 137 ratings.
Do Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead or Track Attack! Lap timer & maps have ads?
Neither Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead nor Track Attack! Lap timer & maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead or Track Attack! Lap timer & maps?
Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead ships an update every 2 months, and Track Attack! Lap timer & maps every 2 weeks. Most recently, Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead was updated on September 27, 2026 and Track Attack! Lap timer & maps on September 27, 2026.

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