Dakar Rally vs Formula E
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dakar Rally
Experience the world's toughest rally raid race. Get detailed route information, driver profiles, and live race updates. Watch highlights and follow your favorite competitors in real-time.
- Detailed route and stage information
- Driver profiles
- Live race updates
- Real-time rankings
- Competitor tracking
- Video highlights and key moments
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Download the official DAKAR app for free. Dive into the heart of the DAKAR, the most famous and toughest rally raid race in the world! The 2027 edition, the seventh chapter of the rally’s Saudi adventure, will take place from January 1rd to 15th. Get ready for Dakar 2027! Find the detailed route and each of the stages, discover the drivers participating in this edition, and stay up-to-date with all the latest race news. Follow the race live on the app through our enhanced Race Center, featuring live commentary, real-time rankings, and tracking of your favorite competitors. A wide range of videos, including highlights, key moments, driver profiles, and much more, also awaits you. Customize your notifications to receive all the latest Dakar news.
Formula E
Stay up-to-date with the latest news, results, and race coverage for the electric racing series. Enjoy a refreshed design with enhanced video content and an improved race center to follow all the action live.
- Fresh redesign and improved navigation
- Enhanced video section
- Easier to find race and broadcast information
- New and improved race center
- Live action tracking
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A new era of Formula E starts here. As Formula E enters the GEN4 era for Season 13, the official app has been redesigned to bring you closer to the action. What’s new: - A fresh new look with simpler, improved navigation - An enhanced Video section featuring more Formula E content - Easier access to race schedules and broadcast information, so you never miss a moment
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Formula E at none against Dakar Rally's shown. Formula E also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (1K vs 153). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Dakar Rally against 4.2 for Formula E. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Formula E has 1K ratings behind it against 153, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of Dakar Rally's written reviews are positive against 22% of Formula E's.
Dakar Rally ships an update every 4 weeks, Formula E every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dakar Rally | Formula E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (153 ratings) | 4.2 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.7% of reviews — better | 22.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 153 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O) | FIA Formula-E |
Customer experience
Dakar Rally
Formula E
User reviews
Dakar Rally
From 153 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for following the race live
- 🚀 Fantastic for live tracking and stage updates
- 💡 Useful features like live map and stage standings
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and frustrating to use
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find desired information
- 🔍 Lacking in certain key features like live timing and video coverage
Formula E
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic app
- 🚀 Massive improvement
- 🚀 Amazing
- 👍 Love the app
- 👍 Optimum app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Really bad app
- 🐛 Can't even watch videos in landscape
- 🐛 Useless app
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 Horrible app
Bugs and requests
Dakar Rally
Reported bugs
3 issues- Duplicate rider records
- Notifications not linking to relevant updates
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to track specific riders/drivers more easily
- More comprehensive video coverage and highlights
- Improved user interface and navigation
Formula E
Reported bugs
14 issues- Can't lay my phone flat
- Results from past seasons
- Stop with the constant updates!
- App won't reload after update
- Latest Update Crashes
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- The app keep crashing with the latest update
- Ticket app is horrible!!!
- No live stream video
- Cannot Login
- Live streams just don't work
- BSOD
- Slow Media
- Stream not available
- Streams don't work
Requested features
3 requests- Needs dark ui
- Schedule widget needed
- Bering back the formula e ghost racing
In-app purchases
Dakar Rally
No in-app purchases
Formula E
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dakar Rally free?
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