LapTimer by Random Visual vs Red Mist Timing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LapTimer by Random Visual
A straightforward lap timer with large, easy-to-press buttons for precise timing up to 1/100th of a second. Visual progress bars quickly highlight your best and worst laps.
- 1/100 sec precision
- Large start/lap button
- Color-coded lap progress
- Easy to use interface
- Best and worst lap identification
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Basic lap timer with precision to 1/100 sec. The large start/lap button makes it easy to trigger laps without looking at the device. The color-coded lap progress bars make it easy to identify the best (and worst) laps.
Red Mist Timing
Follow real-world racing events live with real-time lap timing, position tracking, and pit stop monitoring. Stay engaged with every pass and strategy change, whether you're trackside or remote. Access detailed race data used by teams and broadcasters.
- Live position tracking
- Real-time lap timing
- Pit stop monitoring
- Event schedules
- Accessible anywhere
- Detailed race data
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Follow every lap as it happens. Red Mist brings live race timing to your iPhone and iPad, so you can follow your team, your driver or the whole field from the paddock, the grandstand or anywhere in the world. LIVE TIMING Positions, last laps, gaps, gap to the leader and best laps update in real time. EVERY LAP OF EVERY CAR Tap any car to see its full lap history, a chart of lap times and position changes, and any penalties. Pit stops are marked lap by lap, along with time spent in the box. FOLLOW YOUR CLASS Switch between overall and class standings, sort the way you like, and search to find a car fast. RACE CONTROL AND FLAGS See race control calls as they're made: incidents, penalties and flag changes. The flag history shows every green, yellow and red period and how long it lasted. RESULTS Browse results for every session of an event, and look back at older events. DRIVER MODE Mount a phone in the car and see the cars ahead and behind in big, glanceable type, with live gaps and the screen kept awake. SHARE THE RACE Send a link to an event or a car, or share an image of the current standings. Red Mist is built for fans, teams, crews and drivers at endurance, club and amateur racing events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Red Mist Timing at Free against LapTimer by Random Visual's $1.19. Red Mist Timing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). LapTimer by Random Visual's advantage is chart position (#187 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Red Mist Timing is free to download; LapTimer by Random Visual costs $1.19 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Red Mist Timing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of LapTimer by Random Visual's written reviews are positive against 100% of Red Mist Timing's.
LapTimer by Random Visual ships an update every 35 months, Red Mist Timing every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LapTimer by Random Visual | Red Mist Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.19 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #187 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Random Visual, LLC | Brian Griggs |
Customer experience
LapTimer by Random Visual
Red Mist Timing
In-app purchases
LapTimer by Random Visual
No in-app purchases
Red Mist Timing
No in-app purchases
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