TrackDay for iPhone vs DriverMonitor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrackDay for iPhone
This app records your track day sessions, automatically computing lap times and analyzing performance. It offers real-time data display and detailed post-session analysis, with a vast library of global tracks.
- Automatic lap time computation
- Real-time lap and sector times
- Post-session analysis
- Track raceline visualization
- Extensive track library
- Custom track learning
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The track day lap-timer by track day riders, for track day riders (and drivers!) The customer feedback about racing leathers interfering with the GPS signal is correct! You *must* mount your iPhone externally to capture a good GPS signal while *riding* at the track. Details are provided on the GPS Accuracy screen accessed via the Support & Feedback menu selection. - Capture GPS data, then automatically compute lap times for each of your sessions on the track. - Download our tracks ($0.99 each), or (with $2.99 in-app purchase) have the app "learn" the track from your session data. - With Track view, analyze the raceline before you head out onto the track; back in the paddock, analyze your session results. - With the Dashboard view, lap times and sector times are displayed in real-time; back in the paddock, analyze lap and sector times across sessions. - 270+ track configurations around the world and counting! Don't see the track you're looking for? Tell us and we'll add it!! Here are just a few of the tracks we feature: Anglesey International Aragon Arizona Motorsports Park Arroyo Seco Raceway Auto Club Speedway Autobahn Country Club Autodromo Fazenda Capuava Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos) BIR Barbagallo Raceway Barber Motorsports Park Baskerville Raceway Bedford Autodrome Blackhawk Farms Raceway Brands Hatch Brno Circuit Bugatti Circuit Buttonwillow Raceway Cadwell Park Carolina Motorsports Park Castle Combe Circuit Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Chuckwalla Valley Raceway Circuit Mont-Tremblant Circuit de Catalunya Circuit de Valencia Circuit de la Sarthe Circuit of the Americas Circuito Estoril Circuito de Jerez Daytona International Speedway Donington Park Dubai Autodrome Eagles Canyon Raceway Firebird International Raceway Gateway Motorsports Park GingerMan Raceway Goodwood Circuit Grattan Raceway Harris Hill Road Heartland Park Topeka Homestead-Miami Speedway Road Course Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Iowa Speedway Road Course Isle of Man TT Jennings GP Kirkistown Circuit Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit Las Vegas Motor Speedway Lime Rock Park Losail International Circuit MSR Houston Mallory Park Superbike Circuit Manfeild Autocourse Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Mid-America Motorplex Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Miller Motorsports Park Misano World Circuit Monticello Motor Club Motorsport Park Hastings MotorSports Ranch Cresson Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst Mugello Circuit NCCAR / NCBike NJMP NOLA Motorsports Park Nashville Superspeedway Road Course Nelson Ledges Road Course New Hampshire Motor Speedway Road Course Nuerburgring Nordschleife and F1 Circuit Oulton Park Circuit Pacific Raceway Road Course Palm Beach International Raceway Phakisa Freeway F1 Track Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit PittRace (BeaveRun) North Track Pocono Raceway Portland International Raceway Pukekohe Park Raceway Putnam Park Road Course QLD Raceway Red Star Raceway Road America Road Atlanta Rockingham Motor Speedway Road Course Roebling Road Raceway Ruapuna Park Grand Prix Circuit Sachsenring Circuit Sebring International Raceway Sentul International Circuit Sepang International Circuit Serres Racing Circuit Silverstone Circuit Snetterton Sonoma Raceway Spring Mountain 2.2 Summit Point Motorsports Park Suzuka Circuit Sydney Motorsports Park Symmons Plains Raceway TT Circuit Assen Talladega Gran Prix Raceway Taupo Motorsport Park Teretonga Park Raceway Texas World Speedway Thunderhill Raceway Park Timaru International Motor Raceway (Levels) Twin Ring Motegi VIR Vereeniging Kart Circuit Wakefield Park Watkins Glen International Willow Springs Winton Motor Raceway Yas Marina Circuit Zwartkops Raceway and Kart Circuit Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. All third-party names mentioned by the FTLapps website and TrackDay apps are trademarks of their respective owners and subject to applicable laws.
DriverMonitor
This app provides in-car, glanceable live timing and scoring for motorsports. It displays your race position, lap times, and competitor data to help you compete effectively. Ideal for sprint, endurance, and qualifying sessions.
- Glanceable live timing and scoring
- Real-time race position tracking
- Lap time and split time display
- Competitor class leader and nearby car data
- Sprint, endurance, and qualifying session support
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DriverMonitor is the in-car glanceable live timing and scoring display for motorsports. Quickly determine your position in the race, the time or laps elapsed or completed and your split times to or lap times of the class leader and the cars in your class immediately in front and behind you. DriverMonitor displays just the information needed related to your position in the race in a quickly glanceable display to allow you to compete with all the live scoring details of the race in-car with you during the event. Great for sprint & endurance racing and especially during qualifying sessions to know whether you've just been pipped from the pole position and should attempt another flyer or if the session time remaining is sufficient for another flying lap. DriverMonitor Subscriptions DriverMonitor is a subscription service to live race timing feeds. Subscriptions are available with monthly auto-renewing and non-renewing race weekend plans packaged for sprint & endurance racing. Each plan is based on how much access you require to the live feed. DriverMonitor monthly subscriptions are $19.99 per month for SPRINT racing and $34.99 per month for ENDURANCE racing, which includes 30 and 60 hours of live timing feed access, respectively. You will be automatically billed $19.99 or $34.99 through iTunes every 30 days until you cancel your subscription. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You subscription can be managed and the auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. DriverMonitor weekly subscriptions are $11.99 per 7 days for SPRINT racing and $24.99 per 7 days for ENDURANCE racing, which includes 10 and 30 hours of live timing feed access, respectively. Weekly subscriptions do not automatically renew and allow you to pay for just the period and allotment you require. Non-renewing subscriptions are billed to your AppStore account as soon as you purchase in the app. DriverMonitor annual subscriptions are $39.99 per year, which includes 40 hours of live timing feed access. You will be automatically billed $39.99 through iTunes every 365 days until you cancel your subscription. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You subscription can be managed and the auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://www.drivermonitor.app/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DriverMonitor at 100% against TrackDay for iPhone's 38%. DriverMonitor also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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
DriverMonitor is free to download; TrackDay for iPhone costs $4.99 up front. TrackDay for iPhone sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and DriverMonitor sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DriverMonitor holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of TrackDay for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 100% of DriverMonitor's.
TrackDay for iPhone ships an update every 2 months, DriverMonitor every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrackDay for iPhone | DriverMonitor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) | 4.9 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FTLapps LLC | Leisure Hound Sports, Inc |
Customer experience
TrackDay for iPhone
DriverMonitor
In-app purchases
TrackDay for iPhone
- Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca$0.99
- Willow Springs$0.99
- NJMP Thunder Raceway$0.99
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- Buttonwillow Raceway configuration 13 CW$0.99
- Thunderhill Raceway Park$0.99
- Palm Beach International Raceway$0.99
- Willow Springs Streets of Willow Springs$0.99
- Chuckwalla Valley Raceway$0.99
- Sebring International Raceway$0.99
- Circuit of the Americas$0.99
- Jennings GP$0.99
- Track Learning$2.99
DriverMonitor
- Monthly auto-renewing - SPRINT$19.991 Month
- Monthly auto-renewing - ENDURO$34.991 Month
- Annual auto-renewing$39.991 Year
- Single race weekend-SPRINT$11.99
- Single race weekend-ENDURO$24.99
Questions
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