TrackDay Pro vs Garmin Catalyst™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrackDay Pro
This app records GPS data to automatically compute lap times for track sessions. Users can download pre-loaded tracks, have the app learn new tracks, or create their own using the built-in editor. Analyze your racing lines and session results with detailed track views.
- Automatic lap time computation
- Downloadable track library
- Built-in track editor
- Session results analysis
- Raw GPS data export
- Extensive track configurations
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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 for FREE, have the app "learn" the track from your session data, or create your own track using the built-in track editor. - With Track view, analyze the raceline before you head out onto the track; back in the paddock, analyze your session results. - Email a CSV file of raw GPS data for the selected session for further analysis outside the app. - 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 Putnam Park Road Course QLD Raceway Red Star Raceway Road America Road Atlanta Rockingham Motor Speedway Road Course Roebling Road Raceway 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.
Garmin Catalyst™
Access and analyze your motorsports performance data on your smartphone. Review lap times, session summaries, and driver profiles. Track annual driving activity and session weather conditions.
- Access performance data
- View lap times
- Session summaries
- Customizable driver profiles
- Track annual activity
- Record weather conditions
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For motorsports drivers of all levels, the Garmin Catalyst™ app provides a simple, intuitive way to access your Garmin Catalyst™ performance data — including lap times, session summaries and customizable driver profiles— on your compatible smartphone or tablet. The app also tracks your annual driving activity metrics and provides a record of weather conditions for each session. Garmin Catalyst™ App • Easily access your Garmin Catalyst™ performance data with use of this app on your compatible smartphone or tablet • Shows your session summaries, lap times, session weather conditions, lap-by-lap data and annual driving activity metrics • Customizable icons within the app let you tailor the look of your driver profile and vehicle icons • View vehicles and track notes from your Garmin Catalyst™ device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Garmin Catalyst™ at 80% against TrackDay Pro's 33%. Garmin Catalyst™ also leads on price (Free vs $19.99) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Garmin Catalyst™ is free to download; TrackDay Pro costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Garmin Catalyst™ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garmin Catalyst™ has 120 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of TrackDay Pro's written reviews are positive against 80% of Garmin Catalyst™'s.
TrackDay Pro ships an update every 2 months, Garmin Catalyst™ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrackDay Pro | Garmin Catalyst™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (120 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 80.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 120 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FTLapps LLC | Garmin |
Customer experience
TrackDay Pro
Garmin Catalyst™
Bugs and requests
TrackDay Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Garmin Catalyst™
Reported bugs
7 issues- Everytime you try logging in the app just glitches anyways can’t even get logged in.
- Comparing to others frequently fails
- Compare to friend feature way to frequently fails with the message about the tracks not matching well enough despite being the same track on the same days even.
- New version is off
- It won’t let me compare the laps with other friends on the same day. Says lap not similar. Literally same day same track same session.
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- Friend integration is currently pretty lacking. When I try to compare laps it complains that the tracks aren't similar enough.
- Worse though is that there's no apparent way of sharing your sessions with friends.
Requested features
17 requests- Option to select 1-5 laps for optimum view
- Watch reference videos side by side on the Catalyst
- Add video review on phone or iPad
- Allow moving videos to iCloud for review
- Ability to download in-car camera footage directly from device to app
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- Compare data from other sessions
- Use for Sim racing games
- More functionality to come
- Make it even more simple
- Overall leaderboard
- Leaderboards of other tracks
- Compare session data between friends
- Fix track matching issues for friend comparison
- Allow browsing friend's sessions
- Add option to compare against other sessions
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
TrackDay Pro
No in-app purchases
Garmin Catalyst™
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TrackDay Pro free?
Is Garmin Catalyst™ free?
Which has better reviews, TrackDay Pro or Garmin Catalyst™?
Do TrackDay Pro or Garmin Catalyst™ have ads?
Which is updated more often, TrackDay Pro or Garmin Catalyst™?
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