Comparison

Performance Racing Network vs Horizon Alert

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

Head to head
About

Performance Racing Network

This app provides live and on-demand motorsports radio programming, including NASCAR races and original shows. It offers year-round coverage of various racing series and behind-the-scenes content. Stay connected to the world of racing with this dedicated audio platform.

Highlights
  • Live motorsports radio broadcasts
  • On-demand programming
  • NASCAR licensed content
  • Original shows like "Fast Talk"
  • Year-round racing coverage
Features
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The Performance Racing Network (PRN) is one of two NASCAR licensed multi-broadcast radio networks which markets, produces and distributes motorsports programming 365 days a year. PRN broadcasts 13 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races, twelve NASCAR Nationwide Series events and produces "Fast Talk", "The Pit Reporters", "Garage Pass" and "zMAX Racing Country."

About

Horizon Alert

Get real-time alerts for celestial events visible from your location, including rocket launches, ISS passes, and meteor showers. The app provides precise timing, direction, and visibility intelligence, such as cloud cover, to ensure you don't miss any opportunities to look up.

Highlights
  • Up Next feed of visible celestial events
  • Nearby map with launch pad locations
  • Real-time visibility intelligence (cloud cover, sun elevation)
  • Customizable alert timings
  • Smart notifications that auto-cancel
  • ISS pass predictions with compass and brightness
Features
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Horizon Alert tells you exactly when, where, and how to look up — and only when you can actually see something. A "Up Next" feed gathers every event visible from your location into one chronological list: rocket launches, ISS passes, meteor showers, eclipses, spacewalks, and more. Each one shows a live countdown and which direction to face. A "Nearby" map view centers on you with launch pads pinned on real satellite imagery and a visibility ring drawn at true geographic scale. Real visibility intelligence: • Cloud cover at launch time, fetched per location • Sun elevation, so daylight launches aren't dressed up as visible • Distance from the pad, calculated as a great-circle bearing Smart alerts you'll actually trust: • Choose your timings — 1 day, 12 hours, 2 hours, 30 minutes, 10 minutes, or T-zero • Notifications auto-cancel if conditions degrade • If the sky unexpectedly clears, you'll get a "conditions just cleared" alert ISS overhead passes: • Rise compass, peak altitude, set compass, brightness • All predicted from your location, with countdowns Built privacy-first: • No accounts, no analytics, no third-party tracking • Your location stays on your device • The only thing sent off your phone is a rounded latitude and longitude to fetch a cloud forecast for your general area A clean, dark-mode-native experience for anyone who wants to look up.

Screenshots

Performance Racing Network4 screens
Horizon Alert3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Horizon Alert at 5.0 against Performance Racing Network's 4.0. Horizon Alert also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). Performance Racing Network's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.4). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Horizon Alert holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Performance Racing Network has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Performance Racing Network ships an update every 4 months, Horizon Alert every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Performance Racing Network versus Horizon Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerformance Racing NetworkHorizon Alert
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSpeedway Motorsports, IncMatt Strelecki

Customer experience

Performance Racing Network

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative63.6%

Horizon Alert

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Performance Racing Network

No in-app purchases

None

Horizon Alert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Performance Racing Network free?
Performance Racing Network is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Horizon Alert free?
Horizon Alert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Performance Racing Network or Horizon Alert?
Horizon Alert is rated higher. Performance Racing Network averages 4.0 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Horizon Alert averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Performance Racing Network or Horizon Alert have ads?
Neither Performance Racing Network nor Horizon Alert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Performance Racing Network or Horizon Alert?
Performance Racing Network ships an update every 4 months, and Horizon Alert every 3 days. Most recently, Performance Racing Network was updated on November 1, 2026 and Horizon Alert on October 31, 2026.

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