Comparison

RaceStudio 3 vs Kartnote

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

Head to head
About

RaceStudio 3

This app provides powerful motorsport data analysis tools on your mobile device. Manage your racing equipment, review performance metrics like lap times and track trajectories, and fine-tune your vehicle setup from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Performance analysis (lap times, charts, trajectories)
  • AiM device management
  • Session download and analysis
  • Track map management
  • Firmware updates
  • Profile customization and sharing
Features
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From the pit to the track, RaceStudio App puts the full power of AiM RaceStudio 3 in your pocket. Manage your devices, analyze your sessions, and fine-tune your setup — quickly, intuitively, wherever you are. With RaceStudio App you can: ∙ Analyze your performance: lap times, detailed charts, and track trajectories ∙ Manage your AiM devices: set parameters, download sessions, calibrate sensors, manage track maps, update firmware ∙ Customize your profile: log in, set preferences, and share sessions via AiM Cloud ∙ and much more. Take your data analysis where it matters most: trackside.

About

Kartnote

Features
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Kartnote is a focused karting logbook for drivers, mechanics, racing families, and small teams. Track race sessions, lap and sector times, kart setups, weather conditions, and driver progress—all organized in one dependable place. Stop relying on messy notebooks or scattered spreadsheets. Kartnote makes it simple to preserve what happened on track so you can focus on getting faster. RECORD THE DETAILS THAT MATTER: • Lap and Sector Times: Enter lap and sector times while Kartnote automatically calculates your personal bests. • Detailed Setup Tracking: Log chassis, engine, and tire setups alongside weather and track temperatures. • Session Context: Record the date, track, kart, class, and session type—from Practice and Qualifying to Heats, Pre-Finals, Finals, and Races. • Driver Feedback: Save session notes and driver comments while they are still fresh. ANALYZE YOUR PROGRESS: Build a reliable history of every race weekend and test day. Review sessions by track, driver, kart, or class to understand what changed and how performance developed over time. Kartnote automatically calculates useful statistics including best lap, average lap, consistency, total lap count, and distance. BUILT FOR DRIVERS, FAMILIES, AND SMALL TEAMS: Manage multiple drivers as well as shared karts, engines, and classes using one logbook. Every session connects the driver, equipment, setup, conditions, and lap times—making Kartnote useful for solo racers, parents managing their children’s karts, instructors, mechanics, and small teams. A FREE CORE YOU CAN RELY ON: No subscription is required to: • Log, edit, and review unlimited sessions • Manage drivers, karts, engines, classes, and tracks • Sync your data across devices with iCloud • Export your data as CSV files for analysis or archival UNLOCK KARTNOTE PRO: Kartnote Pro adds deeper analysis and time-saving workflows: • Session Comparison: Compare your performance with the previous relevant session at the same track. • Setup and Weather Differences: Review chassis, tire, engine, and weather changes side by side. • Smart Autofill: Save time at the track by filling setup values from relevant previous sessions. • Advanced Insights: See track-specific progress and richer dashboard analytics. • Bulk Management: Assign equipment and classes to multiple past sessions and merge duplicate classes. Whether you are testing subtle setup changes, chasing personal bests, or building a long-term kart racing history, Kartnote gives you a dependable performance record for every day on track. Kartnote Pro is available as an optional annual auto-renewing subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

RaceStudio 34 screens
Kartnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

RaceStudio 3 and Kartnote are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RaceStudio 3 ships an update fortnightly, Kartnote weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RaceStudio 3 versus Kartnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaceStudio 3Kartnote
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAIM tech SRLNordlate Oy

In-app purchases

None

RaceStudio 3

No in-app purchases

None

Kartnote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RaceStudio 3 free?
RaceStudio 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kartnote free?
Kartnote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RaceStudio 3 or Kartnote have ads?
Neither RaceStudio 3 nor Kartnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RaceStudio 3 or Kartnote?
RaceStudio 3 ships an update fortnightly, and Kartnote weekly. Most recently, RaceStudio 3 was updated on September 22, 2026 and Kartnote on September 17, 2026.

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