Formula X vs Formula Live Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Formula X
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Formula X: Stay updated on the Formula 1 season with the complete race calendar, dates, and timings for all races. Follow the performance of your favorite drivers and teams with real-time driver and team standings. Stay informed about the latest news and results in Formula 1 with our app designed for motorsport enthusiasts.
Formula Live Pulse
Follow every Formula 1 race with real-time data, strategy insights, and team radio. This AI-powered companion offers detailed lap information, tyre analysis, and race control updates for F1, F2, F3, and F1 Academy.
- Live timing and leaderboards
- Strategy and tyre insights
- Team radio and race control
- AI-powered race companion
- Telemetry-style views
- F2, F3, and F1 Academy support
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Formula Live Pulse is your AI-powered race companion for Formula 1, built for fans who want to follow every lap with more detail than TV graphics—live timing, strategy context, telemetry-style insights, and team radio in one place. - Live Timing & Leaderboards: positions, gaps, lap/sector context, and session flow in real time - Strategy & Tyres: pit stop context, tyre compounds, stint insight and race pace view - Team Radio & Race Control: stay on top of radio messages, updates and key decisions Get AI-powered insights and use the AI Companion to understand strategies, undercuts/overcuts, and the “why” behind key moments—while sessions are live. Also includes Formula 2, Formula 3 and F1 Academy with live timing, results, calendar and standings. Explore telemetry-style views and head-to-head comparisons designed to help you track gaps, pace and stints at a glance. Disclaimer: Formula Live Pulse is an unofficial project and is not associated in any way with the Formula 1 companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trademarks of Formula One Licensing B.V.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Formula X at none against Formula Live Pulse's 2. Formula Live Pulse's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Formula Live Pulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Formula X asks for nothing beyond the download.
Formula X ships an update every 3 weeks, Formula Live Pulse weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Formula X | Formula Live Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.1 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vincenzo Sannino | Simone Scanu |
In-app purchases
Formula X
No in-app purchases
Formula Live Pulse
- Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly$39.991 Year
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