Comparison

RLD Viewer vs bearTracks

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

Head to head
About

RLD Viewer

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The RLD Viewer is a companion app to the RLD Database Platform.

About

bearTracks

Access and visualize scouting data for FIRST Robotics competitions. Plan match strategies with team performance graphs, cycle times, and qualitative responses. Quickly review team rankings, game records, and predictions for upcoming matches.

Highlights
  • Access match and pit scouting data
  • Visualize team performance with graphs
  • Analyze cycle times and qualitative responses
  • Plan match strategy with team details
  • Quick team summary and event state
  • RP based rank and game record display
  • Regional points system calculator
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- Access match and pit scouting data created by your scouts from your team and every other bearTracks user. - Graphs help visualize a team's performance over time. - Match data includes cycle times and long form qualitative responses. - Match list tab allows you to easily plan strategy for your upcoming matches, providing easy access to details on each team in a match and a match result prediction. - The team list tab provides a quick summary of the state of your current event. - Team details include RP based rank, game record, and all data about the team. - Calculator to demystify the new regional points system. FIRST® and FIRST® Robotics Competition are registered trademarks of FIRST® (www.firstinspires.org) which is not overseeing, involved with, or responsible for this activity, product, or service.

Screenshots

RLD Viewer4 screens
bearTracks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: bearTracks at weekly against RLD Viewer's every 13 months. bearTracks also leads on device support (7 vs 3). RLD Viewer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

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

RLD Viewer ships an update every 13 months, bearTracks weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RLD Viewer versus bearTracks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRLD ViewerbearTracks
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperReal Life Data, Inc.Jayen Agrawal

In-app purchases

None

RLD Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

bearTracks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RLD Viewer free?
RLD Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is bearTracks free?
bearTracks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RLD Viewer or bearTracks have ads?
Neither RLD Viewer nor bearTracks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RLD Viewer or bearTracks?
RLD Viewer ships an update every 13 months, and bearTracks weekly. Most recently, RLD Viewer was updated on September 19, 2026 and bearTracks on September 30, 2026.

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