Comparison

xracing vs DOWNLINK

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

Head to head
About

xracing

Features
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xracing is a GPS lap timer and racing telemetry app built for track days, performance driving, and passionate drivers. Whether you're pushing limits on a circuit, enjoying a spirited drive, or recording your weekend session, xRacing turns every journey into meaningful motorsport-style data. Track and analyze your driving • Automatic GPS lap timing • Detailed performance metrics and session analysis • Speed, lap times, and visual driving overlays Share your story • Follow live driving sessions • Like, comment, and engage with other drivers • Share laps, photos, and videos with your community Inspired by motorsport, designed for everyone xRacing brings professional racing concepts into a clean, accessible experience — focused on clarity, emotion, and connection, not just competition. Record your sessions. Understand your driving. Share your journey.

About

DOWNLINK

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DOWNLINK is a sports telemetry camera. It records your ride and draws your speed, lean angle, G-force, altitude and route onto the video — saved into the file. INSTRUMENTS FOR EVERY ACTIVITY • Motorcycle: lean angle arc, deepest lean each side, G-force • Car / Track: route panel, cornering G, 0–100 and 0–60 timer • Bicycle: grade, elevation strip, climb and descent • Ski / Snowboard: slope, vertical drop, run count LIVE MAP The minimap turns with your heading, zooms out as you speed up and draws the road you have ridden over Apple Maps. Switch it off in Settings when a start or finish should stay private. ONE-TAP REEL When you stop, DOWNLINK finds the best moments in the telemetry — top speed, deepest lean, tightest hairpin — and cuts a 15-second vertical video: the route draws itself on the map, then each moment slows into its peak. Ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. RIDE SUMMARY AND SHARE IMAGE Top and average speed, distance, climb, route and place name on one page. Make an image of the ride with the route on the map, with the start and finish hidden if you like. HONEST NUMBERS Every value comes from this phone's own GPS, barometer and motion sensors. When a sensor has no reading, the display says SIM instead of guessing. Lean and G assume the phone is mounted upright; phone GPS updates about once a second — a good record of the ride, not timing equipment. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your videos and rides stay on your phone. Free: record with one activity and the Drive instruments. DOWNLINK PRO unlocks every activity, the ride summary, the share image and reels without the watermark with a single purchase. Screenshot and preview footage: A. Thiessen, roadstertouren, J. Holleboom, Viennaaa — CC BY 3.0.

Screenshots

xracing4 screens
DOWNLINK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: xracing at none against DOWNLINK's 1. xracing also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.3 vs 18.6). On price and ads 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. DOWNLINK sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. xracing asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
xracing versus DOWNLINK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterxracingDOWNLINK
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.3 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFILIPE SANTOS CARVALHOEmre ALICI

In-app purchases

None

xracing

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DOWNLINK

One-time1
  • DOWNLINK PRO$1.99

Questions

Is xracing free?
xracing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DOWNLINK free?
DOWNLINK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do xracing or DOWNLINK have ads?
Neither xracing nor DOWNLINK shows ads.

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