RaceWeek vs Updraft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RaceWeek
Get the complete Formula 1 race schedule and live results directly on your Home Screen with customizable widgets. Track upcoming events, race results, and championship standings with this unofficial F1 companion app.
- Home Screen widgets for F1 schedule
- Live event tracking
- Race results and standings
- Dynamic countdowns
- Lock Screen widgets
- iPhone and Mac compatibility
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RaceWeek brings you the full F1 schedule in a set of compact widgets directly on your Home Screen. HOW IT WORKS - Add the “Upcoming” widget to your Home Screen or Notification Center (in small, medium or large size) - See all upcoming and live events - Track race results and championship standings inside the app RACEWEEK PRO - Unlock a redesigned dynamic set of widgets for your Home or Lock Screen - See race and qualifying results directly on your widgets - Never miss a session with dynamic countdowns - Improved readability with bigger fonts and better contrast - Works on your iPhone and Mac Thanks for having RaceWeek on your device! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ This app is unofficial 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 trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.
Updraft
This app automatically records glider flights, providing detailed post-flight analysis of altitude, speed, and flight paths. It offers coaching features for thermalling and instructor debriefs, with optional upgrades for advanced instruments and forecasts.
- Automatic flight recording
- Post-flight analysis
- Thermal coaching
- Instructor debrief transcription
- Flight path replay
- Soaring forecasts
- Home screen widgets
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You can fly a glider solo at 14 — years before you can drive. Updraft is the logbook and coach for everyone learning to. Put your phone on the coaming and press Record. Updraft finds your launch and your landing by itself, so there is nothing to remember while you fly. When you land, you get the whole flight back: how high you got, what every climb was worth, how your circuit compared to the last one you flew. No vario to buy. No wiring. No signal needed — every airfield is already on your phone. FREE, AND STAYS FREE • Unlimited recording. Never capped, never blocked, never on a trial timer • Height, ground speed and climb rate while you fly • Your flight path, and a summary the moment you land • The IGC flight file for anything you fly — yours to keep and to share • Your three most recent flights in the logbook • Today's soaring conditions at your home field, on a Home Screen widget UPDRAFT PRO • The full instrument panel — turn coordinator, thermal assistant, glide ratio, G meter and more • Your whole logbook, with totals and currency, plus IGC import and manual entries • Replay your track over real terrain at 1×, 8× or 60× • Instructor debrief: record what your instructor says and get it back as a went-well / work-on list. It is transcribed on your phone and never uploaded • Thermalling coach: the bank you held and what centring was worth in each climb • The three-day soaring forecast, and outlook and logbook widgets UPDRAFT MAX • Everything in Pro, plus the advisory live in-flight layer and an airspace check after you land — a review of what happened, never a clearance Subscriptions are optional. They renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple Account subscription settings. You can change plans or cancel in Updraft under Customize > Account and plan. WHAT IT WILL NOT DO Updraft uses the sensors in your phone. It shows ground speed, not airspeed. It is not a certified instrument and must never be used to fly the aircraft. Look outside and follow your instructor. Built for club juniors, cadets, university gliding clubs and anyone learning to fly. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ethanpaschkes.github.io/updraft-app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: RaceWeek at 82 against Updraft's 1. Updraft's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. RaceWeek sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year and Updraft sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Updraft holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RaceWeek has 82 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RaceWeek ships an update every 3 weeks, Updraft weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RaceWeek | Updraft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (82 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philip Kuklis | DAVID,HOWARD PASCHKES |
Customer experience
RaceWeek
Updraft
In-app purchases
RaceWeek
- RaceWeek Pro Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- RaceWeek Pro Buy Once$24.99
Updraft
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Max Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Updraft Pro$29.991 Year
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- Max Yearly$69.991 Year









