Formula Live Pulse vs BoxBoxd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
BoxBoxd
Log and review every racing event you watch, building a personal diary of your viewing history. Discover and connect with other fans, read their reviews, and share your own racing insights. Track race schedules and create custom lists of your favorite moments.
- Log and rate races
- Write detailed race reviews
- Track viewing history
- Discover and connect with fans
- Follow other users
- Comment on reviews
- View race schedules
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BoxBoxd is the racing social network Review every race you watch, discover what other fans are saying and build your personal racing diary. LOG YOUR RACES • Rate races with our unique flag system (1-5 flags) • Write detailed reviews about what made each race memorable • Track when and how you watched (live, replay, highlights, or in person) • Tag races with moments like "overtake", "safety-car", or "late-drama" • Add who you watched with and make it social BUILD YOUR DIARY • Keep a personal log of every race you've watched • See your viewing history across multiple seasons • Track your average ratings and total races watched • Filter by season, race, or viewing method DISCOVER & CONNECT • Follow other fans and see their race logs • Read reviews from the community • Like and comment on other fans' reviews • Get notifications when people follow you or interact with your content YOUR RACING PORTFOLIO • Add upcoming races to your watchlist • Get race schedules for current and past seasons • Browse races by season and round • Create custom lists of your favorite races
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BoxBoxd at 4.8 against Formula Live Pulse's 4.1. BoxBoxd also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (88% vs 71%). Formula Live Pulse's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. BoxBoxd asks for nothing beyond the download.
BoxBoxd holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Formula Live Pulse's written reviews are positive against 88% of BoxBoxd's.
Formula Live Pulse ships an update weekly, BoxBoxd every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Formula Live Pulse | BoxBoxd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Simone Scanu | Shaina Salmi |
Customer experience
Formula Live Pulse
BoxBoxd
In-app purchases
Formula Live Pulse
- Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
BoxBoxd
No in-app purchases
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