Comparison

Formula Live Pulse vs Pitwall IQ

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Pitwall IQ

Understand Formula 1 races through data analysis. Explore race stories, ask questions in plain English, and view historical championship data. Visualizations and charts explain race outcomes based on real-time and historical F1 data.

Highlights
  • Analyze race data
  • Ask questions about sessions
  • Explore championship standings
  • View historical F1 data
  • Interactive race visualizations
  • Transparent data insights
Features
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Formula 1, explained by the data. A Grand Prix leaves behind an enormous amount of timing, strategy, tire, weather and race-control data. Pitwall IQ turns that data into a clear explanation of what actually decided the race. READ A RACE Go beyond the result. Explore the race story, pace, strategy, tires, charts and classification to understand where the race was won and lost. ASK QUESTIONS Ask Pitwall IQ questions about a session in plain English. Answers are worked out from the session's own data, with the app designed to be transparent about what the data can and cannot support. EXPLORE THE CHAMPIONSHIP Follow current-season driver and constructor standings, then move through the historical archive for results, races and championships dating back to 1950. SEE THE DATA Explore interactive race visualizations, lap-by-lap positions, tire strategies, pace analysis, race-control events and more. BUILT ON TRANSPARENT DATA Pitwall IQ brings together multiple F1 data sources, including FastF1, the Jolpica/Ergast archive and OpenF1, into one experience. Every insight is based on available data, and when information cannot be loaded or supported, Pitwall IQ tells you rather than filling in the gaps. Pitwall IQ is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Formula 1, the FIA, or any Formula 1 team.

Screenshots

Formula Live Pulse4 screens
Pitwall IQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pitwall IQ at 5.0 against Formula Live Pulse's 4.1. Pitwall IQ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Formula Live Pulse's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Formula Live Pulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pitwall IQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pitwall IQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Formula Live Pulse's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pitwall IQ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Formula Live Pulse versus Pitwall IQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormula Live PulsePitwall IQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (13 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better6
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSimone ScanuPaul Mash

Customer experience

Formula Live Pulse

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Pitwall IQ

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Formula Live Pulse

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
None

Pitwall IQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Formula Live Pulse free?
Formula Live Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pitwall IQ free?
Pitwall IQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Formula Live Pulse or Pitwall IQ?
Pitwall IQ is rated higher. Formula Live Pulse averages 4.1 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Pitwall IQ averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Formula Live Pulse or Pitwall IQ have ads?
Neither Formula Live Pulse nor Pitwall IQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Formula Live Pulse or Pitwall IQ?
Formula Live Pulse ships an update weekly, and Pitwall IQ weekly. Most recently, Formula Live Pulse was updated on November 8, 2026 and Pitwall IQ on October 31, 2026.

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