Comparison

StartLights vs Rally Start Timer

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

Head to head
About

StartLights

Stay connected to every Formula racing Grand Prix weekend with schedules, live results, standings, news, and driver profiles. Offers a modern design with widgets, reminders, and an F1-style reaction game. Supports offline access and prioritizes user privacy.

Highlights
  • 2026 Formula 1 Calendar
  • Live Standings & Results
  • Driver & Team Profiles
  • Formula News Updates
  • Smart Session Alerts
  • Offline Schedule Access
  • F1 Reaction Game
Features
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Everything you need for the Formula 1 season in one place. Follow every race weekend, check session times in your local timezone, track the championship, explore iconic drivers and historic cars, and stay up to date without jumping between multiple apps. What you get: · Full 2026 calendar with every session · Countdown to the next race and session · Driver and constructor standings · Circuit maps, track records, past winners, and detailed track information · Driver and team profiles with stats, bios, and facts · Latest F1 news and videos · Smart session reminders · Race start reaction game · Spoiler protection · Offline access · No personal data collected Go Premium: · Legends — explore iconic Formula 1 drivers and legendary cars from across F1 history · Home Screen, Lock Screen, and desktop widgets · Season Grid — every driver, every race, every finishing position · Historical standings and past race results · Race weekend weather forecasts · Team color themes — personalize the app with your favorite team · Custom notification timing and session selection Built for fans, by a fan. Disclaimer: StartLights 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 trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V. Terms of Use: Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/startlights-privacypolicy/

About

Rally Start Timer

Features
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Run every rally start with less mental load. Rally Start Timer brings start lists, planned times, live controls, and recovery actions together in one clear race-day workspace. BUILT FOR START CONTROL • Manual, scheduled, sequential, simultaneous, and fixed-interval starts • A clear next-car countdown, live queue, and optional voice, beep, or haptic cues • Touch triggering or compatible Bluetooth / MFi game controllers, with button mapping and input testing • Optional NTP reference sync for the session timing anchor • An adaptive race dashboard for iPhone and iPad RECOVER WITHOUT REBUILDING Undo a mistaken trigger, restart or skip an item, start the next competitor, or shift the remaining schedule. Each action is saved in the local event log. PREPARE AND REPORT Import start lists from CSV, batch edit and reorder competitors, duplicate events, and save reusable templates. Export portable event backups, detailed CSV timing logs with start deltas, or PDF race and audit reports. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Event plans, timing results, and operation logs stay on your device unless you explicitly import or export a file. No account, ads, GPS, or behavioral tracking. The free version supports one event with up to 6 items in manual or sequential mode. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks unlimited events, up to 200 starters per event, every start mode, controller and countdown tools, recovery actions, CSV workflows, templates, accuracy reports, PDF exports, and backups. No subscription or recurring charge. Terms of Use: https://rallystarttimer.codemxm.com/terms/

Screenshots

StartLights4 screens
Rally Start Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

StartLights and Rally Start Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. StartLights sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Rally Start Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
StartLights versus Rally Start Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStartLightsRally Start Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size263 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan Petrovic德明 杨

In-app purchases

3 purchases

StartLights

Subscriptions2
  • Premium-Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium-Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

Rally Start Timer

One-time1
  • Rally Start Timer Pro$19.99

Questions

Is StartLights free?
StartLights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rally Start Timer free?
Rally Start Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StartLights or Rally Start Timer have ads?
Neither StartLights nor Rally Start Timer shows ads.

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