Lights Out vs Chequered
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lights Out
Access real-time race statistics, including pit stop data, driver radios, and race control messages. Stay updated with home and lock screen widgets, and catch up on missed events on your watch. Offers comprehensive season and track details.
- Real-time race statistics
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Driver radio access
- Race control messages
- Comprehensive season standings
- Watch app integration
- Apple Intelligence commentary summaries
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Lights Out is a beautiful and comprehensive real-time race statistics app built for Liquid Glass. It’s simple enough for those getting into the sport, and powerful enough for seasoned pros. WHY YOU’LL LOVE LIGHTS OUT: Get all the latest stats and info from races, qualifying sessions, sprints, and practice sessions. Stay up to date with Widgets on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, get race updates when they happen, and catch up on what you missed on your Watch. View pit stop data, listen in to driver radios, read race control messages, and more. NOTABLE FEATURES: - Beautiful Liquid Glass UI - Apple Intelligence to give concise Commentary Summaries - Widgets to display race countdowns, upcoming Grand Prix, driver and team standings, and more (on your Home Screen and Lock Screen) - View the season’s races on a globe - Comprehensive race results - Set alarms and push notifications for upcoming events - Watch app to browse the current season’s races, weekend structure, track information, and standings OTHER EXCITING FEATURES: - Fastest laps - Race breakdowns for, pit stops, overtakes, and more - Race control messages and flags - Listen in to driver radio messages - Driver and team standings - Extensive track details - Weather forecasts - Entire weekend structure - Driver and team history and stats - Accessibility, dynamic font sizing, and VoiceOver support
Chequered
Get real-time Formula 1 race alerts, schedules, and steward decisions. This app offers live widgets and notifications to keep you updated on all the F1 action. A free trial is available before committing to a subscription.
- Live race alerts
- Schedules
- Widgets
- Stewards' decisions
- Real-time updates
- 1-month free trial
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Chequered requires a subscription to use. Start with a 7-day free trial. Your subscription includes: Live race alerts, schedules, widgets, and stewards' decisions — delivered in real time. Subscription Details: Chequered offers an auto-renewing annual subscription at $18.99/year to provide you with full access to all features. A 7-day free trial is included with your first subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings. Any unused portion of the free trial will be forfeited upon purchasing a subscription. Terms of Use: https://chequered.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://chequered.app/privacy
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Verdict
Lights Out and Chequered both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Chequered's written reviews are positive against 23% of Lights Out's. Chequered also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). Lights Out's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, update cadence, 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
Chequered is free to download; Lights Out costs $0.99 up front. Chequered sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Lights Out asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lights Out against 5.0 for Chequered. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chequered has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of Lights Out's written reviews are positive against 85% of Chequered's.
Lights Out ships an update every 3 days, Chequered every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lights Out | Chequered |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Great Oaks | Trottermag, LLC |
Customer experience
Lights Out
Chequered
In-app purchases
Lights Out
No in-app purchases
Chequered
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$3.491 Month
- Annual Plan7 Days trial$18.991 Year
