Comparison

TrackMate vs TrackLink by DriverLink

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

Head to head
About

TrackMate

Features
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TrackMate is your personal track day companion — live, in the car, every lap. Most lap timer apps tell you what happened after you leave the track. TrackMate tells you during the session, between laps, through your car speakers or earphones — so you can actually improve while you're still on circuit. After each lap, your TrackMate delivers spoken radio-style feedback anchored in your telemetry: where you lost time, which corners cost you, and how this lap compares to your best. No opinions. No guesswork. Just your data, spoken clearly. What's included: — Real-time spoken lap feedback, delivered between laps after each sector — Live telemetry: speed, g-force, lap and sector times, deltas — Smart lap detection: automatic start/finish and sector splits — Track library: popular circuits worldwide, plus custom layouts — Garage: car profiles and setup notes — Session comparisons and best lap overlays — Fully offline recording — no signal required on track — Privacy-first: you own your data, delete anytime Built for closed-circuit track days. Not for public roads.

About

TrackLink by DriverLink

Features
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TrackLink is a GPS lap timer for track days, HPDEs, and open lapping and companion app for DriverLink.io. Mount your device, cross the start/finish line, and TrackLink times every lap automatically. LAP TIMING - Automatic GPS lap timing with live speed and a session timer - Delta to your session best, day's best, and personal best - Spoken lap times at each crossing - Per-lap times with gaps to your best HIGH-PRECISION SENSORS - Connect an external GPS/IMU device over Bluetooth for higher accuracy - Supported devices include Dragy and RaceBox - Live satellite count, GPS accuracy, and sample rate - Pair a Bluetooth heart rate monitor for live BPM on your dash SESSION REVIEW - Track map of each lap, color-coded by speed - Compare two laps side by side on the map - Speed and G-force traces with a synced playback scrubber - Lateral and braking G, max speed, and best lap per session - Session weather: conditions, ambient temperature, humidity, and wind - Heart rate trace in replay with average and max per session LIVE TIMING AT EVENTS (ORG MODE) At an event running DriverLink live timing, TrackLink becomes a live dash with data straight from the timing system, lap by lap: - Your class and your position in class - Your gap to the class leader - Your delta to the leader, so you know whether you are catching them or losing ground - Flag status on your dash: green, yellow, red, and checkered - Crew, coaches, and family can watch your session live from any browser, with your position on the track map, speed, and lap times YOUR DATA, ON DRIVERLINK - Sessions sync to your DriverLink profile - Review lap history, personal bests, and session notes on the web - Works at any track in the TrackLink track database Use TrackLink as a standalone lap timer at any track, or connect at an event for live timing and your position in the race. A DriverLink account is required to use the app. Create one free at driverlink.io.

Screenshots

TrackMate4 screens
TrackLink by DriverLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TrackLink by DriverLink at every 2 weeks against TrackMate's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrackMate ships an update monthly, TrackLink by DriverLink every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
TrackMate versus TrackLink by DriverLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrackMateTrackLink by DriverLink
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNikita BaklanovVertical Technology Group NY Inc.

In-app purchases

None

TrackMate

No in-app purchases

None

TrackLink by DriverLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrackMate free?
TrackMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrackLink by DriverLink free?
TrackLink by DriverLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TrackMate or TrackLink by DriverLink have ads?
Neither TrackMate nor TrackLink by DriverLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TrackMate or TrackLink by DriverLink?
TrackMate ships an update monthly, and TrackLink by DriverLink every 2 weeks. Most recently, TrackMate was updated on October 17, 2026 and TrackLink by DriverLink on October 10, 2026.

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