GRID TIME 2026 vs Backseat Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GRID TIME 2026
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Grid Time is a clean, premium race weekend calendar built for fans who want everything in one place. Scroll through the full season and instantly see upcoming race weekends converted to your local time. Tap a race to view the complete weekend schedule — practice sessions, qualifying, sprint events, and race start times — all laid out clearly and simply. No accounts. No clutter. Just the race schedule.
Backseat Driver
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Backseat Driver: The Motorsport Hub Never miss a session again. Backseat Driver gives every motorsport fan a single place to track races across all the major championships, without hunting across multiple apps, websites, or broadcast schedules. What you get: Live countdowns to the next session across F1, NASCAR, WRC, IMSA and more Your favourite series front and centre on the home screen Full session schedules for every race weekend An Atlas so see what's happening around the world Built by a motorsport fan, for motorsport fans.
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Verdict
GRID TIME 2026 and Backseat Driver 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | GRID TIME 2026 | Backseat Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rory Selley | Benjamin Elias |
In-app purchases
GRID TIME 2026
No in-app purchases
Backseat Driver
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is GRID TIME 2026 free?
Is Backseat Driver free?
Do GRID TIME 2026 or Backseat Driver have ads?
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