Comparison

Apex Grid vs FlagDrop

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

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About

Apex Grid

Track all major motorsport events with detailed schedules, standings, and customizable notifications. Enhance your experience with over 15 home and lock screen widgets for F1, MotoGP, IndyCar, and NASCAR.

Highlights
  • Motorsport schedules for F1, MotoGP, IndyCar, NASCAR
  • Championship standings for drivers and teams
  • 15+ home and lock screen widgets
  • Customizable session notifications
  • Local time conversion for schedules
  • Favorite driver and team tracking
Features
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The ultimate racing companion for fans of Formula 1, MotoGP, IndyCar, and NASCAR. Review completed session results, explore advanced driver statistics and analytics with speed, strategy, and pace charts, explore what-if scenarios with the championship simulator, and track every race and title battle with 15+ beautiful widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. ONE APP. FOUR RACING SERIES. Follow every moment of the Formula 1, MotoGP, NASCAR, and IndyCar seasons. From race calendars to championship standings, everything you need is right here. - Formula 1, MotoGP, NASCAR, and IndyCar calendars - Complete session schedules with local time conversion - Detailed classifications and results from completed sessions - Driver and constructor/manufacturer championships - Circuit information with track details DRIVER DETAILS & COMPARISON Analyze your favorite drivers in depth: - Explore advanced season stats covering performance, progression, and results. - Review each driver's race history and key metrics. - Compare two drivers head-to-head in the same category and see who has the edge. RESULTS & CHAMPIONSHIP SIMULATOR Go beyond schedules and standings: - Review classifications and detailed session data after the action - Change race results and see the projected standings update instantly - Simulate completed and upcoming rounds - Available for Formula 1, MotoGP, and IndyCar 15+ POWERFUL WIDGETS Bring motorsport to your Home Screen and Lock Screen with a wide range of widgets: - Next Race countdown widget - Session schedule widgets at a glance - Championship standings widgets for drivers and teams - Point progression charts to visualize championship battles - Favorite driver and team widgets - Available in small, medium, and large sizes - Lock Screen widgets in circular and rectangular formats NEVER MISS A SESSION Stay ahead of every practice, qualifying, sprint, and race: - Customizable notifications before each session - Smart reminders for every session type - All times automatically converted to your local timezone - Set alerts per racing series BUILT FOR FANS Whether you follow one series or all four, Apex Grid adapts to you: - Track your favorite drivers and teams across all series - Dark, modern design optimized for quick access - Themed experiences for each racing category - Regular updates throughout the season PREMIUM FEATURES Unlock the full Apex Grid experience with PRO: - Access all 15+ premium widgets - Exclusive themes and customization options - Favorite driver and team tracking on your Home Screen - Championship progression charts Download now and never miss a moment on track. --- Apex Grid is an independent application and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially connected to any racing league, championship, team, or organization. All trademarks, team names, and brand names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are used for informational purposes only. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FlagDrop

Never miss a motorsports event again. This app consolidates schedules for F1, NASCAR, IndyCar, and more, displaying them in your local time zone. Get live updates, countdowns, and customizable reminders for every practice, qualifying, and race session.

Highlights
  • Consolidated race schedules
  • Local time zone conversion
  • Live race takeover
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable session reminders
  • One-tap race sharing
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Never miss a race again. FlagDrop is the motorsports schedule app for fans who are tired of missing the green flag because the race was at 4 AM their time, the broadcast switched networks, the schedule moved at the last minute, or it's buried across five different apps. Every Formula 1, NASCAR (Cup, O'Reilly, and Craftsman), IndyCar, IMSA, and ARCA Menards race, practice, and qualifying in one app, always in your local time zone. A big countdown to the next green flag, a red takeover the moment a race goes live, where to watch and where to stream every session, and reminders for exactly the sessions you care about. The countdown follows you from the app to your Home Screen to your Lock Screen. Built by a race fan, for race fans. No accounts. No tracking. No ads. Now on iPhone and iPad. WHAT YOU GET - Race Day Live Activities. An hour before green flag, a countdown card appears right on your Lock Screen, with the app closed. It ticks down to the start, flips to LIVE the moment the race goes green, and shows the checkered flag when it ends. Dynamic Island included. Races of the series you follow, automatically. Keep Background App Refresh on and the card takes care of itself. - A live takeover on race day. When a race goes green, the app turns red: race time, where to watch, and what's on after this. Two races at once? A +1 LIVE chip switches between them. - Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. A live countdown to the next session that ticks in real time and flips to LIVE the moment the green flag drops, with the TV channel and the rest of the weekend at a glance. New widgets default to My Series and automatically match the series you follow, or set any widget to a single series and run as many as you want. - Reminders that show up on time, every time. Toggle notifications for any session: practice, qualifying, sprint, or the race. Set your lead time to live, 15 minutes, 1 hour, or 1 day before, and stack up to two per session. Alerts are delivered from our servers, so they arrive even if you haven't opened the app in weeks. The race won't sneak up on you again. - Share any race in one tap. Send the race as an image card with the series, race name, start time in your time zone, and where to watch, straight to the group chat. Never type out "it's Friday at 6:30 on FS1" again. - Your schedule, your rules. Display and notifications are separate controls: hide the sessions you don't care about from your schedule without touching your alerts, or the other way around. The eye controls what you see, the bell controls what you hear. - Your time zone, automatically. Every race converted to your local time the moment you open the app. No UTC math. No "wait, is that eastern or central?" confusion. - Every series, one app. F1, NASCAR Cup, O'Reilly, and Craftsman, IndyCar, IMSA, and ARCA Menards. Practice, qualifying, sprint, and race sessions in a single schedule, grouped by race weekend and track. - Watch on and Stream on. Every session shows the TV channel and the streaming service separately: FOX, NBC, FS1, The CW, Prime Video, HBO Max, Apple TV, and more. Know where to tune in before you sit down. - Track maps. See the circuit layout for each event, right on the race screen. - Now on iPad. A native layout built for the bigger screen, portrait and landscape. - Feels right. Smooth motion, haptics on every toggle, swipe from the left edge to go back, and Reduce Motion respected. COMING SOON: MotoGP and WEC are on the roadmap. Updates ship all season. Free for the core experience. No accounts required. No ads, ever.

Screenshots

Apex Grid4 screens
FlagDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlagDrop at none against Apex Grid's 2. FlagDrop also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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. Apex Grid sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. FlagDrop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlagDrop holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlagDrop has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Apex Grid versus FlagDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApex GridFlagDrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.9 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings213 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1815.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJared TrapielloBAIRD WILLIAM MORLEY

Customer experience

Apex Grid

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FlagDrop

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Apex Grid

Subscriptions2
  • Apex Grid Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Apex Grid Pro Yearly7 Days trial$2.991 Year
None

FlagDrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apex Grid free?
Apex Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlagDrop free?
FlagDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Apex Grid or FlagDrop?
FlagDrop is rated higher. Apex Grid averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while FlagDrop averages 4.9 from 13 ratings.
Do Apex Grid or FlagDrop have ads?
Neither Apex Grid nor FlagDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Apex Grid or FlagDrop?
Apex Grid ships an update weekly, and FlagDrop weekly. Most recently, Apex Grid was updated on November 5, 2026 and FlagDrop on November 9, 2026.

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