Comparison

Slipstream Draft vs Apex Journal

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

Head to head
About

Slipstream Draft

Create and join fantasy racing leagues with friends. Participate in live drafts, build rosters from a limited pool of drivers and constructors, and compete all season using real race results. Features include live draft rooms, full season scoring, free agent trades, and league chat.

Highlights
  • Live snake drafts
  • Full season scoring
  • Free agent trades
  • Commissioner controls
  • League chat
  • Live standings
  • Public & private leagues
Features
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Slipstream Draft is an independent fantasy racing app built for fans who want a true draft-based league experience while following the 2026 International Grand Prix season. Create a league with friends, run live drafts spaced throughout the year, build your roster from a limited pool of drivers and constructors, and compete across the season using real race results. Unlike salary-cap fantasy games, Slipstream Draft is designed around drafting strategy, roster scarcity, league player interaction, free-agent trades, and commissioner-led leagues. Straightforward scoring means players aren't guessing how real-world races will translate to league results. HOW IT WORKS. Choose a commissioner in your group to create a league. Each league holds a live snake draft to start the season, and three more throughout the racing year. During a live draft, you and your league members take turns selecting drivers and constructors from the full grid. Once someone is drafted, they're off the board. Build the best roster you can — then manage it all season with timely trades for free agents and improvements in subsequent live drafts. CORE FEATURES: • Live Draft Room — Host a real-time live snake draft with your league. Pick your drivers and constructors in order, just like fantasy football or fantasy basketball. • Full Season Scoring — Your team roster scores points every race weekend based on real-world Grand Prix results. • Free Agent Trades — Pick up undrafted drivers or drop underperformers via a free agent wire throughout the season. Strategy doesn't end on draft day. • Commissioner Controls — Create and fully customize your league. Set draft order, configure drafting rules, rename assets, and manage your league like a pro. • League Chat — Trash talk, strategy, and commentary with your league members in the built-in chat. • Live Standings — Watch your league standings update automatically after every race, and replay season score development. • Public & Private Leagues — Join an open public league or create a private league just for your crew, your workplace, or your friend group. • 24-Race Season — Follow the full Grand Prix racing calendar from the opening race to the finale. Miss the opening races? No problem! Start a new league today, set your group's first draft, and seamlessly jump into the 2026 season. • Fully customizable driver and constructor asset naming in league setup. • Built for fans of world-class open-wheel Grand Prix racing. COMMISSIONER FEATURES. Commissioners get full league control. Customize driver and constructor names, set draft dates and times, auto/manual starts, set league policies, and run the drafts from start to finish. Invite players to join a league and play for free--Commissioner subscriptions cover all participating league players with single and multi-league commissioner packs available via in-app purchase. Whether you are starting a private league with friends or joining a competitive public league, Slipstream Draft gives Grand Prix open-wheel racing fans a true fantasy format built around drafting, team strategy, and season-long competition. Slipstream Draft is a fully independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any racing series, teams, or governing body. Download and play free. Draft your team. Race the season. View Terms of Use here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Apex Journal

Log your F1 race experiences, rate Grand Prix events, and predict podium finishers. Capture every moment of the season with detailed race journals and official race control feeds. Track standings and share your insights.

Highlights
  • Race journaling for every Grand Prix
  • Rate races with star ratings
  • Podium predictions and scoring
  • Attach photos to race entries
  • Lap-by-lap race control feed
  • Season stats and standings
  • Export journal as PDF or JSON
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Every Grand Prix, every reaction, every prediction — kept in one place, season after season. Apex Journal is a race diary and scrapbook for Grand Prix racing fans. Whether you're watching from the grandstand or your couch, capture what happened, what you called, and how it felt, then keep it for good. FEATURES - Race Journal — write your thoughts and reactions for every Grand Prix, including past seasons back to 2010 - Star Ratings — rate each race from 1 to 5 stars and build a season you can look back on - Podium Predictions — pick your P1, P2, and P3 before each race, earn points, and claim bragging rights - Race Photos — attach up to 3 photos per entry and turn every weekend into a scrapbook - Race Control — relive the official race-control feed for every session: flags, penalties, safety cars, and incidents, laid out on a lap-by-lap timeline (back to 2023) - Race Calendar — a full season tracker with every circuit, date, and session time - Season Stats — view your ratings and entries across the season and share to social media or messages - Driver & Constructor Standings — follow the championship battle all season long - Favorites — set your favorite driver and team to keep tabs on who matters most - Export — save your motorsport log as PDF or JSON - Widgets — quick access to upcoming races and predictions - iCloud Sync — your journal syncs across all your devices Apex Journal Pro unlocks all races — one time, no subscription. Download free and journal the next Grand Prix before the lights go out.

Screenshots

Slipstream Draft4 screens
Apex Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Apex Journal at weekly against Slipstream Draft's every 5 weeks. Apex Journal also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Slipstream Draft sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Apex Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Slipstream Draft against 5.0 for Apex Journal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slipstream Draft ships an update every 5 weeks, Apex Journal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Slipstream Draft versus Apex Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlipstream DraftApex Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.126.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRidgeTower LLCANGEL DARIO MARTINEZ

Customer experience

Slipstream Draft

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Apex Journal

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Slipstream Draft

Subscriptions3
  • Commissioner Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Commissioner 2 League Pack$7.991 Month
  • Commissioner 3 League Pack$9.991 Month
1 purchases

Apex Journal

One-time1
  • Apex Journal Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Slipstream Draft free?
Slipstream Draft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Apex Journal free?
Apex Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Slipstream Draft or Apex Journal?
Slipstream Draft and Apex Journal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Slipstream Draft or Apex Journal have ads?
Neither Slipstream Draft nor Apex Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slipstream Draft or Apex Journal?
Slipstream Draft ships an update every 5 weeks, and Apex Journal weekly. Most recently, Slipstream Draft was updated on October 15, 2026 and Apex Journal on October 24, 2026.

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