Comparison

SetupKart Pro vs KartGarage

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

Head to head
About

SetupKart Pro

Features
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SetupKart Pro – Your Digital Kart Setup Tool No more paper notes at the track! SetupKart Pro records your complete kart setup digitally – from tire pressure to carburetor settings to lap times. Built by kart racers, for kart racers. TIRES & CHASSIS Cold and warm tire pressure, front and rear track width, camber adjustment with laser visualization – everything recorded and saved at a glance. ENGINE & CARBURETOR Main jet, idle, air screw, needle position, spark plug – with dedicated views for Dell'Orto and Tillotson carburetors. Rotax, IAME X30, Vortex, TM or Honda – all common engines supported. WEATHER & TRACK Temperature, weather conditions and GPS location of the track. Save your setup per circuit and load it in seconds on your next visit. LAP TIMES Record best times, import laptimer CSV files and track your progress throughout the season. Compare setups and find out what really makes you faster. SHARE YOUR SETUP Export your setup as a .kart file and share it via WhatsApp, email or Bluetooth with your teammates. VOICE INPUT Dictate notes by voice – perfect when your hands are dirty from wrenching. PRIVACY All data stays on your device. No cloud upload, no account needed, fully offline. Your setups belong to you – and only you. SUPPORTED ENGINES - Rotax Max, Junior, Mini, Micro - IAME X30 with Tillotson carburetor - Vortex Mini, Junior, Senior - TM KZ, OK - Honda GX, Rental - KZ Shifter Kart AVAILABLE IN 6 LANGUAGES German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch Try SetupKart Pro free for 30 days – all features included, no credit card required. Datenschutz: https://setupkart.ch/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

KartGarage

Features
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Built for racers who run their own karts: jetting from the day's air, gearing worked out before you touch a sprocket, and your data logger's laps laid out on the track map. No account needed. DIAL IN JETTING IN SECONDS • Weather-based recommendations for main jet, clip position, and air screw • Uses temperature, humidity, pressure, and altitude • Pull conditions where you are, or at any circuit and hour • Send the result to your mechanic, conditions and all • Richer and leaner alternatives for a safety margin • An hourly forecast showing when your jet needs to change • A spark plug heat range for the same conditions, from your engine's own ladder SEE WHERE THE LAP TIME WENT • Import a session from AiM XRK, Unipro UNI/TSV, RaceBox CSV or GPX — or straight off a MyChron 5 over its Wi-Fi • Every lap timed from GPS, with best lap, consistency, top speed, max RPM and head temp • Place the start line and splits on the map and read sector times • Save a track once and everything you log there stays comparable • See which corners each lap lost time in, why, and what to try next time • Compare two laps corner by corner, at the same places on the track • Draw speed, RPM, head temp, cornering g, braking g or altitude along the lap • Every session keeps the setup that was on the kart and the weather it ran in A SETUP FOR EVERY CONDITION • Record the whole kart: carburetor, gearing, tire pressures hot and cold, caster, camber, toe and ride height • Save dry, damp and wet presets and switch between them in a tap • Put two presets side by side and see only what differs • Type a pressure straight off your gauge, in metric or imperial QUICK MATHS FOR THE PADDOCK • Sprockets and speed: ratio, rollout, top speed and the curve, per engine • Chain length: links for a sprocket pair at your real centre distance • Sprocket equivalence: match a ratio using only the sprockets you own • Fuel mix: oil for a tank at your ratio CATCH WEAR BEFORE IT FAILS • Track part life by engine hours • Manage a parts warehouse and know what's fresh • Log tyre sets and their condition ARRIVE RACE-READY • Maintenance reminders on time or engine hours, across every kart • Your mechanic's checklist by trigger, ticked kart by kart • Plan race day events with a packing checklist built from your warehouse • Build shopping lists per kart • Search for a part online and keep a link to the listing you chose YOUR WHOLE GARAGE, ORGANIZED • Manage multiple karts with engine, chassis, and category details • Back up the whole garage in one file and restore it on your next phone • Export a kart as a file or a readable report KEEP YOUR GEAR LEGAL • Track helmets, suits, gloves, boots, and rib protectors • Store the homologation standard, number, and validity dates • Get warned before anything expires BUILT FOR THE PADDOCK • A searchable guide, with step-by-step help for jobs that span several screens • Works fully offline, so your data lives on your device • Available in nine languages KARTGARAGE PRO KartGarage is free to use, with room for one kart, five jetting calculations a day, three setup presets per kart and a starter inventory. Pro is an optional subscription (monthly or annual, first week free for new subscribers) that lifts those limits and adds: • Telemetry import and lap analysis • Unlimited karts, setup presets and saved tracks • Setup comparison: two presets side by side, and before and after • Automatic weather where you are or at any circuit and hour, plus the hourly jetting forecast • Whole-garage backup and kart export Subscriptions are billed through your Apple Account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kartgarage.net/privacy AiM, MyChron, RaceBox and Unipro are trademarks of their owners. KartGarage is not affiliated with them.

Screenshots

SetupKart Pro4 screens
KartGarage4 screens

Verdict

The call

SetupKart Pro and KartGarage are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SetupKart Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and KartGarage sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SetupKart Pro ships an update weekly, KartGarage every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SetupKart Pro versus KartGarage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetupKart ProKartGarage
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHermann KoppDzmitry Kazhamiakin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SetupKart Pro

Subscriptions2
  • SetupKart Pro Monatsabo$5.991 Month
  • Jahresabo2 variants$29.991 Year
2 purchases

KartGarage

Subscriptions2
  • KartGarage Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • KartGarage Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is SetupKart Pro free?
SetupKart Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KartGarage free?
KartGarage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SetupKart Pro or KartGarage have ads?
Neither SetupKart Pro nor KartGarage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SetupKart Pro or KartGarage?
SetupKart Pro ships an update weekly, and KartGarage every 6 days. Most recently, SetupKart Pro was updated on October 6, 2026 and KartGarage on October 24, 2026.

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