Comparison

Start vs LapTrace

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

Head to head
About

Start

Features
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FREE FEATURES • Manual karting lap timing • Split timing • Session results and lap review • Clean, distraction-free interface START PREMIUM (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Unlimited session tracking and certain premium tools require Start Premium, an optional auto-renewable annual subscription. Terms of Use: https://fiboagency.replit.app/terms/start-karting-timer Privacy Policy: https://fiboagency.replit.app/apps/kartlap-lap-timer/privacy

About

LapTrace

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a local-first telemetry recorder and video companion for karting, cycling, and outdoor activities. RECORD THE SESSION • Start a karting, road-cycling, or outdoor session in seconds. • Capture timestamped location and motion telemetry with source and quality information. • Follow recording duration, current speed, quality, and active Apple-device sources with a local Live Activity. • Road cycling includes moving-time auto-pause, with a per-ride option to turn it off; raw telemetry and elapsed time continue. • Open LapTrace on a paired Apple Watch to add a separate Watch location stream to the active iPhone recording. • Keep the original sensor log while LapTrace calculates useful derived values. UNDERSTAND THE DRIVE • Review your route, speed, distance, and telemetry quality. • Optionally download nearby public kart-track data from OpenStreetMap after a clear permission prompt; normalized track data is cached locally for offline use. • When route evidence is strong, review the matched track layout, edit an unsaved start/finish suggestion, and compare an additional track-constrained route. • Set a non-destructive driving range to exclude setup or shutdown time from kart review and flat exports while preserving the complete raw recording. • When Watch data is available, compare iPhone, Apple Watch, and combined routes, observed rates, distance, gaps, and source timing. • See current, previous, and best lap times. • Compare lap deltas and inspect a speed trace without a wall of engineering data. • Configure a directed start/finish line and reusable track when needed. SYNC ACTION-CAMERA FOOTAGE • Import video from Photos or Files. • Align footage and telemetry with dependable coarse and fine offset controls. • Set video and telemetry in/out points. • Preview speed and lap values at the selected moment. CREATE A SHAREABLE VIDEO • Choose from reusable overlay presets. • Adjust overlay position, scale, and opacity. • Render the overlay with AVFoundation, then save or share the finished video. OWN YOUR DATA • Export CSV, JSON, GPX, FIT, or a documented LapTrace session archive where appropriate. • No account, LapTrace backend, analytics, tracking, or automatic upload. • Telemetry, imported media, projects, and exports remain local to your devices until you explicitly save or share them. LapTrace clearly labels each session's telemetry source and quality. FIT exports include timestamped position, altitude, speed, distance, lap, session, and activity records.

Screenshots

Start4 screens
LapTrace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LapTrace at none against Start's 1. Start's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Start sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. LapTrace asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Start ships an update every 9 days, LapTrace every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Start versus LapTrace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStartLapTrace
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVLADIMIR SYCHEVPhilipp Seifert

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Start

Subscriptions1
  • Start: Karting Timer7 Days trial$2.991 Year
None

LapTrace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Start free?
Start is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LapTrace free?
LapTrace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Start or LapTrace have ads?
Neither Start nor LapTrace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Start or LapTrace?
Start ships an update every 9 days, and LapTrace every 2 weeks. Most recently, Start was updated on September 18, 2026 and LapTrace on September 20, 2026.

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