Comparison

Start vs BoxBox

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

BoxBox

Features
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BoxBox turns your iPhone and Apple Watch into a lap timer, telemetry system and live pit wall for karting, formula and GT racing. Drop your phone in the car, strap on your watch, or pair a RaceBox over Bluetooth for 25 Hz GPS: BoxBox times every lap automatically, shows your live delta, and speaks your gaps so your eyes stay on the track. TIME: automatic lap detection on any circuit, live delta to your best, sector timing. Tracks are created on the go, no library to download. REVIEW: every session saved with full telemetry. Replay your line on the map coloured by speed, braking in red, lap against lap, and find the corners where the time is hiding. SHARE: go live so friends, coach or team can watch your session in real time, lap by lap, with your position on the track map. APPLE WATCH: start a session from your wrist, with or without the phone in the car. Last lap, best, live delta and your heart rate on the watch. One tap for a good lap, two for a slow one. Start on the phone and the watch mirrors it, or the other way round. APPLE HEALTH: turn it on and your heart rate and active energy from Apple Health are kept with every session, so you can see how hard each stint really was. BOXBOX PRO: optional monthly subscription that unlocks your complete session history and everything we ship next. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; the subscription auto-renews monthly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms: https://boxbox.racing/terms Privacy: https://boxbox.racing/privacy

Screenshots

Start4 screens
BoxBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BoxBox at daily against Start's every 9 days. Start's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and BoxBox sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Start ships an update every 9 days, BoxBox daily. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Start versus BoxBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStartBoxBox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVLADIMIR SYCHEVFortune App Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Start

Subscriptions1
  • Start: Karting Timer7 Days trial$2.991 Year
1 purchases

BoxBox

Subscriptions1
  • boxbox Pro$24.991 Month

Questions

Is Start free?
Start is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BoxBox free?
BoxBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Start or BoxBox have ads?
Neither Start nor BoxBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Start or BoxBox?
Start ships an update every 9 days, and BoxBox daily. Most recently, Start was updated on October 5, 2026 and BoxBox on October 22, 2026.

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