Comparison

Racemate vs GridTheory

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

Head to head
About

Racemate

Features
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Racemate puts the race in your pocket. Open it during a session and you see the running order, the gaps and the pit stops as they happen. Lock your phone and the lap, the flag and the top three stay on your lock screen and Dynamic Island until the chequered flag. LIVE DURING EVERY SESSION • Positions with the gap to the leader or the car ahead, places gained or lost, and pit stops • Pit window: see where any driver would rejoin if they pitted now • Battles: tap a driver to see how many laps until they catch the car ahead • Live standings: the championship as it would stand if the race finished now • Time penalties shown by the driver, and counted in the gaps when you want them • Live Activity: qualifying, sprints and races start on your lock screen by themselves WIDGETS IN YOUR TEAM COLOUR • Countdown to the next session, in Mono, Solid or Liquid Glass • The race weekend with the track map and every session in your time • Driver and constructor standings, or just your driver THE REST OF THE SEASON • Full calendar with every practice, qualifying, sprint and race • Championship Calculator: play out the title fight with your own results • Head to head for any drivers: qualifying, races and points, round by round • Spoiler mode keeps results hidden until you have watched • Race data: the fastest car, gears, speed traces and tyre wear Pick your favourite driver and team when you start and the whole app takes on their colours. Racemate Pro unlocks the Pit window, Live standings, Battles, every widget layout, head to head, spoiler mode and the deeper race data. Monthly and yearly plans are available, and the yearly plan starts with a one week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Racemate is an unofficial fan app and is not affiliated with Formula 1, the FIA or any team. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://racemate.io/privacy

About

GridTheory

Features
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GridTheory turns the Formula 1 points table into an answer: who is still mathematically in the title fight, what each of them needs from the races left, and how likely every outcome really is. A standings table tells you where things stand today. GridTheory tells you what happens next — run the rest of the season forward on your phone, or drag a result to see how one race changes the fight. FREE, AND FREE STAYS COMPREHENSIVE Six cards, free for as long as you use the app: • Standings — live points for every driver and constructor • Gap Analysis — who leads, by how much, and who can still close it • Title Countdown — which contenders remain mathematically alive • Path to the Title — what each contender needs from the rounds left • Next Race — the next event, mapped, with its schedule and countdown • Title Odds — a Monte Carlo probability estimate for every remaining outcome, run on your device up to 100,000 times GRIDTHEORY PRO Pro unlocks every gated card, screen and widget — for one season, or forever: • Season Progress — how many rounds remain, and how the season has moved • Race Weekend — the full session-by-session timetable for the next round • Head to Head — compare any two drivers or constructors directly • Saved Scenarios — build a what-if, save it, and return to it later • The Title Countdown screen's full round-by-round matrix Two ways to unlock Pro, both one-off purchases: a Season Pass covering the current season, or a Lifetime purchase covering every season, past and future, forever. No subscription, no recurring charge either way. HOW IT WORKS Every figure GridTheory shows is computed on your device from cached results. The app fetches public results data to build that cache; nothing you enter, build or simulate is sent anywhere, there is no account, no login, and nothing to sync. The probability model is honest about being a model — every estimate is labelled simulated, not predicted, and the app explains in plain language what it can and cannot tell you. Widgets, including Lock Screen widgets, keep the standings and the next race a glance away without opening the app. Unofficial. Not associated with Formula One Licensing BV or the FIA.

Screenshots

Racemate4 screens
GridTheory3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GridTheory at every 2 days against Racemate's every 3 weeks. Racemate's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. Racemate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and GridTheory sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Racemate ships an update every 3 weeks, GridTheory every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Racemate versus GridTheory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRacemateGridTheory
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaras LanchevAndrew Bannister

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Racemate

Subscriptions2
  • Racemate Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
2 purchases

GridTheory

One-time2
  • Season Pass$3.99
  • GridTheory Pro$8.99

Questions

Is Racemate free?
Racemate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GridTheory free?
GridTheory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Racemate or GridTheory have ads?
Neither Racemate nor GridTheory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Racemate or GridTheory?
Racemate ships an update every 3 weeks, and GridTheory every 2 days. Most recently, Racemate was updated on November 5, 2026 and GridTheory on October 29, 2026.

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