Comparison

85Blends vs HPDash Racer Dial

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

Head to head
About

85Blends

Features
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85Blends — Your E85 & Flex-Fuel Companion Whether you’re running a flex-fuel setup, mixing ethanol blends yourself, or just looking for your next E85 fill-up, 85Blends gives you the tools you need in one place. CALCULATE YOUR BLEND Quickly calculate how much E85 and gasoline to add to reach your target ethanol content. Enter your current fuel level, current ethanol percentage, target blend, and tank size — 85Blends handles the math. Use At The Pump for quick calculations while filling up, including partial fills and gas-only adjustments. FIND E85 NEARBY Discover nearby E85 stations using your location, browse station details, save favorites, get directions, and share stations with other drivers. Recent nearby stations can appear immediately when you reopen the app while fresh station data updates in the background. Community Pricing lets drivers submit and share current E85 prices to help keep station information useful for everyone. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR CAR Add your vehicle to Garage and keep important fuel and maintenance information organized. Track: • Fuel fill-ups and ethanol blends • Mileage and fuel history • Maintenance reminders • Vehicle fuel and tank information Cloud Sync helps keep supported app data available across your Apple devices and is included for both Free and Pro users. 85BLENDS PRO Upgrade to Pro for additional tools built for drivers who use E85 regularly: • Intelligent E85 Trip Planner • Interactive Stations map • Map or Classic Stations layouts • Unlimited Garage vehicles • Ad-free experience Trip Planner helps you plan longer drives around available E85 stations, estimate fuel stops, and open your preferred navigation app when you’re ready to drive. BUILT FOR E85 DRIVERS 85Blends is designed to make ethanol blending and E85 station discovery simpler without requiring an account. Whether you’re filling with straight E85, mixing an E30/E50/E70 blend, or keeping track of a flex-fuel vehicle, the tools you need are always close by. Location access is optional and used for nearby station features. Automatic Pump Detection is also optional and can be enabled separately. Support: support@85blends.app Privacy Policy: https://85blends.app/privacy.html 85Blends Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription. Subscription features and availability may change as the app continues to improve.

About

HPDash Racer Dial

This app helps drag racers predict their dial-in times using real-time atmospheric data measured at the track. It logs passes, analyzes performance, and provides data-driven predictions for optimal race strategy. Your data remains private and accessible offline.

Highlights
  • Log passes by hand or photo
  • Predict dial-in from measured air
  • Analyze car performance per setup
  • Real-time atmospheric data display
  • Live Dragy integration for run measurement
  • Offline functionality
  • Data export to CSV
Features
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HPDash Racer is a drag-racing logbook that learns YOUR car and predicts your dial-in from the real air — measured right where you're parked, not guessed from an airport 20 miles away. LOG IT YOUR WAY • Type your pass straight off the timeslip — fast between rounds, and it works offline in a dead-zone staging lane. • Or just snap a photo. Racer reads the numbers off a printed track slip OR a Dragy screenshot and fills the form in for you. • Batch-import your whole camera roll at once — it sorts detail slips from your history list, pulls the dates, and lets you pick your lane on a two-lane slip. • Every image is read on your phone. Pictures never leave it. PREDICTS YOUR DIAL — AND SHOWS ITS WORK • Every prediction is a fit to your own logged runs — per car, per setup, per distance (1/8 and 1/4 kept separate). Not a generic chart. • Change the converter, gear, tire, or tune? One tap and the math restarts honestly instead of blending two different cars. • It never bluffs. Every prediction ships a ± window and an A–D data grade based on how many clean runs you've logged across how much air. If tonight's air is outside anything you've run, it says so. • Tap SHOW THE MATH to see your runs plotted with the line through them. MEASURED AIR, NOT GUESSED AIR • Your phone's barometer reads the true air pressure at your exact spot — the one input weather apps only estimate. • Live density altitude, air density, grains, and SAE power at a glance. • AIR AT ROUND TIME projects the air 30–60 minutes ahead so you can write your dial before you run. • Trackside thermometer beats a distant station — type your own reading and it always wins. MEASURE RUNS LIVE WITH A DRAGY (OPTIONAL) • Connect a Dragy GPS box and Racer measures every pass for you — 0-60, rolls (60-130 and more), 60 ft, ETs and trap — then compares each run to its own prediction in real time. • Works with the DRG69 and the DRG70 "Pro" — auto-detected. • Each run is saved as a branded timeslip with a speed / elevation / g-force chart and full splits. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Everything lives on your phone. No account, no cloud, no ads, no analytics, no data sharing. • Export your whole logbook to CSV anytime — it's yours. FREE vs RACER Logging, photo & batch import, live Dragy measurement, and the full density-altitude readout are free forever. A Racer subscription unlocks the prediction (predicted ET, your dial, the data grade, the ± window, SHOW THE MATH) plus always-fresh, auto-updating air. $34.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or $4.99/month. Your logbook stays readable and exportable whether you subscribe or not. Built by racers, for racers. ## What's New (v1.0) (4000) First release. Log by hand or by photo/batch scan, predict your dial from measured air, and — with a Dragy — measure your runs live. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.hpdash.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.hpdash.com/racer-privacy-policy

Screenshots

85Blends4 screens
HPDash Racer Dial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HPDash Racer Dial at none against 85Blends's shown. HPDash Racer Dial also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and device support (4 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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. 85Blends sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and HPDash Racer Dial sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $34.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

85Blends ships an update fortnightly, HPDash Racer Dial every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
85Blends versus HPDash Racer Dial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter85BlendsHPDash Racer Dial
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulian FigueroaHPDash, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

85Blends

Subscriptions1
  • 85Blends Pro$3.991 Month
1 purchases

HPDash Racer Dial

Subscriptions1
  • HPDash Racer Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is 85Blends free?
85Blends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HPDash Racer Dial free?
HPDash Racer Dial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 85Blends or HPDash Racer Dial have ads?
85Blends shows ads; HPDash Racer Dial does not.
Which is updated more often, 85Blends or HPDash Racer Dial?
85Blends ships an update fortnightly, and HPDash Racer Dial every 2 days. Most recently, 85Blends was updated on October 28, 2026 and HPDash Racer Dial on October 14, 2026.

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