Comparison

RacingWidgets vs Apex

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

Head to head
About

RacingWidgets

Features
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RacingWidgets brings motorsport schedules, race weekend information, and quick-glance racing updates directly to your iPhone Home Screen. Designed for racing fans, the app helps you follow race weekends with simple, clean, and lightweight widgets. See upcoming sessions, race dates, and key motorsport information without needing to open multiple apps. Features: • Home Screen widgets for motorsport fans • Open-wheel, motorcycle, and endurance racing weekend tracking • Clean and minimal widget design • Fast access to upcoming race information • Lightweight and easy-to-use interface • Built for fans who want quick racing updates at a glance RacingWidgets is designed to be simple, useful, and focused. Whether you follow international racing weekends or just want a quick reminder before the next session, the app gives you the information you need in a clean widget format. Disclaimer: RacingWidgets is an independent motorsport companion app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to any racing organization, championship, team, or brand.

About

Apex

Features
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Apex is the fastest way to follow the Formula 1 season — the full race calendar, results and championship standings, wrapped in a clean design and a set of gorgeous widgets. EVERY RACE WEEKEND • Full weekend schedule — practice, qualifying, sprint and race — in your local time zone • Live countdown to lights out, down to the minute • The starting grid, minutes after qualifying ends — for the sprint and the race • Circuit outlines and satellite maps for every track on the calendar RESULTS & STANDINGS • Race, qualifying and sprint results shortly after the chequered flag • Drivers' and Constructors' championships, visualised with team-colour points bars • Complete history — every season back to 1950 (Apex Pro) WIDGETS • Next Race — countdown, track outline and weekend schedule, in every size • Championship — live WDC and WCC standings on your home screen (Apex Pro) • Lock screen widgets — countdown dial and next session at a glance SESSION ALERTS • A nudge before qualifying, sprint and race — you choose how early • Practice-session alerts with Apex Pro • Works for every race weekend of the season, automatically APEX PRO Unlock the Championship widget, practice alerts and the full archive with a yearly subscription — the first 14 days are free — or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app for your country. Race data from the community-run Jolpica-F1 project. Starting grid via the open OpenF1 API. Circuit shapes from open map data. No account, no tracking, no ads. APEX PRO TERMS Apex Pro is available as an auto-renewable yearly subscription with a 14-day free trial, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://vasilkrumov.github.io/apex/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Apex is an unofficial app and is not associated in any way with the Formula 1 companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.

Screenshots

RacingWidgets4 screens
Apex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RacingWidgets at none against Apex's 2. RacingWidgets also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Apex sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. RacingWidgets asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RacingWidgets ships an update every 9 days, Apex every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
RacingWidgets versus Apex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRacingWidgetsApex
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMehmet Berk OZYURTVasil Krumov

In-app purchases

None

RacingWidgets

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Apex

Subscriptions1
  • Apex Pro Yearly14 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Apex Pro Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is RacingWidgets free?
RacingWidgets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apex free?
Apex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RacingWidgets or Apex have ads?
Neither RacingWidgets nor Apex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RacingWidgets or Apex?
RacingWidgets ships an update every 9 days, and Apex every 3 weeks. Most recently, RacingWidgets was updated on October 31, 2026 and Apex on October 15, 2026.

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