Comparison

PitWeek vs MatchCountdown

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

Head to head
About

PitWeek

Features
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Every race session. Your timezone. Zero headaches. PitWeek is the race weekend companion for F1 fans who want every Practice, Qualifying, Sprint and Race session in their local time — with widgets, calendar sync, live countdowns and championship standings that keep you locked in all weekend long. RACE WEEKEND COMMAND CENTER • Live countdown to the next session, in your local time • The full weekend schedule, every session converted to your timezone • Every race on the calendar with its length, laps, turns and lap record • Weather for the race weekend CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS — FREE • Drivers and Constructors tables, updated after every round • The points gap between championship rivals • Past race results, round by round WIDGETS • Next Event countdown on your Home Screen and your Lock Screen — free • Standings and Next Session widgets on your Home Screen (PRO) CALENDAR SYNC • Add race day to your iPhone calendar with one tap — free • Qualifying and Race with reminders, or the complete weekend, every session (PRO) PICK YOUR DRIVER • Choose a driver during setup — the app takes their team's colours • My Driver follows their season race by race, with career wins, podiums and titles (PRO) • Predict the podium and score points — free, every weekend MOTORSPORT NEWS • Racing headlines, read inside the app PITWEEK PRO • The full circuit guide — the track map, its named corners, where to sit and who designed it • My Driver: season stats, career totals, race history • Live intervals and the tyre each driver is on • Driver and Constructor head-to-head • Race recap: podium, fastest lap, biggest mover, shareable posters • Detailed weather: hourly forecast, wind, rain chance, humidity, pressure, UV • Standings and Next Session widgets • The F1 rulebook explained — 13 sections, in plain language • Past-season archive • Favourite teams and drivers • No ads Free covers the whole calendar, both championship tables, past results, the Next Event widget, the news feed, the prediction game and race-day calendar sync. PRO is for the weekend you actually watch. SUBSCRIPTION INFO PitWeek PRO Yearly — €4.99/year, with a 7-day free trial | PitWeek PRO Monthly — €0.99/month Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled 24h before the period ends. Manage in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://pitweek.web.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://pitweek.web.app/terms.html ---

About

MatchCountdown

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MatchCountdown turns every fixture into a precise countdown in your own time zone — so you never miss a kickoff, a first serve or lights-out again. WHAT IT COVERS • Football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, cricket and motor racing • Every start time converted to your local time automatically, nothing to set up • Live scores, half-time, set-by-set tennis scores and the race podium • Standings, recent form, head-to-head and where to watch MADE YOURS • Follow a team, a league or a whole sport, and the feed opens with your matches • A reminder before kickoff, one tap from any match • Home-screen and Lock-screen widgets, plus a live timer in the Dynamic Island • Predict the winner and see how the crowd voted AFTER THE FINAL WHISTLE • Match summary, statistics, starting elevens and substitutions • Half-time score, and one tap through to the league table PRO — one purchase, kept for good • Choose when reminders arrive: an hour, three hours or a day before kickoff • Point the widget at one team, league or sport instead of the next match anywhere • Automatic reminders for every match your followed teams play No account needed. Free with one small ad per screen; Pro is a one-time purchase that removes the ads — never a subscription.

Screenshots

PitWeek4 screens
MatchCountdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MatchCountdown at every 3 days against PitWeek's every 2 weeks. 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. PitWeek sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and MatchCountdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PitWeek ships an update every 2 weeks, MatchCountdown every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PitWeek versus MatchCountdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitWeekMatchCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB16 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSPIDER SERVICE SRLVOLA LABS LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PitWeek

Subscriptions2
  • PitWeek Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • PitWeek Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
1 purchases

MatchCountdown

One-time1
  • Pro — Reminder Timing$1.99

Questions

Is PitWeek free?
PitWeek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MatchCountdown free?
MatchCountdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PitWeek or MatchCountdown have ads?
Both PitWeek and MatchCountdown show ads.
Which is updated more often, PitWeek or MatchCountdown?
PitWeek ships an update every 2 weeks, and MatchCountdown every 3 days. Most recently, PitWeek was updated on November 8, 2026 and MatchCountdown on October 31, 2026.

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