Comparison

Pit_Wall vs Apex

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

Head to head
About

Pit_Wall

Features
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PitWall is your control tower for every Grand Prix weekend — live timing, historical stats, and predictions in one clean, fast app. LIVE THROUGH THE WEEKEND • Qualifying, live: driver state (out lap, hot lap, cool down), last-lap times, gaps to the cut line, and who's really on a flying lap. • Race, live: positions, real intervals between cars, a TV-style battle bar that shows who's closing in, tyres, pit stops and sector times. • Practice, live: timing and best laps as the session unfolds. LOCK SCREEN LIVE ACTIVITY Follow the leader — or any driver you pick — right from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, updating in real time even with the app closed. ALWAYS UP TO DATE Countdown to the next session in your local time, full weekend schedule, last-race results, and live driver and constructor standings. CIRCUITS Explore all the season's tracks with GPS-drawn maps, sector breakdowns, lap records and technical profiles. HEAD-TO-HEAD Compare any two drivers across their careers and at a specific circuit. DESIGNED TO GLANCE A flat, monospace, no-nonsense interface built to read at a glance — during a session you want data, not decoration. Now fully available in English and Italian. PitWall is an unofficial app and is not affiliated with Formula 1, the FIA, or any team. "F1" and "Formula 1" are used descriptively.

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

Pit_Wall4 screens
Apex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pit_Wall at none against Apex's 2. Pit_Wall also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Pit_Wall asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pit_Wall ships an update fortnightly, Apex every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Pit_Wall versus Apex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPit_WallApex
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdoardo VaghiVasil Krumov

In-app purchases

None

Pit_Wall

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 Pit_Wall free?
Pit_Wall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apex free?
Apex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pit_Wall or Apex have ads?
Neither Pit_Wall nor Apex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pit_Wall or Apex?
Pit_Wall ships an update fortnightly, and Apex every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pit_Wall was updated on October 8, 2026 and Apex on October 15, 2026.

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