Pit_Wall vs Apex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pit_Wall
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Apex
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
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
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.
Pit_Wall ships an update fortnightly, Apex every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pit_Wall | Apex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edoardo Vaghi | Vasil Krumov |
In-app purchases
Pit_Wall
No in-app purchases
Apex
- Apex Pro Yearly14 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Apex Pro Lifetime$17.99









