FPV Lap Timer vs OverLap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FPV Lap Timer
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Your phone is the timing gate. FPV Lap Timer uses your phone's camera to count laps automatically - no transponders, no timing gates, no extra hardware. Mount your phone at the start/finish, line the gate up with the on-screen center line, hit Start, and every time your quad crosses the line a lap is recorded. That's it. A perfect match for racing in your home, backyard, race track, or even training for RaceGOW. Built for FPV, tinywhoops, and drone racing practice, whether you're grinding a backyard gate or dialing in a full track. CAMERA-BASED LAP TIMING • Rear or front camera acts as a stationary lap counter • Real-time motion detection with velocity tracking for clean, reliable crossings • Adjustable detection sensitivity and approach distance to match your spot • Set lap direction and number of laps per run • Voice lap announcements, lap beeps, and haptics so you never have to look at the screen RACE YOUR GHOST • Every session becomes a ghost you can race against • Live beeps and gap callouts tell you if you're ahead or behind your best run • Optional synced audio overlay captured with your run • Set your active ghost and chase your personal best, lap after lap RECORD & SHARE • Screen-record your race with the live HUD and mic audio • Play back and share your runs BUILD YOUR FLEET • Track every quad in your hangar • Log motor size, motor KV, prop type, dry weight, all-up weight, and a photo • Compare setups side by side ANALYTICS THAT ACTUALLY HELP • Session stats: best lap, average, consecutive laps, airtime • Group results by drone, motor, KV, or prop to see what's actually faster • Consistency scoring, leaderboards, and lap-distribution charts • Full history of every session and every lap FREE TO START The lap timer is free - count laps, hear announcements, tune sensitivity, and review per-session stats with one track and one drone. Upgrade once to Premium to unlock: • Unlimited tracks and full fleet management • Ghost recording and racing with synced audio • Advanced analytics across your whole fleet No subscriptions. One-time purchase. Mount it. Start it. Send it.
OverLap
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OverLap turns your iPhone into a lap timer for FPV drones. Stand the phone beside the gate, in line with it, and fly: the camera sees the drone cross and times every lap. No transponder, no timing system, no setup on the drone. Made for FPV pilots who train on a track, from tiny whoops in the living room to 5" quads at the field, alone or with friends. TIME EVERY LAP • Camera timing: take off when you're ready, the phone detects each crossing of the gate and calls out every lap • Easy setup: pick the rear lens (0.5×, 1× or 2×), detection covers the whole view by default, or fit the window to the gate or draw the zone with a finger • Goggle DVR: import the recording from your goggles, OverLap lines it up with the race through a code shown on the phone • Video export with a stats overlay (Tower style) for sharing: pick any laps, start from a preset, landscape or portrait • Race formats: free practice, a number of laps or a time limit • Lap statistics: best lap, average and your best laps in a row, live on the race screen, with a callout for each new best • Tracks with a goal (best lap or best laps in a row) • Track maps: import a track drawn in tinylaps, see it in 3D or in augmented reality on your floor, and fly through it • Apple Watch: start and stop the race from your wrist, see your last and best laps and the lap count, pick the pack with the Digital Crown • Hangar: your drones beside your packs, picked for each race, with each drone's best laps per track • Battery packs: numbered packs, printable QR labels scanned by the camera, rotation, C-rating and air time per pack; switch packs between races without redoing the setup • Streak and stats: your race days, air time, laps, personal bests and records OVERLAP PRO, PAID ONCE One purchase unlocks everything, for good, shared with your family. No subscription. • Sectors: split each lap into sectors from your goggle footage and see where the time goes • Battery from the OSD of analog and HDZero recordings: mAh and voltage per lap, pack health, endurance per pack and drone, and when to land • Drone compare: your laps by camera angle and before and after each build change • Five more overlay styles (Telemetry, Numeral, Ticker, Broadcast, OSD), previewable before you buy • Exports without the watermark • CSV export of your laps WHAT YOU NEED • An iPhone • Optional: an Apple Watch, and goggles that record DVR footage PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no data collected. Your races stay on your devices and sync only through your own private iCloud; the camera is only used on the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OverLap at every 4 days against FPV Lap Timer's every 3 weeks. FPV Lap Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. FPV Lap Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and OverLap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FPV Lap Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, OverLap every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FPV Lap Timer | OverLap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Abdel-Nour | Julien Sanchez |
In-app purchases
FPV Lap Timer
- Unlimited FPV Lap Timer$7.99
OverLap
- OverLap Pro$9.99







