Comparison

ApexLap vs BolTimer

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

Head to head
About

ApexLap

This app transforms your phone into a professional data-logger for track days, automatically timing laps with millisecond accuracy. It offers reliable lap timing for cars, motorcycles, and karting, with built-in circuits and the ability to create custom tracks. Advanced features include video overlays, full telemetry, and lap comparisons.

Highlights
  • Automatic lap timing with millisecond accuracy
  • Video overlay export with lap data
  • Full telemetry: speed, G-force, delta
  • Lap comparison tool
  • External GPS and OBD-II data support
  • Setup sheet logging
  • 500+ built-in circuits
Features
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Your phone becomes a professional data-logger. ApexLap times every lap automatically the moment you cross the start line — reliably, every single time. Built for track days: cars, motorcycles and karting. No manual needed, readable in full sun through a visor, usable with gloves. RELIABLE LAP TIMING — FREE FOREVER • Automatic start/finish detection with millisecond interpolation • Every lap is saved the instant it completes — a crash or dead battery never loses your data • 500+ circuits built in worldwide, karting included — no second app to buy • Create your own start line for any track in seconds • Sessions per circuit, laps sorted by best time, best lap and theoretical best • Your recorded laps, sessions and history are never locked behind a paywall APEX PRO — THE FULL DATA-LOGGER • Video overlay export that actually works: lap time, speed, G-force and track map burned into your footage, fast and reliable • Full telemetry: speed traces, G-forces, auto sectors, live delta vs your best lap • Lap comparison: overlay two laps and see exactly where the time is • External 10 Hz GPS receivers (RaceBox, Garmin GLO, Dual…) and OBD-II engine data • Progression analysis per circuit, session after session • Setup sheets: tires, pressures and settings logged with each session • CSV export, unlimited custom circuits Try Apex Pro free for 7 days with the yearly plan. Monthly and one-time lifetime options available. Your location data stays on your device. No account, no tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://develak.com/privacy-policy/

About

BolTimer

Features
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BolTimer is an electronic timing app for track & field and swimming training. Record at a high frame rate, then judge the result frame by frame on your phone. TRACK • Finish-line recording up to 240 fps on supported iPhones • Choose sprint or distance: distance races record the start and splits on a timeline • Flash or sound start detection can mark 0 time automatically; you can also open and warm up the camera first, then record manually. Distance races can be filmed in segments and exported as one video • Frame-by-frame review with up to 8 lanes • Drag a result onto a lane, recalibrate the start frame, fine-tune within ±3 ms • Copy results as text or export video with a timing overlay SWIMMING • One phone follows one swimmer; several phones stay on the same clock by filming the same starting flash • Mark takeoff, entry, breakout, turn touch, turn push and finish frame by frame • Reaction time, flight time, underwater phase, lap splits and total time • Count left and right arm entries separately, with a check for missed or accidental double taps • Stroke count, distance per stroke and SWOLF per lap IMPORT AN EXISTING VIDEO • Pick a clip from your library, choose the start frame yourself, then judge it like a live recording • Slow-motion clips are read at their real capture rate, so times are not stretched • Short clips are prepared for smooth frame-by-frame stepping HOW IT WORKS 1. Auto start: align the flash zone, tap Stand By, recording begins after the gun 2. Manual start: open and warm up the camera, wait until Ready, then tap Record (the start flash must be in the clip) 3. Step through frames and mark the moments you need 4. Copy results or export annotated video to Photos; distance races can merge all clips into one export REQUIREMENTS • iOS 17.0 or later • A real iPhone with a rear camera (the Simulator has no camera); the highest frame rate available depends on your model • Camera and microphone permission for timing; photo library permission only when you import or export a video DATA & PRIVACY No account and no sign-in. Recordings and results stay on your device and are not uploaded to our servers. MEMBERSHIP Free sessions included. An optional paid 1-year pass or a one-time lifetime purchase unlocks unlimited use. Both are one-time purchases, not auto-renewing subscriptions. Purchases are processed by Apple. Support: https://www.qinggetech.cn/boltimer-support/

Screenshots

ApexLap4 screens
BolTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

ApexLap and BolTimer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. ApexLap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and BolTimer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ApexLap versus BolTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApexLapBolTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevelakShanghai Qingge Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ApexLap

Subscriptions2
  • Apex Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Apex Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Apex Pro Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

BolTimer

One-time2
  • boltimer_weekly$14.99
  • boltimer_lifetime$149.99

Questions

Is ApexLap free?
ApexLap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BolTimer free?
BolTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ApexLap or BolTimer have ads?
Neither ApexLap nor BolTimer shows ads.

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