Comparison

ApexLap vs BoxBox

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/apps/apexlap/privacy/

About

BoxBox

Features
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BoxBox turns your iPhone and Apple Watch into a lap timer, telemetry system and live pit wall for karting, formula and GT racing. Drop your phone in the car, strap on your watch, or pair a RaceBox over Bluetooth for 25 Hz GPS: BoxBox times every lap automatically, shows your live delta, and speaks your gaps so your eyes stay on the track. TIME: automatic lap detection on any circuit, live delta to your best, sector timing. Tracks are created on the go, no library to download. REVIEW: every session saved with full telemetry. Replay your line on the map coloured by speed, braking in red, lap against lap, and find the corners where the time is hiding. SHARE: go live so friends, coach or team can watch your session in real time, lap by lap, with your position on the track map. APPLE WATCH: start a session from your wrist, with or without the phone in the car. Last lap, best, live delta and your heart rate on the watch. One tap for a good lap, two for a slow one. Start on the phone and the watch mirrors it, or the other way round. APPLE HEALTH: turn it on and your heart rate and active energy from Apple Health are kept with every session, so you can see how hard each stint really was. BOXBOX PRO: optional monthly subscription that unlocks your complete session history and everything we ship next. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; the subscription auto-renews monthly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms: https://boxbox.racing/terms Privacy: https://boxbox.racing/privacy

Screenshots

ApexLap4 screens
BoxBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BoxBox at daily against ApexLap's every 3 months. 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. ApexLap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and BoxBox sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ApexLap ships an update every 3 months, BoxBox daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ApexLap versus BoxBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApexLapBoxBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevelakFortune App Inc.

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
1 purchases

BoxBox

Subscriptions1
  • boxbox Pro$24.991 Month

Questions

Is ApexLap free?
ApexLap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BoxBox free?
BoxBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ApexLap or BoxBox have ads?
Neither ApexLap nor BoxBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ApexLap or BoxBox?
ApexLap ships an update every 3 months, and BoxBox daily. Most recently, ApexLap was updated on October 28, 2026 and BoxBox on October 31, 2026.

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