ApexLap vs PaceTrack Athlete
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
PaceTrack Athlete
This app connects athletes with their coaches for personalized training plans. Record workouts with GPS, pace, and heart rate data, receive voice prompts, and get detailed analysis and feedback. Seamlessly import data from Apple Watch and communicate with your coach via text or voice messages.
- Personalized training plans
- GPS workout tracking
- Heart rate sensor integration
- Voice prompts during workouts
- Workout analysis and feedback
- Apple Watch import via HealthKit
- In-app chat with coach
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PaceTrack Athlete is the app for athletes (running, cycling, triathlon) who train with a personal coach on the PaceTrack platform. The app connects you with your coach: your coach builds your training plan, you record workouts right from your phone — GPS track, pace, heart rate from sensors, voice prompts during the workout — and afterwards you get analysis and feedback. Everything in one place — no files, exports or manual syncing. Workouts from Apple Watch are imported automatically through HealthKit. Chat with your coach by text or voice message. Push notifications keep you up to date on new workouts and messages. Sign in with email, Google, Yandex or Apple ID.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaceTrack Athlete at none against ApexLap's 3. PaceTrack Athlete also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. ApexLap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PaceTrack Athlete asks for nothing beyond the download.
ApexLap ships an update every 3 months, PaceTrack Athlete daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ApexLap | PaceTrack Athlete |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Develak | Kirill Usachev |
Customer experience
ApexLap
PaceTrack Athlete
In-app purchases
ApexLap
- Apex Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Apex Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Apex Pro Lifetime$49.99
PaceTrack Athlete
No in-app purchases









