McLaren Racing vs Formula E
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
McLaren Racing
Get closer to the F1 action with this app. Follow every race weekend, access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, and stay updated on the latest team news. Personalize your experience, unlock rewards, and shop official merchandise.
- Latest news and updates
- Live F1 race weekend coverage
- Exclusive behind-the-scenes content
- Personalized experience
- Competitions and rewards
- Official merchandise shop
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Experience McLaren Racing like never before. The official app has been completely reimagined to bring you closer to the action all season long. Stay up to date with the latest news, follow every F1 race weekend as it unfolds, and access exclusive behind-the-scenes content from the team. Personalise your experience, unlock competitions and rewards, and shop official merch, all in one place with the new McLaren Racing Club membership. From lights out to Chequered Flag, this is your access-all-areas pass to McLaren Racing. Download now and never miss a moment. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Formula E
Stay up-to-date with the latest news, results, and race coverage for the electric racing series. Enjoy a refreshed design with enhanced video content and an improved race center to follow all the action live.
- Fresh redesign and improved navigation
- Enhanced video section
- Easier to find race and broadcast information
- New and improved race center
- Live action tracking
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A new era of Formula E starts here. As Formula E enters the GEN4 era for Season 13, the official app has been redesigned to bring you closer to the action. What’s new: - A fresh new look with simpler, improved navigation - An enhanced Video section featuring more Formula E content - Easier access to race schedules and broadcast information, so you never miss a moment
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Formula E at none against McLaren Racing's 2. Formula E also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 131) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). McLaren Racing's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 22%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, update cadence, 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. McLaren Racing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $55.00 per year. Formula E asks for nothing beyond the download.
McLaren Racing holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Formula E has 1K ratings behind it against 131, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of McLaren Racing's written reviews are positive against 22% of Formula E's.
McLaren Racing ships an update monthly, Formula E every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | McLaren Racing | Formula E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (131 ratings) — better | 4.2 (1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.2% of reviews — better | 22.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 131 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | McLaren | FIA Formula-E |
Customer experience
McLaren Racing
Formula E
User reviews
McLaren Racing
From 131 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clean, intuitive user interface design
- 🚀 Fast app performance and smooth transitions
- 📰 Exclusive behind-the-scenes content and photos
- 🎥 Live race commentary and coverage
- 📅 Useful race schedule and countdown features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Live commentary frequently crashes or fails to load
- 🐛 App crashes when exiting and reopening
- ⚠️ Incompatible with older iOS versions
- ⚠️ iPad landscape mode not supported
- 📵 Forced upgrade prompts block app usage
Formula E
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic app
- 🚀 Massive improvement
- 🚀 Amazing
- 👍 Love the app
- 👍 Optimum app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Really bad app
- 🐛 Can't even watch videos in landscape
- 🐛 Useless app
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 Horrible app
Bugs and requests
McLaren Racing
Reported bugs
15 issues- Live commentary unavailable until countdown finishes
- Commentary fails to load with 'error' messages
- App crashes when exiting live commentary
- Blank session dropdown menus after sessions end
- Email verification loops during registration
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- Profile confirmation stuck on landing page
- Hype/like button doesn't persist after app restart
- Black screen on app launch
- App incompatible with iOS 15.8 and earlier
- Upgrade requirement exceeds device iOS capability
- Sign-up form doesn't scale properly on some devices
- Email link redirects incorrectly during verification
- App crashes when selecting season events
- Duplicate notifications (same message twice)
- Random page scrolling during content reading
Requested features
10 requests- Direct image download button instead of screenshot
- iPad landscape/rotation support
- App widgets for race countdowns
- Text-to-speech for accessibility
- Multiple language support (Spanish, French, Italian, etc.)
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- Synced 'Hype' button with like counts
- Historical commentary access after sessions end
- Spoiler-safe notification options
- Team stream integration within app
- Store links functionality
Formula E
Reported bugs
14 issues- Can't lay my phone flat
- Results from past seasons
- Stop with the constant updates!
- App won't reload after update
- Latest Update Crashes
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- The app keep crashing with the latest update
- Ticket app is horrible!!!
- No live stream video
- Cannot Login
- Live streams just don't work
- BSOD
- Slow Media
- Stream not available
- Streams don't work
Requested features
3 requests- Needs dark ui
- Schedule widget needed
- Bering back the formula e ghost racing
In-app purchases
McLaren Racing
- Papaya Membership$55.001 Year
- Papaya Membership$55.00
Formula E
No in-app purchases
Questions
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