McLaren Racing vs Racify
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/
Racify
Enhance your iPhone with F1-themed widgets for your Home and Lock Screen. Get instant race countdowns, live standings, and driver/team progress updates. Customize your display with the latest Formula 1 data.
- Home Screen widgets
- Lock Screen widgets
- Next race countdown
- Championship standings
- Favorite driver/team tracking
- Last session results
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Bring the Formula 1 paddock to your iPhone! Racify is the ultimate dashboard for F1 fans, delivering all the crucial stats you need through beautifully designed, customizable widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Stop searching for results. With Racify, you get instant F1 updates at a glance: - Lock Screen Widgets: Get the next race countdown or live standings right on your Lock Screen. The most important F1 data, visible in a second! - Next Race Countdown: Never miss "lights out" again! See the upcoming Grand Prix, circuit, date, and time. - Championship Standings: Track the real-time battle for the World Drivers' Championship (WDC) and Constructors' Championship (WCC). - Your Favorites: Dedicate a widget to your favorite driver and team to follow their progress through the 2025 season. - Last Session Results: Get a full breakdown of the finishing order and points scored from the most recent session(FP1, FP2, Race...). All widgets are fully customizable to match your style and update automatically with the latest data. Add Racify now and put the thrill of Formula 1 on your screen! ------------------------------------ Racify is unofficial and is not associated in any way with Formula One companies, any specific Formula 1 team, or any Formula 1 driver. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V. All assets used, including logos, images, and other copyrighted materials, are owned by the respective teams, drivers, and other entities. Racify is an independent entity and does not claim to have any official relationship or partnership with Formula One companies, any specific Formula 1 teams, or any Formula 1 driver (Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, George Russell, Sergio Perez). Any references to Formula One, F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX, or related marks are made solely for editorial purposes and do not imply any endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation by Formula One companies, any specific Formula 1 team, or any Formula 1 driver. ------------------------------------ TERMS OF USE : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
McLaren Racing and Racify are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. McLaren Racing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $55.00 per year and Racify sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for McLaren Racing against 4.4 for Racify. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 131 and 335 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of McLaren Racing's written reviews are positive against 52% of Racify's.
McLaren Racing ships an update monthly, Racify every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | McLaren Racing | Racify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (131 ratings) — better | 4.4 (335 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.8% of reviews — better | 52.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 131 | 335 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | McLaren | Marvin LAUBIES |
Customer experience
McLaren Racing
Racify
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
Racify
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
McLaren Racing
- Papaya Membership$55.001 Year
- Papaya Membership$55.00
Racify
- Monthly $0.99 Subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly $6.99 Subscription$6.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium 99,99$$99.99







