McLaren Racing vs BoxBoxd
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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/
BoxBoxd
Log and review every racing event you watch, building a personal diary of your viewing history. Discover and connect with other fans, read their reviews, and share your own racing insights. Track race schedules and create custom lists of your favorite moments.
- Log and rate races
- Write detailed race reviews
- Track viewing history
- Discover and connect with fans
- Follow other users
- Comment on reviews
- View race schedules
Read full descriptionHide full description
BoxBoxd is where racing fans keep track of every race they watch. Log each Grand Prix you see, give it a rating out of five and write what made it worth watching or what let it down. Your diary fills up race after race, season after season, with when you watched it and who was on the sofa with you. RATE AND REVIEW Rate every race, sprint and qualifying session. Pick your driver of the day, the driver who got robbed and the lap where it all happened. Read what the rest of the grid thought and see how your rating compares with theirs. YOUR TOP 4 AND YOUR BINGO Pin your four favourite races to your profile and fill in your season bingo card with your predictions. Put both on your home screen with the new widgets. PLAY BETWEEN RACES Daily guessing games, trivia duels with friends and quizzes on drivers, teams and liveries keep the paddock busy all week. WATCH TOGETHER Start a watch party, follow the race with friends in real time, chat and play during the session. FOLLOW THE PADDOCK Follow other fans, like their reviews, build lists of the races that matter to you and keep a watchlist of the ones you still need to see. BoxBoxd is an independent fan app and is not affiliated with Formula One companies.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BoxBoxd at none against McLaren Racing's 2. BoxBoxd also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 58%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). McLaren Racing's advantage is ratings volume (131 vs 11). 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. BoxBoxd asks for nothing beyond the download.
BoxBoxd holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: McLaren Racing has 131 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of McLaren Racing's written reviews are positive against 88% of BoxBoxd's.
McLaren Racing ships an update monthly, BoxBoxd every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | McLaren Racing | BoxBoxd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (131 ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.8% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 131 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | McLaren | Shaina Salmi |
Customer experience
McLaren Racing
BoxBoxd
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
Show 10 moreShow fewer
- 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.)
Show 5 moreShow fewer
- Synced 'Hype' button with like counts
- Historical commentary access after sessions end
- Spoiler-safe notification options
- Team stream integration within app
- Store links functionality
BoxBoxd
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
McLaren Racing
- Papaya Membership$55.001 Year
- Papaya Membership$55.00
BoxBoxd
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is McLaren Racing free?
Is BoxBoxd free?
Which has better reviews, McLaren Racing or BoxBoxd?
Do McLaren Racing or BoxBoxd have ads?
Which is updated more often, McLaren Racing or BoxBoxd?
Other comparisons
