RaceChip vs BimmerUtility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RaceChip
Enhance your car's performance with this app, controlling both chip tuning and throttle tuning products via Bluetooth. Customize engine power and throttle response with multiple performance settings for a more dynamic driving experience.
- Bluetooth control for chip tuning
- Adjustable performance settings (Efficiency, Sport, Race)
- Throttle tuning with 7 stages
- Customizable throttle response
- Fuel saving modes
- Engine power enhancement
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Experience the RaceChip-effect in its most innovative form yet, controlling both, our chip tuning and throttle tuning products using the RaceChip App. Electronic performance enhancement on a whole new level. Combining our chip tuning products with tuning control with the RaceChip App on your smartphone via Bluetooth allows you to customize your car’s performance characteristics like never before. The RaceChip App equips you with three distinct performance settings: Efficiency, Sport and Race. The chip tuning is in control of the power settings of your engine, while you are in control of the chip tuning. Our XLR throttle tuning allows you to increase responsiveness of your car on the road. The innovative throttle tuning system with tuning control lets you choose from 7 separate stages via the RaceChip App, each with a distinct characteristic regarding the throttle response: 2 Sport (S, S+) and 2 Race stages (R, R+) sharpen throttle response, speeding up the engine’s reaction times. 2 Eco stages (E, E+) slow it down and allow for fuel savings. Download the free RaceChip App now and experience your car on a whole new level. Chip tuning and throttle tuning products with tuning control are available for numerous cars in the RaceChip Online Shop. Get your chip tuning and throttle tuning from RaceChip now and simply be faster. By the way, the maximum result for your car is reached combining chip tuning and throttle tuning.
BimmerUtility
A lightweight tool for editing vehicle configuration files like FDL, NCD, and FA. It allows users to save diagnostic reports and compare different vehicle software versions.
- Edit FDL, NCD, & FA files
- Save diagnostic reports
- Compare SVT & NCD files
- Lightweight toolset
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A simple lightweight toolset to help you edit your FDL, NCD & FA files. Save diagnostic reports, compare SVT & NCD files & more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BimmerUtility at 3.3 against RaceChip's 2.2. RaceChip's advantage is review sentiment (31% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BimmerUtility holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of RaceChip's written reviews are positive against 20% of BimmerUtility's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RaceChip | BimmerUtility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (32 ratings) | 3.3 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RaceChip Chiptuning GmbH & Co. KG | Robert Hebb |
Customer experience
RaceChip
BimmerUtility
In-app purchases
RaceChip
No in-app purchases
BimmerUtility
No in-app purchases
