Race Guards vs Frontier Communicator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Race Guards
This utility app allows Race Guards members to log race incidents. Collected data is transmitted to administrators for review. Be aware that continuous GPS use can significantly impact battery life.
- Record race incidents
- Submit data to administrators
- Background GPS tracking (with battery warning)
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This app is to be used by members of Race Guards to record race incidents. The data that is collected will be sent to Race Guards administrators for evaluation. ** Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.**
Frontier Communicator
This app requires a subscription to Frontier's SmartVoice UCaaS business service. Contact Frontier for details on their business communication solutions.
- Requires Frontier SmartVoice UCaaS subscription
- Business communication service
- Contact Frontier for details
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Use of this application requires purchase of Frontier’s SmartVoice UCaaS business service. Please contact Frontier for details of the SmartVoice product.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Race Guards at 5.0 against Frontier Communicator's 3.7. Race Guards also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 12 months). Frontier Communicator's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Race Guards holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frontier Communicator has 77 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Race Guards ships an update every 5 months, Frontier Communicator every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Race Guards | Frontier Communicator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.7 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 254 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keith Aylwin | Frontier Communications |
Customer experience
Race Guards
Frontier Communicator
In-app purchases
Race Guards
No in-app purchases
Frontier Communicator
No in-app purchases
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