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Harry's LapTimer Rookie App User Positive Comments 2024
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✓ Very accurateI spent three days at High Plains Raceway testing various laptiming software. Hands down this app wins. I used a Tom Tom mount and amazed everyone with the accuracy. My lap times on this app were within 1/100s of the transponder times! The ability to use NMEA data must have been key. I use the timer view to improve my times; the diff to ref lap is a very useful and advanced function. With this functionality one knows exactly how effective a new line was, immediately. The UI could do with some work because the font on the diff is too small. Use the iPhone accessibility menu to invert the colors for more contrast. This app works better than some dedicated loggers. Keep up the good work!.Version: 0
✓ My favourite appI don't get to use it as much as I would like, it that has more to do with not doing enough track days. Love that this app is scaleable. I started with Rookie and have since updated to Grand Prix. It works with just the iPhone out of the box with just the app, but can also be scaled up with external hardware as you get more addicted - cams, OBD2 sensors, better GPS trackers. All of which I have done and am impressed with the capabilities of just an app. Support is awesome and it is continuously updated and features added, such as the new dyno function (which I think is free for GP only). I've used it for autocross, lapping days, karting. Even mountain biking. Have always been happy with it and have recommended it to several friends..Version: 20.2
✓ Great very innovative and amazing !!I have read some bad reports on this app, but honestly I thing that these people should learn how to use it !! I have found this one very handy and very easy to use ! I also use one satellite receiver to make it more precise, but not needed. I strap my iPhone on the bike dash, and away I go, very easy and effective. Not only I can get lap times but also all the cornering speeds, and splits, with differences colour coded! Unbelievable ! Thanks Harry good job !!.Version: 22.1.4
✓ Great lap timerBrilliant little programme. Set up was simple – walked over to the start and finish line and set this as a trigger, mount it on the windscreen to get good GPS signals and off we went. It managed to record times within 5/100ths of a second compared to the official track timing whilst creating a map of the track and pretty little maps of linear acceleration and G forces etc of each lap. Later that night I got all techy and set a couple of sector points which it also duly recorded and added to the data sets when back at the track the next day.Version: 14.4.2
✓ Great value for $6Sure the lap layout may be inaccurate due to cloud or bridges etc (Oran Park) but the lap times are quite accurate compared to my $400 Dorian. The graph overlays made no sense to me until I worked out how to two finger zoom in (two fingers on screen and slide apart) and you must take the time to add a start/finish reference on an easy (slower) lap. The export to Google Earth is very interesting when you have good (check signal and mounting position) satellite fixes. I'm sure updates will make this much better and if we share out findings it'll become easier to use..Version: 0
✓ Only reason I bought iPhoneSaw app on friends phone so I bought an iPhone just for this! Awesome, makes trackdays brilliant fun.Version: 15.0
✓ What an awesome value....best bang for your buckBeing able to re-live and review my track days with Harry's lap timer has been awesome. Viewing and comparing multiple laps, with the ability to correlate to video has allowed me to see where I can improve. This is an awesome, easy to use app. If you are into track days and want to geek on real useful data, try it out. You won't be disappointed..Version: 13.4
✓ Outstanding piece of software !!!Harry's LapTimer is an innovative application that truly takes advantage of the iPhone as a smartphone. It's features are extensive, providing invaluable performance data for novices and experienced drivers alike without the expensive price tag. In my experience, the app's stability is rock solid and performs exactly as described. The author is very responsive and provides regular updates and new features. This app was one of the major reasons I moved to the iPhone from another smartphone platform. In summary, it is a top class application you will not regret purchasing !.Version: 0
✓ Must have app for track enthusiastsOne of the essential items at every track day. So good to keep a record of all my laps in one convenient place..Version: 17.0.6
✓ Rookie versionI bought the rookie version. I used it for lap times. Works great! Will mount it properly in sept at vir and use some more of its features..Version: 17.1.5
✓ Must buy for saving timesWorked great at a recent track day. Recorded lots of good data and times. Def worth it.Version: 17.5.1
✓ Excellent App!Although a little confusing to figure out at first, I'm amazed at all the information it relays to me. Very helpful at the track plus cool to find the best way to school. Harry also updates the app quite often making it better and easier to use every time. Definitely worth the $4.99! Thanks Harry!.Version: 15.0
✓ Exactly what I wanted!After downloading this app I was delighted it had some tracks built in that I needed such as Sandown. It's very easy to define custom tracks and then u just press 'drive now' and it starts timing and comparing to your reference lap. The Hall of Fame feature blew my mind at a track day when I hit submit and saw other people's lap times from my track day session who were using this app!! Feels a tiny bit expensive and not always the most intuitive UI but this is a brilliant track day/everyday app with plenty of data to analyse and have fun with..Version: 18.3.7
✓ Highly recommendedI use the lap timer on my iPhone to collect data while hire karting. I have the phone strapped to my leg under my suit and use a Dual GPS device too. I do analysis on my iPad. After a bit of fiddling to get it to work reliably the app is really good and I regularly get while races of up to 40 laps recorded. The telemetry is overlaid on to footage recorded on my GoPro 7 and works really well although it can take up a lot of space. For examples, feel free to check out my pages on Facebook.com/dougidleracing..Version: 23.0.11
✓ WowWe are not a big dollar team weekend warriors all the the puts a ton of technology in your hands. There is a lot to go through there is a ton of features if you want to spend a lot of money for a single function device have at it. Thank you for making a great tool at a great price. I can now pick my jaw off the ground this app is Awesome.Version: 16.0.6
✓ Best appI've used this a few times and are continually impressed with the super powerful options available. Highly recommended for anyone who gets on the track..Version: 15.0.4
✓ Laptimer..I recently purchased this laptimer "rookie". I'm a novice racer, just looking to make improvements in my street car (mk5 gti) this is perfect for what I want. It tracks your lap times, as well as a track map to see your "g's" in the turns. It's a great app! The folks are great with support as well..Version: 17.5.4
✓ Great for DE track daysA friend at the track was using it, so I bought it on the spot and used it all day. A little tricky to setup a track the first time (if its not in the database). However, once the stop/start position was set and some interim "sector" points made, the app just worked great. Its really nice to be able to start it in the pits and stop it when lapping ends. I can't comment on accuracy, but the speeds shown are less than indicated on my speedo by 3-5 MPH, but its a BMW which are infamous for exagerating speed. I haven't seen any information on if the iPhone 4 has better or more accurate GPS, but LapTimer is working on mine. My friend at the track was able to send me his Portland International Raceway map from his iPhone 3GS, but the waypoints were all bunched together in the wrong spot on my phone. Easily fixed by dragging them to the proper positions. As with any app that uses GPS and sensors, the battery will go fast. Use a power source in the car. Bottom line for me, this app is highly recommended for recording your lap times for HPDE days..Version: 0
✓ A Fantastic Lap TimerWasn't sure about this and it took a while to get the hang of it but once you realise that for it to auto time, you need to input Points of Interest it is fantastic. I used it at Donington in the car and it worked perfectly lap after lap - even giving audible notes of where I was on a given lap against my best lap time. As good as my friend's data logging system that cost him hundreds! Cool. (Plus I also use it for rides on my bike for average speed etc.) Great!.Version: 0
✓ OutstandingI've been using this app with the Tom Tom mount through several releases. Absolutely phenomenal!! With the new iphone 5 and improved processor I'm hoping the video can be made continuous....otherwise wonderful tool..Version: 16.6
✓ Nice appI haven't had an opportunity to use this on the track yet, but it looks pretty nice. The only disappointment I've had so far is that it won't run in the background while I simultaneously (sp?) record video on my iPhone 4..Version: 0
✓ Good appGood application, has lots of nice features, and is at a reasonabel price. Don't expect a ton from the iPhone GPS system, but it does well with auto-lapping. It's frustrating now in OS 3.0 that you can't disable auto-lock, I can't figure out how to keep this application "alive" without touching the screen every 5 minutes - not easy while track driving. Any ideas?.Version: 0
✓ Great app, but still needs some workI am really impressed by this app, as it fills a need for the right price. I have wanted a GPS/accelerometer logger for HPDE events for the last several years, but have not been willing to fork up the $600 -$1000 this would cost. Although this app does not give the same precision and reliable performance as such a dedicated unit, it is functional enough to do what I want: compare laptimes and analyze sectors where I can improve, as well as provide data for later video overlay. I looked at several other apps, but they seemed more expensive and less functional that this one. pros: nice realtime accelerometer view, useful GPS status information, easy export of data in a usable format, and nice viewing of individual laps. cons: still needs work in some areas (for example, I have not been able to get the accelerometer calibration to work as intended... it never finishes the last two steps for the "drive in a straight line" and "linear braking/acceleration" component. "Force calibration" does not seem to do anything useful. My workaround has been to position the phone uncalibrated using a swivel ball mount such that both axis are zero when level and at rest, oriented pretty much vertically in portrait orientation), and it would be good if the intermediate accelerometer data was used to augment the slow GPS update rate, or at least was logged so that I could provide this correction myself. It seems from the development plan on Harry's website that this is in the works, so I am looking forward to the next update. Keep up the good work!.Version: 0
✓ Best App EVER!If you were to have one and one app only. It would be this one or the pro version. In app purchase to the pro version is highly recommended. An absolute must for all petrol heads with excellent developer back up to boot. Buy it NOW!.Version: 18.3.6
✓ Great app. Here's how to use it.I managed to figure out how to use the app in 5 minutes of playing with it. Easy instructions: Calibration happens automatically. If you want you can force it to calibrate manually by hitting the wrench in the "Acceleration" page, but it's generally unnecessary. To get automatic lap timing working: 1) Create your car and track at some point by hitting the wrench in the "Classic" or "Racer's" page. Select your car/track. 2) When you get to the starting grid for the first time on that track, hit the "More" page, then "POI List", then "+". This sets your current location as the start/finish line. 3) Hit Go on the "Classic" or "Racer's" page and start lapping! 4 stars only because Harry should be writing these instructions and not me. This app has far more features than any of the other track day apps out there; they're just harder to get to..Version: 0
✓ Great AppI just used this for the first time at Summit Point and it was great! The lap times were within 1/10th of a second and often within a few 1/100 of a second compared to the transponder! Worked great every time and did not use data and the battery did not even go down very fast. Amazing App! Used with an iPhone 4, no Tom Tom kit..Version: 13.2
✓ Great App!!!I've used this software on my Palm for a couple of years and now it's finally available for iPhone. It's missing some of the Palm features, but I'm confident they will come. This developer has always responded quickly to concerns and problems. I have not seen any other software in the App Store that does what LapTimer does. This is by far the best software for road racers on this platform. Thanks for bringing this software to iPhone!.Version: 0
✓ This is not only useful but super coolOne of the best apps in terms of using the full capability of the iPhone. Just great!!! You just need to learn how to use it, check his website for more detail. Once you figure it out it will blow your mind how cool it is. I can't wait for more updates, it keeps getting better and better. Must have for any truck enthusiast..Version: 0
✓ Superb!Used this App at Silverstone, new GP circuit, and it worked exceptionally well! Good back up from developer as well and even got a track added to the 'add ons' in a matter of minutes!! If you plan on some track days/sessions get it ;).Version: 0
✓ BestStill one if the best apps I have ever purchased. Continually updated refreshed.Version: 17.0
✓ Loaded with featuresThis app is great for the track day enthusiast. The ability to easily set up intermediate triggers using google maps is fantastic!! Once you know what you are doing with the app you will fall in love with it. The PDF and google earth track map exports are awesome and allow you to share your hot laps with anyone! I'm looking toward to more timing views. It would be great to have a view showing the gps reference gap, current time and best time in huge numbers on the screen. Keep up the good work Harald!.Version: 0
✓ Great Data LoggerThis is a great application to use for track day data gathering. I've been able to use it to shave time off my laps, and to help diagnose problems I've had with my car. For the most accurate results, you cannot rely on the internal GPS. The TomTom mount is quite good. There are others listed on the Lap Timer web site which also work quite well according to the author. I haven't tried them, but I have no reason to doubt. I've actually ordered one of them since my TomTom mount isn't working, but haven't tried it yet. Finally, if you ever have any questions about using the application, or even enhancement ideas, the author is very responsive. I've always had an answer within a day, and in one case where a new track configuration was being introduced, he was up early in the morning getting the new config set and ready to use. There's even a forum specifically for the application. Harry, keep up the great work..Version: 14.1
✓ What's not to love about this app!Another track buddy told me about Harry's Lap Timer and just looking at it while sitting still in the car I couldn't figure it out. But I thought for 5.99 it may at least give me a rough estimate of my lap times until I get a "real" timing and data system. I started reading the help pages and got more and more amazed as I read. I got to the video part and thought, "why did I not buy the Pro version?". So I upgraded right then and made a date with the track a few weeks later. Standalone products that do all this go into the thousands of dollars. Yes, HLT isn't as flexible as the standalones, but it's literally 1/100th the cost. At the track this app is right at home. There was already a map for VIR, so I just downloaded the track map, turned it on and away I went. I bought a tomtom iPhone car kit, but it didn't have the iPhone 4 adapter so my first day was using the internal assisted gps only. And really, it wasn't that bad considering there isn't much cell signal anywhere near the track. Some laps were better than others signal-wise and it didn't provide a good baseline due the inconsistency, but that was expected. That night I bought the Pro version for my "old" 3GS and took it out the next day plugged into the tomtom. Perfect reception and consistent timings. I need to figure out what software to do the data analysis in now. The built in analysis pack is good, but the screen on the iPhone is tiny for all that data. I do like the lap time and comparison to a reference lap analysis. I haven't tried all the modes yet, but what I have used (classic timer, video, speedometer, analysis) has been worth many, many times more than the $15 bucks for the pro version. Considering this is one guy developing this app, it's totally 5 stars. I have a few wish list items for subsequent releases. -choose how many laps are recorded on video before saving to phone. -allow for background video recording and the classic timer foreground (I don't need to see the video while I'm driving, I do need the timer up). -add a line from the center to the moving dot on the friction circle. -have the option of +/- time in comparison to your best time for the entire lap, not just a sector. -allow for one button "press and record" gps overlaid video without creating a lap (for impromptu mountain drives). I have all kinds of ideas- Harald, if you need someone to test just let me know. Thanks for creating this incredible app!!.Version: 12.1
✓ Does what it saysBought this app thinking it would be ok. Turns out it was fantastic!! Lots of tracks and very user friendly. Highly recommend this app to all motoring enthusiasts..Version: 15.0.2
✓ App FabGreat that I have been using since the good old PalmOS days. Runs fine on a 4(S), but needs external GPS on a 3S. Love the external gadgets: 5Hz GPS, OBD and camera feeds..Version: 17.0.7
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