The app, as it is today.
Real screens from the current build. On track you read one big number at a glance; in the paddock every lap opens up.







The car, on your video.
Pair an OBD adapter and the overlay grows an engine: RPM on its own dial, throttle and braking as bars and traces, intake and coolant temperatures in the corner. The coach's call lands on the footage too, and so does the verdict.
One corner, four fixes.
Turn 1 at Estoril on lap 22: the times and fixes from the analyser, the grades from the corner card. Each part of the corner gets two answers: the time it cost against your optimal lap, and how much of the car you used. Tap a part for the fix.
Estoril · 13 Sep 2026Best · lap 222:10.500Optimal2:09.191
Brake+0.22weak
Braked 10 m before the optimal lap, arriving at 175 km/h where it arrived at 181.
Trail+0.11coasted
Coasted between letting go of the brakes and turning in, instead of carrying the brakes towards the apex.
Turn+0.22at the limit
The car was at its limit here, so there was no more speed on this line. Lap 23 went through on a different line, and that is the one to copy.
Exit+0.06at the limit
At the limit again: the exit lost its time to the line, not to a lifted foot.
Why can "at the limit" still cost time?
The two columns measure different things. vs your optimal is time: how this part of the corner compares with the best you have driven it. vs the car is grip: how close you were to what the car can do on the line you took.
So a part can be at the limit and still slow, when the car was working flat out on a slower line, as in the turn above. And a part can be graded weak while costing almost nothing, when you left grip unused but the line made up for it. The fix tells you which one to work on.
What is the optimal lap?
Not a sum of your best sectors. LapTAR measures what your car proved it can do in the session: the grip it held, the hardest stop it made, its pull on each straight. A physics model then drives that along the best line you took through each group of corners, joined on the straights. So it knows where you could have braked later and how fast each corner could go, and it is never slower than any lap you drove.
It is not a faster driver's ghost: every figure in it is one your car has already shown. It is rebuilt after every lap. On 13 Sep at Estoril the best lap was 2:10.500 and the optimal 2:09.191.
The live screen can chase the optimal or the session's best lap; you choose on the Timer tab.
Everything it does.
A lot happens behind one number. Open anything to see how it works.
On track
Optimal lapSimulated from your car's proven limits, not added-up sectors.
The car's grip, braking and power as measured in the session, driven by a physics model on your best line through each group of corners. It shows the braking points and corner speeds that are within reach, and is rebuilt after every lap.
Live deltaAhead or behind, in one number you can read at speed.
The top of the live screen is the gap to your reference lap, updated as you drive, green when you are ahead and red when behind. Below it, your speed against the reference at the same point, so you see where the gap is being made.
Corner verdictsBrake, trail, turn and exit, graded as you leave each turn.
Each turn is split into four parts. As you leave it, the card shows the time each part cost against your reference and how much of the car you used, with the entry and apex speeds beside them.
Voice coachOne instruction before a corner, a verdict after it.
From the laps you have already driven, the coach picks what to work on and says it before the corner, for example "Next left. Brake 30 metres later." After the corner it says better, worse or the same, and calls the lap at the line. Corners are named by their direction, so you never count turns.
GPSThe phone's own GPS, or a Bluetooth receiver.
The phone alone times every lap. You can also pair an external Bluetooth GPS receiver; the satellite count and the receiver's state sit at the bottom of the live screen.
Sessions that resumeStop for the pits, carry on the same session.
Stopping saves the session. Resume it later and the new laps join it, with the lap that spans the break flagged so it never counts as your best.
In the paddock
Where the time isThe corners worth the most, each with its fix.
Every session opens on its best and optimal laps, the car's peaks (top speed, lateral and braking g, and engine temperatures and RPM with OBD), how consistent your best laps were, and the corners that cost the most against your optimal, each with the change to make.
AnalyserMap, traces and channels for any lap.
Pick a lap and a corner: a satellite map with your line, traces of acceleration, braking, throttle and RPM, and a list of fixes for that corner with what each one costs.
Lap tableEvery lap and every number side by side.
Lap times, top speeds and apex speeds for every turn, the best and worst in each column marked. Breaks between runs stay visible, and from any lap you can analyse, upload, share or export its overlay.
Track trendsEvery turn followed across your sessions.
For each circuit, each turn's best and typical time, apex speed and braking, session after session, so you can see what actually improved. Filter to dry sessions only.
Setup sheetTyres, pressures and geometry with every session.
Note the tyres, cold and hot pressures and geometry for a session, save it as a named setup, and mark the surface dry or wet. Named setups show up in the trends.
Overlay exportYour lap's numbers on your onboard video.
Export any lap as a video overlay to lay over your camera footage in an editor: a keyed MP4 that works everywhere, or a transparent MOV or WebM. 720p, 1080p or 4K, at 30 or 60 fps, with the lead-in and lead-out you choose. With an OBD adapter it also shows RPM, throttle and engine temperatures.
Your kit
OBDThrottle, brake, RPM and more, per car.
Pair a Bluetooth OBD adapter and choose which channels to poll fast; fewer channels update faster. Each car keeps its own channels, custom PIDs and alerts. Optional: everything else works without it.
GarageSeveral cars, each with its own profile.
Keep every car you drive. The car you pick decides the OBD profile and is noted on each session.
RaceChrono importBring the sessions you already have.
Import RaceChrono sessions and they get the same analysis as laps recorded in LapTAR: optimal lap, corners, trends.
CircuitsNearest first, or a round from the calendar.
Choose the circuit before you start, nearest first, or pick a round from the TimeAttack calendar. From the lap table, a lap can be uploaded to the round's results.
Free, and Pro.
Most of LapTAR is free, for good. Pro adds the advanced end of each part: the coach in your ear, studio-grade overlays, deep OBD and export to other apps. Importing your data is always free.
Free
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- Lap timing with the phone's GPS or a Bluetooth receiver
- Live delta, speed delta and corner verdicts
- Optimal lap, where the time is, analyser, lap table
- Track trends, setup sheet, garage, resumable sessions
- Standard OBD-II channels
- Overlay export as keyed MP4, up to 1080p
- Import from RaceChrono, DragyLap and NMEA
- Upload laps to TimeAttack results
Pro Coming
$5/month · $39.99 once
Pro is not on sale yet. Until it is, everything on this page, these included, is free in the app.
- Voice coach: the call before a corner, the verdict after
- Transparent overlays (MOV and WebM with alpha) and 4K
- Advanced OBD: custom PIDs, alerts, native high-rate adapters
- Export to RaceChrono, DragyLap and NMEA
How it compares.
The lap timers, devices and overlay tools drivers use most, as their makers list them. Scroll sideways to see them all.
| Feature | LapTARPhone app · by TimeAttack | RaceChronoPhone app · Pro | Harry's LapTimerPhone app · all editions | TrackAddictPhone app · Free / Pro | Garmin Catalyst 2Lap-timer device | AiM Solo 2/ Solo 2 DL · device | RaceBox MiniGPS + app | dragy·LapGPS + app | RaceRender 3Desktop software | Telemetry OverlayDesktop software |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. Pro $5/mo or $39.99 once (coming) | $19.99 once (iOS); Android $18.99 or in-app | $8.99–$27.99 once, by edition | Free (3 recordings, logo); Pro $8.99 once | $1,199.99 device | €430 / €750 DL (excl. tax) | €249 device; app free | $199–$249 device; app free | Free (3 min, logo); $39.95–$59.95 once | $199 once |
| Runs on | iPhone, Android | iPhone, Android | iPhone, Android | iPhone, Android | Own device + app | Own device + PC software | Phone + device | Phone + device | Windows, Mac | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Extra hardware | No (GPS, OBD optional) | Optional | Optional | Optional | Is the device | Is the device | Required | Required | n/a | n/a |
| Live delta | Yes | Yes (Pro) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | n/a | n/a |
| Optimal lap | Yes, simulated from your car's proven limits on your best lines | Yes: best sectors added up | ? | Yes: best sectors added up | Yes: True Optimal Lap, best segments joined | Yes: best splits added up, in software | — | — | — | — |
| Per-corner analysis | Yes: brake, trail, turn, exit | — | — (sector times) | — | Yes: by segment | — | ? | — | — | — (corner-speed gauges) |
| Per-corner coaching | Yes: the fix and its cost | — | — | — | Yes: top three opportunities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Voice coaching | Pro: call before, verdict after | ? | ? | ? | Yes | — | — | — | n/a | n/a |
| OBD-II | Yes: standard free, advanced Pro | Yes (Pro) | Yes | Yes | — | DL model only | No (vendor: not yet) | Yes | From log files | From log files |
| External GPS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Built in | Is the GPS | Is the GPS | n/a | n/a |
| Overlay video | Yes: keyed MP4 to 1080p free; 4K Pro | Yes (Pro) | Yes (from Petrolhead) | Yes (logo on free) | Yes (1440p camera) | With SmartyCam (sold separately) | Yes | Yes | Yes, 4K | Yes |
| Transparent overlay | Pro: MOV, WebM with alpha | Mask video (separate MP4) | ? | — | — | ? | — | — | — (chroma key) | Yes (ProRes 4444) |
| Data export | Pro: RaceChrono, DragyLap, NMEA | CSV, VBO, NMEA, GPX, ODS | Several (list ?) | CSV, GPX, KML, VBO | — | CSV, reports | CSV, VBO, GPX (cloud) | VBO | CSV, GPX, KML | Separate product |
| Import | Free: RaceChrono, DragyLap, NMEA | VBO, NMEA | VBO, GPX, NMEA | — | n/a | AiM data | — | GoPro, DJI video | Many formats | Many formats |
Checked on 8 October 2026 against each maker's website and app store listings. Prices are one-off unless stated, in US dollars except AiM and RaceBox, which list euros; they change by region and over time. "—" means the maker does not list the feature, not that it is confirmed absent; "?" means we could not verify it; n/a means it does not apply.
Product names are trademarks of their owners and are used only to identify them; LapTAR is not affiliated with any of them. Spotted something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Questions.
Do I need any extra hardware?
No. A phone in a mount is enough for lap times, the live delta, corner verdicts and the voice coach. An external GPS receiver and an OBD adapter add to it.
Why is it inside the TimeAttack.pt app?
LapTAR is built by the people behind TimeAttack, the Portuguese time attack championship. It ships inside the same app, so the laps you time can go straight to a round's results.
Where do I find it after installing?
Open the TimeAttack.pt app and go to the Timer tab. Recorded sessions are under Sessions.
Can I try it before a track day?
Yes: the Timer tab has a demo run at Estoril that plays through the live screen, delta, corner cards and all.
