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Harry's LapTimer is the advanced tool for car enthusiast. It records all types of sensor data provided by your iPhone/iPod/iPad (or external sensors), combines them, and makes them available to optimize your drive. Over time, you will get insights on your car and in your driving, not known before.

LapTimer offers more than 1300 predefined tracks world wide. With its assistants, it is extremely easy to setup - just click your track and drive. It fully automates your lap timing using GPS, and presents the results to all kinds of media.

You are not limited to track driving only. For example, you may define your home and working locations as a 'track', collect statistics on different ways chosen, and analyze / optimize the time used every day.

Want to show your drive to your friends? LapTimer Petrolhead and above generates beautiful in car video recordings with all kinds of data overlaid, ready to be presented - e.g. on youtube. Even without video, recorded data can be analyzed using purpose designed views, making it easy to analyze and improve your driving performance.

Using online racing, you can use LapTimer in competition. LapTimer offers a Hall of Fame, allows watching you and your friends on track - all in real time. Compare your sector times, braking / acceleration points, and learn from each other.

You can start with your plain iPhone in the beginning and add external GPS and OBD II sensors later, step by step, and as you need it. LapTimer itself comes in three different editions: LapTimer Rookie is the entry level with all you need for lap timing; LapTimer Petrolhead is the advanced version including lots of video features, and LapTimer Grand Prix is the edition for professionals including Multi Cam recording, Health Kit integration, and advanced sensor and analytics functionality.

Please note that functionality depends on your device, the LapTimer edition chosen, and sometimes even external sensors added (like OBD II). Please visit our web page to get the full story. All edition can be upgraded later, all editions come with native iPhone and iPad support.

There are quite expensive stand alone solutions for track days available. Be smart and own the leading edge tool simply by using your iPhone and LapTimer. Besides the professional area, there is no known solution that offers more functionality than LapTimer does - across the market. As our ambition is to offer the best tool, LapTimer is enhanced continuously.

Please visit http://www.gps-laptimer.de for detailed information on versions, FAQs / documentation, in depth technology background information, online racing, and supported device configurations. Join our user community on http://www.gps-laptimer-forum.de to be involved in future development - all with first class support.

Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead App Comments & Reviews

Harry's LapTimer Petrolhead Positive Reviews

Great App! Minor IssuesVideos always seem to be freezing up the app. Other than this, the app is quite good, but having external GPS for accuracy is a must..Version: 23.0.8

Incredible application, even better customer serviceBeen a user for few years and it’s quite honestly one of the best lap timer solutions (and not just among mobile apps). Other professional setups will cost you over $1000 when you factor in hardware but this app will fine on its own give you nearly same level of data acquisition. Best of all is Harry’s dedication to the community. He personally responds to all troubleshooting requests despite the majority of questions being repeat asks already covered in his FAQ and provides regular feature updates to the software. Anyone complaining about user difficulty didn’t spend the 5 mins to read the user guide..Version: 21.2.0

You can’t beat itI’ve been tracking Porsche’s for years. I’ve had $1000 systems such as Traqmate but that’s no longer sold and windows only support is tough. Porsche Track Precision app is terrible but HLT is super reliable. I use an external BT GPS and a BLE ODB adapter. Overall you just can’t beat HLT for cost to realizability to being able to dig into data. My only wish is if I could find 991.2 GT3 custom PID info for brake pressure and ESC like the Porsche track precision app. Thank you Harry for continuing to improve an already amazing app. PS I use the Grand Prix in app upgrade, worth every penny..Version: 23.0.0

Unbelievably greatI’m completely blown away by the features and functionality of this app, and the documented support. There are so many things you can do with it, an incredible array of supported accessory devices, and with all the complexity available there is documentation and online support that makes it easy to work with. Best value it track software out there..Version: 21.2.0

Extremely capable laptimerHarry‘s Laptimer is a very capable performance analyzer. Video and GPS based analysis with that much flexibility is unparalleled on the iPhone. I recommend to visit his website for the excellent user‘s guide as the app can seem intimidating at first. Excellent support from the developer is also available through the forum there..Version: 22.1.4

Amazing track app!Amazing track day app! Works flawlessly and easy to use. Accurate timer, useable data and always evolving. Plus, Harald provides awesome customer support..Version: 24.5

Great App, Every version worth the moneyWorks great, certain tracks are off a little bit from my transponder time, But that is mostly due to my iPhones GPS. Everything internally works great!.Version: 21.2.0

Simple and effective like my stock car!It works, it’s easy and my friends are all amazed at the telemetry data it displays while recording video..Version: 23.0.3

A+++++One of the best apps I've downloaded on my phone. Has endless features and Harry is always actively engaging with users on the laptimer forum to solicit enhancements/upgrades to the app. I'm a casual HPDE/Autox'er and love this app!.Version: 23.0.3

You'd have to pay at least $1000 to get this performance otherwise.Harry's lap timer pro is more than just a toy. I am an autocrosser, and use Lap Timer Pro as my primary data acquisition tool. I am using it with an Emprum 5 Hz GPS dongle and a WiFi OBDII reader (generic Chinese PLXII knock-off). The total investment in hardware accessories and software was about $180. The tool does what you'd have to pay over $1000 for otherwise (Traqmate, Race Technologies DL1 etc). It works very well, with lots of features including data export to many formats and video overlays to iphone video and external video source. Service is spectacular (you talk with Harry directly, and he solves problems usually within 1 day). Updates and bug fixes come constantly, along with new features. That being said, there are a few negatives. Reliability when connecting to the GPS and WIFi unit could be improved. I've found a procedure that works, though. The app is not happy if you get it going, quit or put it in the background and then come back without reconnecting the external devices. I am now in the habit of reconnecting the GPS and wifi every time I start the app, which works well. Also, if you're somewhere hot, the iphone can overheat and go into shutdown. There are some tricks to mitigate this. I live in Phoenix, though, which is as bad as it gets. Even with these issues, Harry's Lap Timer is an astounding value, and a real showpiece for what is possible with iphone apps..Version: 14.4.2

Works very well especially if paired with a 5 Hz externalI used it for the first time at Road Atlanta a couple of weeks ago. I went ahead and shelled out the $90 for the xgps150 external receiver so i would have 5 Hz update rate and the accuracy was very surprising. Yeah it's a little annoying that the video only captures every other lap but Harry says that is addressed in v15. The data overlay is pretty cool and helpful when you go back through your laps. You just enter the track and hit video and it starts automatically. It did miss a lap or 2 but for the most part it worked as described. I tried to use it at an auto cross this weekend but I only got it to work on one lap. I am going to assume I wasn't doing something correctly. I just couldn't get it to start, just said it was waiting to start. In fairness I didn't have my windshield mount or the xgps so it was probably due to poor gps signal. Anyway, in summary it's the best $18 you can spend for track time..Version: 14.4.2

THE app to have for track days, period.This seems expensive for an iPhone app, but you're basically turning your iPhone into a $1000+ racing telemetry unit. I haven't tried the video overlay function yet, but if it works as advertised, (and by all reports, it does so quite well...), you're getting the equivalent of a $2000+ system. Kind of a no-brainer. Costs roughly gas money for half-a-dozen laps around my home track. If I had ANY complaint at all, navigation through all the various feature menus is a touch confusing -- but I think that's mostly because this thing is so crazy packed with features that it's hard to organize all of it into a logical format. If you look back at all the version releases, it keeps doing more and more. If he adds any more features, it's liable to drive the car for you! Phenomenal app. If you've got an iPhone and even do one HPDE/PDX/Track Day, you should have already downloaded this thing....Version: 17.0.6

Great for weekend racing - test locally first!This is a great app - I've used it for over a year and it gets better and better with every [free!] upgrade (v17 due any day). I've recommended it to a dozen others who also love it. One watchout - get to know the app BEFORE any real road/track event. It does take some simple experimenting to get it right. Thats not to say there is something wrong with it...just like anything else, learn how it works. The best part is you can easily and automatically "make a track" anywhere (parking lot, the block around your house) to check out how it auto starts/stops, overlays, etc... And use that opportunity to try different mounting positions in your car and how it works. I have a windshield mount and use the front camera, and a rollbar mound but use the "reverse" camera in that view (so I can press the buttons). It is not 100% perfect (nothing is), but for just $20 versus $$$hundreds...how can you compare?!?.Version: 16.6.2

Excellent Application and even Better Customer Support!I've had this application for about 4 months now, and even since then it has improved quite a lot. Harry provides excellent customer service and implemented my request into the App in less than a month, almost no developers will do that! When coupling this App with the TomTom iPhone GPS module the accuracy is pretty spot on. I use my iPhone + TomTom for data logging, a GoPro Hero for video recording, and Dashware to put it all together. If you want RPM's, Gear Selection, and other internal car data you could also purchase a OBDII Datalogger. Overall I am very happy with my purchase and the price is unbeatable. This is a great solution to use at Autocross or the track! Overall, if you want a cheap solution for data logging look no further - this is THE App to get. While it may not be AS accurate as Traqmate, I'll save the $1000!.Version: 0

Incredible app! Worth 10x the price!I have used Harry's Laptimer since back in the Palm OS days. It has been amazing to watch this app go from the most basic "Laptimer" to a comprehensive timer, data logger and video capture and overlay program. Just the basic timer functionality alone is worth the price of the app. If you are doing DE's or track days, this app is a must have! Some people have reported issues, but I suspect user error and marginal equipment are the main issues. For example, the app won't work from the pocket of your jeans. The author strongly recommends using an external gps to improve the signal quality. Harry has bent over backwards to help me in the past and is very responsive. Also, if you are having issues at the track, seek out another user. It is highly likely that there is a Harry Fan that will be willing to help!.Version: 16.6.2

An exceptional appWith the introduction of The Assistant, LT Pro is truly easy to use -- load your track ( hundreds already in the database) and start driving. Version 14.2 appears to have corrected a glitch that had some sessions recording as one long lap. I ran over 100 laps at GingerMan Raceway in South Haven, Michigan, without even the slightest hiccup. I have not yet figured out how to review and interpret all the data (my off season project), but I have been able to focus on the time for each individual lap as well as the maximum speed on each straightaway and the minimum speed for each turn. Comparing lap to lap has given me attainable goals that have helped me noticeably improve my times. In addition, I moved my equipment into a very fast driving friend's car and recorded laps that are about 6 to 8 seconds faster than my best time, allowing me to better understand the speeds that can be reached in order for me to establish additional targets. Very helpful and fun. I use an iPod Touch, second generation, and the TomTom Car Kit. It takes less than a minute to set it up for timing. A truly sophisticated app that has saved me many hundreds (if not a thousand) of dollars for comparable information from much more expensive systems. Thank you Harry for your time and continuing effort..Version: 14.3

Amazing value!!!This app packs an amazing punch in terms of features and ease of use. To put it in context, I have used other dedicated data logging and lap timing equipment for track use, and they are expensive costing many hundreds of dollars - even thousands, and are extremely complex to use. By contrast Harry's is extraordinarily easy to use (once you figure it out) and so cheap it's free by comparison to the alternatives. But it's a MUST to get an external GPS antenna for reliability and accuracy. The Emprum is great and has 5 Hz update, and the TomTom car kit is also a great improvement with only 1 Hz. Figure spending about $100 on GPS and windscreen mount. Still far cheaper than the alternatives. And the video recording and data overlay is great. The support is also great with quick responses and frequent updates. Enjoy!!!.Version: 14.3

Incredible App and better developerWith so many apps out there, and so many developers just out to make a buck, it was incredibly refreshing to come across this add and developer! This is an awesome app for anyone that rides on a track, with cars, or with motorcycles as I do. Most of the most popular tracks were already in there, and adding your own track, then uploading it so others could use it was very simple. More importantly, aside from it being packed with features, the developer was super responsive! I emailed him asking him if he could add a 'motorcycle' icon to the app for us riders, and wihin a month an updated version was released with it. Incredible! I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a much more cost effective alternative to a lap timer, and it has so much more!.Version: 0

Amazing! No trackday junkie should be without it.Seriously. This app is amazing. If you don't use a timing system on the track, you should. If you don't record your laps, you should. If you have an iPhone, you'd be nuts not to invest in this app, which does just about everything. On my last trip to the track a friend of mine let me try it out. I was already using a camera on my harness bar and a wristwatch strapped to the steering wheel. When he emailed me the video link, I was amazed. The quality, the data... the utility! This beats the hell out anything you're using. It does for track data what the smartphone did for the telephone. But for way cheaper. Plus, the developer seems very active in continuing development... he even gives honest reviews of all accessories that work (or don't work) with the app. Wow..Version: 14.4.2

Awesome app, cannot beat the featuresI've been using various editions of Harry's for 3 years and have maybe 200 laps recorded at various track days. Let me say that this app has done wonders for my driving. Compared to just using a camera this gives you hard data about speed and cornering forces, and the camera gives you the line that you took. I consider this a must have for anyone serious about doing track days or autocross events. It does take some time to get familiar with and find the perfect mounting location for your phone, but once you get familiar with it the app is no more intrusive than a video camera when leaving the pits. Plus this app is being very actively developed, so I feel confident that the money I spent won't be wasted..Version: 17.1.2

Best track app!I reviewed other versions of this app in the past, and this review is going to be more of the same praise. Harry's GPS Lap Timer provides as comprehensive a solution as the iphone can handle, performing much of the same functionality as the vastly more expensive dedicated timing solutions, requires virtually no setup at the track, and just flat works! Used the Petrolhead version at Indy Motor Speedway this past weekend (my 7th event this summer), and impressed my garage-mates with the timing and video the app produced. Additionally, I had a question over the weekend that I posed to Harry; he responded very quickly, and I was up and running for the next session. Brilliant app and fantastic customer service!.Version: 19.0.16

How did you that?.......is the reaction I get everytime I show a track day video with overlaid data from this app. Really amazing what you can do with an iPhone. Do yourself a favor and play around with this *before* you get to the track. If you try to set it up for the very first time 15 minutes before the call to grid, it can be too much to take in. One of my favorite tracks (ORP) has very spotty cell service, so you need to have the track downloaded and selected before you get there. App works well as is with just a mount and a power cord, but I've enjoyed adding a BT-1 OBDII link, a Dual GPS puck and an Olloclip wide angle lens to improve data capture and cockpit video..Version: 17.0.6

Best Data Acquisition for iPhoneI have been using this app for several versions over the last two years and love it! At first I got the app because I didn't want to spend $1000s on commercial systems that pros use, I'm just an amateur HPDE driver tracking my Vette. So HLT was the next best thing, and it did have some bugs in the beginning (Harry was always very responsive to questions), but the last couple versions have been terrific especially with all the new features that keep being added. The recent version and the next release provide features found on the commercial pro systems for a fraction of the cost. I highly recommend HLT!.Version: 16.6.2

Makes it so easyI beta tested this version for Harry. Integrating the OBD data makes doing lap videos with overlays a touch of the button. I use 2 blue tooth devices (GPS and Go-Point) and even use GoPro Hero2 video. Integrating with GoPro video is as simple as syncing on the end of the lap, and HLT does the rest. GForce maps tell me where I can go faster, and where I"m inconsistent on my lap segments Resident maps have worked at every track Ive been to in Ontario, Canada, and only adjusting for stop/go for the timing trigger is the only thing I need to do Others have reported issues in making the automatic triggers work and video recording. This version makes it easier to setup, so you should have less issues. Once you get used to it, and experiment with setup off the track, its a breeze. Highly recommend. Integrates a lot of what I want. Now if only Harry will create a data logger app so I can view engine performance on the track with GPS markers, life would be grand!.Version: 16.0

Amazing App with Equally Good SupportI am indeed an admitted Petrolhead, and as such, was looking for a way to get data displayed on my GoPro videos of track days. I cannot believe there is any app better than this one. The richness of this app continues to surprise me. Tying devices together like an OBD II plug, external GPS, GoPro Hero3 camera, is no easy feat. Granted some of the features are a bit difficult to find, but they are there. I feared when rendering an overlay onto a 2GB GoPro video on my iPhone 5, but the stability of the app is top notch. Great job, Harry! I'm now a big fan and will evangelize this app to my Petrolhead friends!!.Version: 17.0

One of the best apps to show off all the capabilities of the iPhone platformApple should use this application in their iPhone launch events. It's amazing how many features can be compacted into a single application. In the past I would have had to spend thousands of dollars and a bunch of non-commodity hardware to get all these capabilities. An iPhone and Harry's Lap Timer gives me everything I need to record my track days. Every driver I've showed it to has purchased the app and if they didn't already have an iPhone bought one. Amazing product at a great price..Version: 13.4

Best app out there for a weekend racerTo say this app is anything less awesome is insane. In my opinion this has been the best purchase I have made from the App Store. The app itself has helped me to become a better driver at autocross events as well as hpde events at the local race track. It allows you to overlay data from sensors you have plugged into your car or phone that help create videos that blows my friends and family away. I highly recommend this app to any weekend racers out there. You will not regret it..Version: 20.2

Great App, Great DeveloperThis app is one of the most amazing apps available for the iOS platform. The amount of functionality it provides eclipses what you'd expect on a desktop application, let alone a mobile device. Bottom line is, if you want to record vehicle data, either on the track or street, and combine that with video, this app can drive it all. Issues? Harry maintains a great forum for his products and is extremely responsive. The amount he charges for these apps is a complete bargain..Version: 17.4.1

Awesome app - incredible support!I have been using this app, along with an external 5Hz GPS (XGPS150A). Lap times reported by HLT are within 1/100 of a second of my transponders. This app is so feature rich, I'd easily pay double the price. Best of all, Harry offers the best support I've ever experienced. He answers all my dumb questions. He's reconfigured tracks (direction) for me within minutes. He's always available on his forums. I guarantee no other track app is as feature rich as HLT, nor has the customer support to match Harry's..Version: 17.0.4

Very professionalThis application is Excellent!. We are using it with our team in a national single marque championship, and the difference with the official timing was +- 0.03 seconds. Using this software, we are preparing next race curve by curve, trying different strategies and analyzing the resulting diagrams (lineal/lateral acceleration, speed, etc). We include our track in 5 minutes using google maps, and it works immediately! In my opinion, it's a "must have" for any professional racer..Version: 0

Turns your phone into an affordable track data logger.I have played with this app a few weeks and used at one autocross event using no external add-ons. Worth it in that configuration alone, but I have recently added TomTom kit to see if mapping becomes more accurate. To the reviewer with upside down overlay, rotate the phone so the home button is on the right in landscape orientation. When you hit "video" button you're preview will show correctly..Version: 13.4

The #1 accessory you can get to go faster on the track!!I kid you not- as a weekend track addict (I try and do about 6-8 weekends a year) I find Harry's Lap Timer to be the best investment I have made that has made me improve my times! Being able to capture consistent data points, sector/lap times and being able to overlay video (with MultiCam support of GoPro!) allows one to see where they are doing well and where one can improve. My favorite things about the app: * support for OBDII sensors * support for external GPS * support for multi cameras (iPhone, iPad and GoPro cameras) * in-device support for overlaying multiple videos, data points from sensors on to track map * ability to set a Reference lap and compare all other laps to it Only a fellow track addict can develop such an app - and it shows how well it's been written!.Version: 20.2.2

Pricey but worth itAt close to 20 dollars this is a very expensive app, but considering what it can do I think it's well worth it. If you are a hardcore racer then you'll probably pay the big bucks for the pro equipment but for those like me who just track their car a few times a year, this app is perfect. Just the video and lap timing features are worth the price of admission already. There's still a whole bunch of cool features I don't know how to use yet.Version: 14.1

Just superbI have a "real" GPS-based lap timer, costing far, far more than Harry's Laptimer, but it stays at home when I go to the track these days - Harry's Laptimer has more functionality, is easier to use (especially when you're harnessed in and need a truly automatic lap timer) and is constantly being developed and enhanced. If you do high performance driving events, track days, etc., you've got to give Harry's Laptimer a try!.Version: 13.2

Love this app!Buy yourself an external GPS receiver ($99) to get 5-10Hz accuracy and Harry's LapTimer is by far the best value for comparing your laps at the track. You can learn so much about where you lose/gain time on the track. Full HD video with overlays in app are amazing too!.Version: 18.2.0

Just awesome!Amazing just getting the hang of it.Version: 17.0.6

Great ProgramThis latest version crashes when overlaying video... I upgraded in app to the Grand Prix version and my best lap overlaid OK but I can't overlay any others, perhaps due to the PIP?.Version: 17.0.5

Amazing Every updates bring fabulous new features. Everthing works flawlessly and amazingly. Great for time attack and lapping peaople and cheaper than driftbox. Kudos from canada. Only downside is we need more track from Canada In database.Version: 16.0

Great timerIntuitive and informative. Tried this out on my last track day and was impressed with the video and ability to overlay speed, acceleration, and position on track into a final video in a nondestructive way. Can't wait to use it to improve even more.Version: 14.2

Every update gets better!I've been using this app for over a year now and it's one of the most well supported apps I own. For anyone doing autocross or any highperformace driving days at a track this app is what you want. I've got over 200 laps at my local track this summer and gigs of synced video. Having this app has help me improve my line through corners and pick up 3 seconds average (2.2km track) which is HUGE..Version: 14.0

Amazing AppThank you so much for putting so much hard work into this app, I use it every time I'm at the track now and it's perfect. Keep up the excellent work please keep those updates coming they are appreciated! Many thanks from Canada!.Version: 13.1

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