The best F1 apps, compared
Most F1 fans end up with two or three of these, because no single app does everything. Here's what each one is good at, what it costs and what you get for free.
Full disclosure: we make RaceMate, one of the apps below. We've put it where we think it honestly fits, not at the top. Everything else was checked on each app's own site or store listing on 27 October 2026. Prices are US App Store unless we say otherwise and change by country.
At a glance
| App | Best for | Platforms | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 (official app) | Official news, results and live timing | iPhone, iPad, Android | Free with ads. Upgrades from $2.99/month |
| F1 TV | Watching races, replays and onboards | Web, iOS, Android, Fire TV, Roku, Chromecast | Access from £2.29/month (UK) or $3.49/month (US). Pro and Premium cost more and vary by country |
| MultiViewer | Multi-screen onboards on a laptop or desktop | Windows, macOS, Linux (no phone app) | Needs its own subscription, plus F1 TV for the video |
| Box Box | Widgets and Apple Watch, across F1, F2, F3 and F1 Academy | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro | Free, with Pro ($5.99) and Ultra tiers (lifetime $79.99) |
| Formula Dream | FIA documents and team radio transcripts | iOS, Android | Free, no subscription or ads (their own claim) |
| RaceMate (ours) | Championship maths and stats | Web, iPhone, Android | Website free. App free, with Pro at $3.99/month or $19.99/year |
| f1-dash | Free live timing in a browser | Web | Free and open source (donations welcome) |
| F1 Fantasy | Playing the official fantasy game | Web, and inside the F1 app | Free to play |
| F1 Clash | A team-manager game on your phone | iOS, Android | Free, with in-app purchases up to $99.99 and loot boxes |
Each app in a bit more detail
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F1 (official app)
Best for: Official news, results and live timing
If you only install one F1 app, it's probably this one. It has the news first and the timing data straight from the source. What it doesn't do is "what if": no title maths, no deep history.
- Platforms
- iPhone, iPad, Android
- Price
- Free with ads. Upgrades from $2.99/month
- Free
- News, schedule, results, standings and Fantasy
- Paid
- F1 TV Access adds live timing, the driver tracker, live commentary and team radio
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F1 TV
Best for: Watching races, replays and onboards
The only official way to stream F1 in many countries. Which tiers you can buy depends on where you live, so check the page for your country.
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, Fire TV, Roku, Chromecast
- Price
- Access from £2.29/month (UK) or $3.49/month (US). Pro and Premium cost more and vary by country
- Free
- Nothing
- Paid
- Access: replays, shows and the archive. Pro and Premium add live races where they are sold
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MultiViewer
Best for: Multi-screen onboards on a laptop or desktop
Unofficial desktop app built on top of F1 TV. If you watch at a desk with a big screen, nothing else comes close.
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux (no phone app)
- Price
- Needs its own subscription, plus F1 TV for the video
- Free
- Nothing; video comes from your F1 TV account
- Paid
- Synced streams, onboards with telemetry, live timing, track map, race control and radio transcripts
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Box Box
Best for: Widgets and Apple Watch, across F1, F2, F3 and F1 Academy
Unofficial and polished. The pick if you want lock-screen and Watch widgets or follow the feeder series too.
- Platforms
- iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro
- Price
- Free, with Pro ($5.99) and Ultra tiers (lifetime $79.99)
- Free
- Schedule, results and standings
- Paid
- Pro and Ultra unlock more widgets and live features
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Formula Dream
Best for: FIA documents and team radio transcripts
Unofficial. Good if you like reading the stewards' decisions as they land and hearing the radio you missed.
- Platforms
- iOS, Android
- Price
- Free, no subscription or ads (their own claim)
- Free
- FIA documents, radio with transcripts, a live dashboard, fantasy and a community feed
- Paid
- An optional "Gold" early-access card
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RaceMate (ours)
Best for: Championship maths and stats
Pick the results for the races left and see who takes the title. It also has the history to settle arguments. No live video, no radio, no FIA documents.
- Platforms
- Web, iPhone, Android
- Price
- Website free. App free, with Pro at $3.99/month or $19.99/year
- Free
- Championship calculator and tyre strategy simulator on the web, driver and team stats back to 1950, standings, calendar and widgets in the app
- Paid
- Pro unlocks the deeper calculator in the app and your predictions history
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f1-dash
Best for: Free live timing in a browser
Unofficial, no account, no install. Open it on a second screen during a session.
- Platforms
- Web
- Price
- Free and open source (donations welcome)
- Free
- Everything: live timing dashboard during sessions
- Paid
- Nothing
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F1 Fantasy
Best for: Playing the official fantasy game
Official game: pick five drivers and two constructors under a budget cap and score points from real results.
- Platforms
- Web, and inside the F1 app
- Price
- Free to play
- Free
- Picking a team and private leagues
- Paid
- Nothing required
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F1 Clash
Best for: A team-manager game on your phone
Official licensed game from Hutch. It's a game, not a data app, so it sits apart from the rest of this list.
- Platforms
- iOS, Android
- Price
- Free, with in-app purchases up to $99.99 and loot boxes
- Free
- The game
- Paid
- Speed-ups, parts and crates
Which ones to install
Watching live: F1 TV, plus MultiViewer if you're at a computer. Following the weekend on your phone: the official F1 app, with Box Box or the RaceMate app if you want widgets. Working out who can still win the title: the RaceMate championship calculator, which runs in the browser.