Best horse racing app UK: apps compared by job

Should I choose a racing app for pictures, prices, cards or data?

Most racing fans run more than one app, because live pictures, price comparison, racecards and form data come from services built for different jobs.

Live pictures in Britain are split between broadcasters, so no single app shows every race. Odds comparison apps show where each price is best but carry little form. Racecard and news apps give runners, results and editorial. Form data apps give the figures behind a race. Picking one app for each job you care about usually beats forcing one app to do everything.

Every app in the table was checked on its own App Store listing or website on 23 September 2026. Apps are listed alphabetically, with RaceWatch among them rather than first.

Which UK racing apps show live racing?

Racing TV shows live pictures from 60 British and Irish courses to members, and At The Races streams 25 UK courses in its app.

The Racing TV app is free to download, but live racing and full replays need a Racing TV membership. Its join page lists live racing from 60 British and Irish racecourses, with a free first month and an annual package at £298, and its App Store listing describes live streaming and replays, a seven-day catch-up service for members and racecards with Timeform Premium ratings. At The Races lists live streams from 25 UK racecourses plus international racing from the United States, Hong Kong, South Africa and Australia.

The Racing Post app lists live racing from British and Irish tracks for users logged in to a partner bookmaker account, and bookmaker apps stream races to account holders. RaceWatch shows no pictures and no replays, so people who study form in RaceWatch usually keep one of these apps alongside it for watching the races themselves.

Which apps compare odds across bookmakers?

oddschecker is the dedicated price comparison app, and RaceWatch compares 20+ bookmakers inside each racecard's Odds tab.

The oddschecker app is free and, according to its App Store listing, compares prices with 15 of the UK's biggest betting sites, with racecards for UK, Irish and international meetings. RaceWatch's Odds tab shows 20+ bookmakers with the best price highlighted, opening against current prices and exchange prices kept separate, next to the form rather than on a separate screen.

RaceWatch's BookmakerSpotlight adds Fairest Book by overround, Early Bird, Late Mover and Biggest on Winners, for people who care which firms price a race well. GQS, the Gamble Quality Score, rates market heat from the size of a price drop, how many bookmakers are cutting and the time left to the off.

Which apps carry racecards and racing news?

The free Racing Post, Sporting Life and At The Races apps carry racecards, results and news for British and Irish racing.

The Racing Post app lists racecards for every race in Britain and Ireland, with Racing Post+ in-app subscriptions from £19.95 a month; its help centre says the three tiers cover insights and closing stages replays, tipsters, and a top tier with the digital newspaper. Sporting Life is free, with fast results, Racecards Plus carrying comments from Timeform, a My Stable tracker and free replays through Racing TV. At The Races shows cards up to five days ahead with Smart Stats and Market Movers.

Editorial, news, interviews and named tipsters are the strength of these apps, and they are where most racing fans read about the day's big races. RaceWatch carries a news feed and Winners Wire on its home screen but no tipster columns, so it complements a news app rather than replacing one.

Which UK racing app offers form data and speed?

Public racing records and results from Britain and Ireland.

Each RaceWatch racecard has tabs for Form, Last Race, Odds, Travel, OR Timeline, Weight, Verdicts, Draw, Trainer Patterns, FormLines+, Breeding, Connections and Compare, plus a Speed tracking tab where data exists. Speed covers British courses from 2025 onwards; Irish races are on the cards without tracking figures.

Tracker+ sends a notification when a followed horse is declared, and Telegram alert channels cover form, market and going. Timeform's free app is the ratings-led alternative, with Race Passes at £30 a month for its full ratings and analysis.

How do I install RaceWatch on my phone?

RaceWatch installs from race.watch as a web app rather than from an app store, and opens full screen from its own home screen icon.

On an iPhone, open race.watch in Safari, use Share and choose Add to Home Screen. On Android, open race.watch in Chrome, tap the three-dot menu and choose Install app or Add to Home screen. The same login works on a phone, a tablet and a computer, and the app is always the current version because nothing is downloaded from a store.

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Sources checked

• Racing TV join page and packages (60 courses, free first month, £298 a year) · checked 2026-09-23
• Racing TV: Live horse racing app, App Store listing · checked 2026-09-23
• oddschecker: Sports Betting app, App Store listing · checked 2026-09-23
• Racing Post: Horse Racing app, App Store listing (in-app prices) · checked 2026-09-23
• Sporting Life: Horse Racing app, App Store listing · checked 2026-09-23
• At The Races: Horse Racing app, App Store listing · checked 2026-09-23
• Timeform: Horse Racing App · checked 2026-09-23
• Timeform: Subscribe to Race Passes · checked 2026-09-23
• Racing Post help centre: Racing Post+ packages (updated 28 Jan 2025) · checked 2026-09-23