The short answer
| Feature | Kart Track | Race Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Paid (free tier + live demo) | Free |
| Built specifically for karting | Yes | Built for all AiM motorsport |
| AI coaching report | Yes | No |
| Cross-logger comparison (MyChron + Alfano) | Yes | AiM loggers only |
| GPS track map / speed heatmap | Yes | Yes |
| Sector & time-delta analysis | Yes | Yes |
| Works in the browser (no install) | Yes | Desktop install |
| Companion mobile app | Yes | No |
| Team workspaces with pooled credits | Yes | No |
| Learning curve | Beginner-friendly | Steep |
Honest note: Race Studio is free and is the official AiM tool, so it will always win on price and on raw, low-level channel control. Kart Track wins on speed-to-insight, AI coaching, mixed-logger comparison, and team features.
Let’s be fair to the incumbent. Race Studio 3 is the official software from AiM Sportline, the company that makes the MyChron. It is free, it is genuinely powerful, and if you race with a MyChron you almost certainly already have it. It gives you complete access to every channel your logger records, math channels you can build yourself, lap-by-lap overlays, GPS track maps, and the kind of deep, low-level control that experienced data engineers love. For raw capability at a price of zero, nothing else comes close.
Its trade-offs are the flip side of that strength. Race Studio is a desktop application built to cover the whole AiM motorsport range, from karts to GT cars, so the interface is dense and the learning curve is steep. It only reads AiM data, so if a teammate runs an Alfano you cannot line the two sessions up. And it will hand you the data, but it will not tell you what to do with it. Reading the story in the traces is on you.
Kart Track Speed Lab starts from a different premise: it is built only for karting, and it is designed to get you from a raw file to a clear “here is where the time is” in minutes. You upload your session in the browser, no install required, and you get speed traces, sector deltas, a GPS track map with a speed heatmap, time-delta maps, and racing-line overlays laid out in a karting-first dashboard. The live demo walks through a full session without an account.
The biggest difference is the optional AI coaching report. Spend a coaching credit and Kart Track reads the session and writes your top three focus areas, each tied to specific data from your laps, for example the exact corner where you are braking too early or carrying too little minimum speed. It is the kind of read a good coach would give you, and it is something Race Studio simply does not attempt.
Two more genuine differentiators: Kart Track lets you compare a MyChron session against an Alfano session in a single view, which is impossible in any manufacturer tool, and it includes team workspaces with pooled coaching credits so a whole crew can share one subscription. That same subscription also covers the mobile app for setups and session logging at the track.
For most karters the honest answer is both. Keep Race Studio for getting data off the logger and for deep manual analysis when you want it, since it is free and already installed. Add Kart Track when you want fast karting-specific insight, an AI coaching report that names the corners costing you time, the ability to compare across loggers, or a tool your whole team can use without anyone climbing a learning curve. See exactly how to export your MyChron data, or compare plans on the pricing page.
Yes. Race Studio 3 is AiM Sportline's official analysis software and it is free to download for anyone with an AiM logger like a MyChron. That is one of its biggest strengths, and it is the reason nearly every MyChron owner already has it installed.
Usually yes, and that is fine. Most MyChron users still use Race Studio (or the MyChron device itself) to export a session to a CSV or ZIP. You then upload that file to Kart Track. The two tools complement each other: Race Studio gets the data off the logger, Kart Track turns it into a karting-specific dashboard and AI coaching report.
Three things stand out: an AI coaching report that reads your session and names the specific corners costing you time, the ability to compare a MyChron session against an Alfano session in one view, and a karting-first dashboard that is easier to read than Race Studio's general motorsport interface. Kart Track also includes a mobile app and team workspaces with pooled coaching credits.
Yes. Kart Track is compatible with MyChron 5 and MyChron 6. Export your session, upload the file, and you get speed traces, sector deltas, a GPS track map, and an optional AI coaching report. See the export guide for step-by-step instructions.
It depends on what you want. Race Studio is free, extremely powerful, and the official AiM tool, so for deep channel math and raw control it is hard to beat at the price. Kart Track is the better pick if you want fast, karting-specific insight, AI coaching, cross-logger comparison, and a tool your whole team can use without a learning curve.
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Upload a MyChron or Alfano session and get speed traces, sector deltas, a GPS track map, and an AI coaching report that points to the corners costing you time.
Compare plans on the pricing page, or see how to export your data.