Gear Ratio is an automotive utility for calculating driveline ratios and vehicle speeds, designed for kart racers and hobbyists on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
It removes the cognitive friction of manual track-side calculations by providing six persistent, independent pages for scenario comparison.
For Kart racers, automotive enthusiasts, and hobbyists who need to calculate gear ratios and vehicle speeds while at the track.
What does it look like?
Key features
Six independent pages allow users to store and compare different gear ratio and vehicle speed scenarios.
Email functionality allows users to send calculation results to a computer or other recipients.
Tire size can be calculated via circumference, revolutions per mile or kilometer, or rolling radius.
How much does it cost?
The $1.99 one-time purchase model targets niche enthusiasts who value a dedicated, ad-free utility over free, ad-supported alternatives.
Velocity
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Gear Ratio has been inactive for 5,414 days, indicating the project is no longer supported. There have been no feature updates, bug fixes, or operational changes in over a decade. The development momentum is non-existent, and the app remains in a state of total stagnation.
Who built it?
Robert Sayman
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What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for Gear Ratio
How's the Utilities market?
Gear Ratio maintains a niche position as a paid utility, though its 14-year development gap limits its competitiveness against modern, free web-based calculators.
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Key takeaways for Gear Ratio
Where is it heading?
The automotive utility market is shifting toward free, web-accessible calculators that require no installation. Gear Ratio's long-term inactivity leaves it exposed to these free alternatives, which will continue to erode its relevance for new users.
- The 14-year development gap suggests the app is in permanent maintenance mode, limiting its ability to adapt to modern hardware.
The SWOT
- Six independent pages enable side-by-side tuning scenarios
- Interface refresh could capture users from ad-heavy rivals
Next best moves
Sunset the app because the 14-year update gap makes maintenance unviable → reduce brand drag
The counter-intuitive read
The lack of updates is the product's only remaining feature…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The internal strategy for Gear Ratio shifted from maintenance to sunsetting, driven by the realization that free web-based calculators have rendered the paid, static model obsolete.
Bottom line
Gear Ratio serves a specific track-side need, but the 14-year development silence makes it a legacy utility that cannot compete with modern, free web-based alternatives.
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Is Gear Ratio still supported for modern iOS versions?
Does Gear Ratio work without an internet connection?
What is the difference between Gear Ratio and free online calculators?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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