Coach Dave Delta vs Garage 61
Quick summary
Garage 61 has a verified free tier; Coach Dave Delta does not.
Verdict
Which one should you pick?
Choose Coach Dave Delta when you want pro setups tuned to your driving — verified pricing: £11.99/mo.
Worth knowing: No free tier at all — subscription-only PC desktop app
Choose Garage 61 when you want free iRacing reference laps — it has a verified free tier.
Worth knowing: iRacing-only, and top drivers can set their data private, shrinking the reference-lap pool; official site states paid tiers are coming (FAQ: 'Will it stay free? Not all of it')
No universal winner — both entries are human-verified (dates in the Verification row below); weigh the limitations against your own setup.
Field by field
The verified fields
What it is
Coach Dave Delta
Garage 61
Pricing
Coach Dave Delta
£11.99/mo
- Monthly £11.99/mo
- Annual £109/yr
Garage 61
Free (alpha)
- Everything free during alpha (official docs: 'Is it free? Yes, all of it')
- Optional Pro plan — €5/mo (± $6) when subscribing yearly, per garage61.net/pro — unlocks extras like advanced lap-search filters, custom display units and unlimited data storage (free plan: one year)
Free access
Coach Dave Delta
Garage 61
Platforms
Coach Dave Delta
Garage 61
Standout feature
Coach Dave Delta
Setup IQ — takes any setup and auto-tunes it to your driving style from your lap data; Auto Insights corner-phase AI coaching
Garage 61
Compare against community-shared telemetry/reference laps from other drivers across most car/track combos, all free right now
Limitations
Coach Dave Delta
No free tier at all — subscription-only PC desktop app
Garage 61
iRacing-only, and top drivers can set their data private, shrinking the reference-lap pool; official site states paid tiers are coming (FAQ: 'Will it stay free? Not all of it')
Verification
Coach Dave Delta
Garage 61
“—” means the official site does not state it — we leave it blank instead of guessing.
Straight answers
Common questions
Do Coach Dave Delta or Garage 61 have a free tier?
Coach Dave Delta does not, and Garage 61 does. A free tier can mean the whole product or a heavily capped version, so check the pricing detail on each card rather than the yes or no alone.
How much does Coach Dave Delta cost?
£11.99/mo, as listed on Coach Dave Delta's own pricing page on the verification date shown above. We record the tiers a site publishes and leave anything it does not publish blank.
How much does Garage 61 cost?
Garage 61 has a free tier, and its paid pricing starts at Free (alpha) as listed on its own pricing page. Tiers change — the card above shows every tier we verified, with the date we checked.
What does Coach Dave Delta support?
Coach Dave Delta's own site lists iRacing, ACC, Le Mans Ultimate, Gran Turismo 7, Automobilista, Assetto Corsa Evo. We only record platforms a site names explicitly — a generic "100+ games" claim is not counted as support for any particular title.
What does Garage 61 support?
Garage 61's own site lists iRacing. We only record platforms a site names explicitly — a generic "100+ games" claim is not counted as support for any particular title.
What are the drawbacks of Coach Dave Delta and Garage 61?
Coach Dave Delta — No free tier at all — subscription-only PC desktop app. Garage 61 — iRacing-only, and top drivers can set their data private, shrinking the reference-lap pool; official site states paid tiers are coming (FAQ: 'Will it stay free? Not all of it'). These are the limitations each product's own materials made plain, not a verdict on quality.
Is Coach Dave Delta or Garage 61 better?
Neither is better in the abstract, and this page does not name a winner. They differ on the verified fields above — price, free tier, platform support and stated limitations — and which of those matters is a question about your setup, not about the products.
