Crew Chief vs Sim Racing Telemetry
Quick summary
Verified pricing differs — Crew Chief: Free · Sim Racing Telemetry: Free + per-game DLC.
Verdict
Which one should you pick?
Choose Crew Chief when you want a free voice spotter & engineer — it has a verified free tier.
Worth knowing: Distribution and docs live on a vBulletin forum behind Cloudflare bot protection, and the Android companion app is marked EOL on the official forum
Choose Sim Racing Telemetry when you want telemetry from console titles — it has a verified free tier.
Worth knowing: Records only complete timed laps, capture device and game machine must be on the same network, and per-game DLC bought on Steam is not transferable to the iOS/Android versions
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
Crew Chief
Sim Racing Telemetry
Pricing
Crew Chief
Free
- Free download (CrewChiefV4.msi) — donations accepted via the site's donate link
Sim Racing Telemetry
Free + per-game DLC
- Free base app with limited parameters and limited stored sessions
- Per-game DLC unlocks $1.99-$9.99 each
Free access
Crew Chief
Sim Racing Telemetry
Platforms
Crew Chief
Sim Racing Telemetry
Standout feature
Crew Chief
Human-like radio engineer + spotter voice calls — free, MIT-licensed open source (GitHub: mrbelowski/CrewChiefV4) with community voice packs, translations and name personalisations
Sim Racing Telemetry
One of the few telemetry analyzers that works with console titles via same-network capture, including F1 25's 2026-season telemetry protocol
Limitations
Crew Chief
Distribution and docs live on a vBulletin forum behind Cloudflare bot protection, and the Android companion app is marked EOL on the official forum
Sim Racing Telemetry
Records only complete timed laps, capture device and game machine must be on the same network, and per-game DLC bought on Steam is not transferable to the iOS/Android versions
Verification
Crew Chief
Sim Racing Telemetry
“—” means the official site does not state it — we leave it blank instead of guessing.
Straight answers
Common questions
Do Crew Chief or Sim Racing Telemetry have a free tier?
Crew Chief does, and Sim Racing Telemetry 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 Crew Chief cost?
Crew Chief has a free tier, and its paid pricing starts at Free as listed on its own pricing page. Tiers change — the card above shows every tier we verified, with the date we checked.
How much does Sim Racing Telemetry cost?
Sim Racing Telemetry has a free tier, and its paid pricing starts at Free + per-game DLC as listed on its own pricing page. Tiers change — the card above shows every tier we verified, with the date we checked.
What does Crew Chief support?
Crew Chief's own site lists iRacing, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, RaceRoom, rFactor, rFactor 2, GTR2, Automobilista, Project Cars 1 & 2, F1 2018/2019, Richard Burns Rally, Windows. We only record platforms a site names explicitly — a generic "100+ games" claim is not counted as support for any particular title.
What does Sim Racing Telemetry support?
Sim Racing Telemetry's own site lists Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, games on PC/PS4/PS5/Xbox. 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 Crew Chief and Sim Racing Telemetry?
Crew Chief — Distribution and docs live on a vBulletin forum behind Cloudflare bot protection, and the Android companion app is marked EOL on the official forum. Sim Racing Telemetry — Records only complete timed laps, capture device and game machine must be on the same network, and per-game DLC bought on Steam is not transferable to the iOS/Android versions. These are the limitations each product's own materials made plain, not a verdict on quality.
Is Crew Chief or Sim Racing Telemetry 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.
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