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DashPanel vs SIM Dashboard

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Best for one dashboard app for 40+ titles

DashPanel

Best for phone widgets + virtual button box

SIM Dashboard

	DashPanel	SIM Dashboard
What it is	Single-client customizable dashboard and virtual button-box software covering 40+ racing titles, with a built-in editor and mod.io dashboard sharing.	Android/iOS second-screen app with 200+ customizable widgets (gauges, tire temps, track map, g-force) and a virtual button box for 100+ PC and console racing games.
Price	Free demo + per-game IAP	Free + one-time Pro
Pricing detail	Time-unlimited free demo (RPM, speed, gear only) Per-game in-app purchases for full data	Free (max 3 widgets per page) Pro one-time in-app purchase (unlimited widgets, extra pages, wheel-button page switching)
Free tier	Yes	Yes
Platforms	Windows (Steam) · iOS · Android · 40+ games incl. iRacing, Assetto Corsa, F1 2012-2024, Forza, Project CARS, ETS2	Android · iOS · games on Windows PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox One/Series
Standout feature	Powerful dashboard editor with community sharing via mod.io plus a virtual button box usable in any PC application	Button Box feature that sends virtual keyboard inputs to any PC application, plus community design sharing across 200+ widgets
Weakness	Free demo shows only RPM/speed/gear, full data must be purchased per game, and available channels depend entirely on what each game's developer exposes	Free version is capped at 3 widgets per page, Windows games require a companion PC server app, and many games expose only partial telemetry so some widgets don't work per title
Verified	2026-07-24	2026-07-24

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