Popometer vs Z1 Dashboard
Quick summary
Popometer has a verified free tier; Z1 Dashboard does not.
Verdict
Which one should you pick?
Choose Popometer when you want comparing your laps vs esports pros — it has a verified free tier.
Worth knowing: Coaching feature is listed as 'coming soon', and comparing against professional drivers requires buying/activating data packs on top of the base account
Choose Z1 Dashboard when you want an in-sim AI instructor on a budget — verified pricing: From $3.99/mo.
Worth knowing: No perpetual free tier (demo only), and the Standard tier restricts the AI instructor to a single car/track combo
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
Popometer
Z1 Dashboard
Pricing
Popometer
Free + subscription
- Free lap recording
- Ultimate Subscription (15 monthly data pack activations; price not shown on page)
Z1 Dashboard
From $3.99/mo
- Standard $3.99-$4.99/mo
- Track $7.99-$8.99/mo (adds AI instructor + track walk)
- Pro $17.99-$19.99/mo (commercial use)
Free access
Popometer
Z1 Dashboard
Platforms
Popometer
Z1 Dashboard
Standout feature
Popometer
Automatic analysis that identifies specific differences vs pro reference laps (apex position, corner speed) plus pro data packs bundled with matching setup and weather
Z1 Dashboard
In-sim AI driving instructor with track-walk mode and live telemetry comparison (Track and Pro tiers)
Limitations
Popometer
Coaching feature is listed as 'coming soon', and comparing against professional drivers requires buying/activating data packs on top of the base account
Z1 Dashboard
No perpetual free tier (demo only), and the Standard tier restricts the AI instructor to a single car/track combo
Verification
Popometer
Z1 Dashboard
“—” means the official site does not state it — we leave it blank instead of guessing.
Straight answers
Common questions
Do Popometer or Z1 Dashboard have a free tier?
Popometer does, and Z1 Dashboard does not. 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 Popometer cost?
Popometer has a free tier, and its paid pricing starts at Free + subscription 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 Z1 Dashboard cost?
From $3.99/mo, as listed on Z1 Dashboard'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.
What does Popometer support?
Popometer's own site lists Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Automobilista 2, iRacing, Le Mans Ultimate, rFactor 2. We only record platforms a site names explicitly — a generic "100+ games" claim is not counted as support for any particular title.
What does Z1 Dashboard support?
Z1 Dashboard's own site lists iRacing, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Automobilista, RaceRoom, rFactor, EA F1. 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 Popometer and Z1 Dashboard?
Popometer — Coaching feature is listed as 'coming soon', and comparing against professional drivers requires buying/activating data packs on top of the base account. Z1 Dashboard — No perpetual free tier (demo only), and the Standard tier restricts the AI instructor to a single car/track combo. These are the limitations each product's own materials made plain, not a verdict on quality.
Is Popometer or Z1 Dashboard 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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