Z1 Dashboard vs Lovely Dashboard
Quick summary
Lovely Dashboard has a verified free tier; Z1 Dashboard does not.
Verdict
Which one should you pick?
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
Choose Lovely Dashboard when you want polished SimHub dash designs — it has a verified free tier.
Worth knowing: Not standalone software — the site marks the Lovely Plugin as 'Required' and it all runs on top of SimHub, and the store page does not document which sims are supported
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
Z1 Dashboard
Lovely Dashboard
Pricing
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)
Lovely Dashboard
Free
- Free downloads
- Membership unlocks additional features
Free access
Z1 Dashboard
Lovely Dashboard
Platforms
Z1 Dashboard
Lovely Dashboard
Standout feature
Z1 Dashboard
In-sim AI driving instructor with track-walk mode and live telemetry comparison (Track and Pro tiers)
Lovely Dashboard
16+ purpose-built dashboard variants (Curved, Round, Rallye, TK Edition, Companion, stream overlay) managed through its own Lovely Plugin
Limitations
Z1 Dashboard
No perpetual free tier (demo only), and the Standard tier restricts the AI instructor to a single car/track combo
Lovely Dashboard
Not standalone software — the site marks the Lovely Plugin as 'Required' and it all runs on top of SimHub, and the store page does not document which sims are supported
Verification
Z1 Dashboard
Lovely Dashboard
“—” means the official site does not state it — we leave it blank instead of guessing.
Straight answers
Common questions
Do Z1 Dashboard or Lovely Dashboard have a free tier?
Z1 Dashboard does not, and Lovely Dashboard 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 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.
How much does Lovely Dashboard cost?
Lovely Dashboard 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.
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 does Lovely Dashboard support?
Lovely Dashboard's own site lists Windows (runs inside SimHub). 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 Z1 Dashboard and Lovely Dashboard?
Z1 Dashboard — No perpetual free tier (demo only), and the Standard tier restricts the AI instructor to a single car/track combo. Lovely Dashboard — Not standalone software — the site marks the Lovely Plugin as 'Required' and it all runs on top of SimHub, and the store page does not document which sims are supported. These are the limitations each product's own materials made plain, not a verdict on quality.
Is Z1 Dashboard or Lovely 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.
