Z1 Dashboard vs SIM Dashboard
Quick summary
SIM 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 SIM Dashboard when you want phone widgets + virtual button box — it has a verified free tier.
Worth knowing: 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
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
SIM 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)
SIM Dashboard
Free + one-time Pro
- Free (max 3 widgets per page)
- Pro one-time in-app purchase (unlimited widgets, extra pages, wheel-button page switching)
Free access
Z1 Dashboard
SIM Dashboard
Platforms
Z1 Dashboard
SIM Dashboard
Standout feature
Z1 Dashboard
In-sim AI driving instructor with track-walk mode and live telemetry comparison (Track and Pro tiers)
SIM Dashboard
Button Box feature that sends virtual keyboard inputs to any PC application, plus community design sharing across 200+ widgets
Limitations
Z1 Dashboard
No perpetual free tier (demo only), and the Standard tier restricts the AI instructor to a single car/track combo
SIM Dashboard
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
Verification
Z1 Dashboard
SIM Dashboard
“—” means the official site does not state it — we leave it blank instead of guessing.
Straight answers
Common questions
Do Z1 Dashboard or SIM Dashboard have a free tier?
Z1 Dashboard does not, and SIM 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 SIM Dashboard cost?
SIM Dashboard has a free tier, and its paid pricing starts at Free + one-time Pro 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 SIM Dashboard support?
SIM Dashboard's own site lists Android, iOS, games on Windows PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox One/Series. 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 SIM Dashboard?
Z1 Dashboard — No perpetual free tier (demo only), and the Standard tier restricts the AI instructor to a single car/track combo. SIM Dashboard — 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. These are the limitations each product's own materials made plain, not a verdict on quality.
Is Z1 Dashboard or SIM 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.
