DashPanel vs Ardent Roleplay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DashPanel
Create custom dashboard displays and virtual button boxes for your favorite PC racing simulators. Monitor critical game data and trigger in-game actions with customizable layouts. A demo version is available to test compatibility.
- Customizable dashboard displays
- Virtual button box functionality
- Powerful layout editor
- Download and share layouts
- Real-time critical data display
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« DashPanel » • Data display for your favourite racing simulators. -Create fully customizable dashboard displays for your favourite racing sims on your PC. • Virtual button box for any application or game. -Use virtual buttons to trigger keystrokes on your PC. « Key Features » • Data display, show critical information from your racing sim. • Button box functionality (PC only), use virtual buttons to trigger keystrokes on your PC. • Powerful editor allows you to modify built in layouts or build one from the ground up. • Easily download and share created layouts online within the app. « Demo Data » Ensure compatibility on your devices and try the time unlimited demo version that reads RPM, Speed and Gear. Full data unlocks can be purchased for each game via the in app store tab. « Demo Button Box » Virtual Button Box has a limit of 30 button presses per session in demo mode. Owning a full data unlock for a game will give unlimited presses for compatible games. To use a button box on any application or game purchase the Virtual Button Box unlock via the in app store tab. « Games Supporting Data » • American Truck Simulator - ATS • Assetto Corsa (PC/PS4) • Assetto Corsa Competizione - ACC (PC) • Assetto Corsa EVO • Assetto Corsa Rally • Automobilista • Automobilista 2 • BeamNG.drive • DiRT 4 (PC) • DiRT Rally (PC) • DiRT Rally 2.0 (PC) • Euro Truck Simulator 2 - ETS2 • F1 2012 - 16 (PC) • F1 2017 - 25 (26 DLC) • Farming Simulator 22/25 (PC) • Forza Horizon 4/5/6 (FH4 Note: Data Out Telemetry is not working on Xbox Series X|S - Playground Games) • Forza Motorsport 7/23 • Game Stock Car Extreme • Grand Prix 4 • GRID / Grid Autosport (PC) • GRID 2 (PC) • GRID 2019 (PC) • GRID Legends (PC) • GT Legends • GTR2 • iRacing • KartKraft • Le Mans Ultimate • Live For Speed - LFS • Project Cars - pCars • Project Cars 2 - pCars2 • Project Cars 3 - pCars3 (PC) • Project Motor Racing (PC) • Race07 • RaceRoom Racing Experience - R3E • RBR RSF • rFactor • rFactor 2 • WRC • WRC Generations • Wreckfest 2 (PC) indicates that telemetry is available only from the PC version of the game. Supported widgets vary depending on data provided by each game. You can review widget compatibility in app. For more details visit: https://www.pyrofrogstudios.com/dashpanel.html DashPanel is not official software and is provided "as is" and "with all faults". All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All names are used for identification purposes only.
Ardent Roleplay
Enhance tabletop role-playing games with animated creatures, characters, and environments. Play as a character, experiencing campaigns from their perspective, or act as a Game Master to build custom encounters and manage your game world.
- Animated creatures, characters, and scenery
- Player perspective view
- Game Master Creation Kit
- Character customization
- In-app messaging for GMs
- Interactive environments and objects
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Add something new to your tabletop role playing games with animated creatures, characters, NPCs, scenery, and props. Use the app as a player and see what your character sees or customise your campaigns as a Game Master with the Creation Kit. Join as a Player to; -Connect with your party and play campaigns created by your GM -Create and customise your character - more released regularly -Explore animated settings and environmental effects -Interact with objects, NPCs and creatures -Keep track of your character’s current health state and condition during battles Join as a Game Master to; -Send information in secret with our in-app messaging -Choose from hundreds of animated models to use in your campaigns -Use the Creation Kit to create campaigns and customise encounters __ Subscribe and unlock extra features and content -- -Can be used with physical miniatures - remotely or face to face -Compatible with all RPG systems -Free 30 Day Trial -Free Sample Packs and Adventures available in app -The Haunting’ Licenced Call of Cthulhu Adventure Bundle - available in app now Get the Ardent Roleplay Cards, including a FREE downloadable Print and Play set or use the Image Gallery to view our Print and Play cards on another device at www.ardentroleplay.com. -Nominated for Best Electronic Product (Best Aid or Accessory – Digital) ARPIA Awards 2019 -Join the Mailing List or Follow Us on Facebook for announcements, releases and resources. EULA: https://ardentroleplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ardent-Roleplay-EULA-v1.1.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DashPanel at 3.6 against Ardent Roleplay's 2.7. DashPanel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (124 vs 7). Ardent Roleplay's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. DashPanel sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Ardent Roleplay sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DashPanel holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DashPanel has 124 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of DashPanel's written reviews are positive against 43% of Ardent Roleplay's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DashPanel | Ardent Roleplay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (124 ratings) — better | 2.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 231 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bernhard Deininger | Ardacious Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
DashPanel
Ardent Roleplay
Bugs and requests
DashPanel
Reported bugs
5 issues- Doesn't connect to certain games
- Freezes or crashes
- Certain features not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer OS versions
- Unreliable connection to game servers
Requested features
9 requests- Add support for more racing games
- Improve compatibility with consoles
- Add more customization options
- Implement live timing/telemetry features
- Add support for more data points (e.g. engine temp, tire wear)
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- Improve dashboard editor
- Add autosave feature
- Implement dark mode
- Add support for more platforms (e.g. BeamNG, The Crew 2, GT7)
Ardent Roleplay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DashPanel
- Classic Full Data$0.99
- BeamNG.drive Full Data$1.99
- Assetto Corsa Full Data$4.99
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- rFactor Full Data$4.99
- Codemasters Full Data$4.99
- PCARS Full Data$4.99
- SimBin/Sector3 Full Data$4.99
- iRacing Full Data$4.99
- Forza Full Data$4.99
- Truck Simulator Full Data$4.99
- Virtual Button Box Unlock$4.99
- Farming Simulator Full Data$4.99
- PRO$12.99
Ardent Roleplay
- Game Master Subscription1 Month trial$14.991 Month
- Game Master Pro Subscription1 Month trial$24.991 Month
- Player Subscription$49.991 Year
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- Game Master Subscription1 Month trial$149.991 Year
- Game Master Pro Subscription1 Month trial$249.991 Year
- Stash Pack$2.99
- Chest Pack$7.99
- Cache Pack$14.99
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- Stockpile Pack$29.99
- Trove Pack$79.99









