Comparison

SIM vs Sonoran Radio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SIM

Transform your smartphone or tablet into a customizable auxiliary display for racing, truck, flight, and farming simulations. Design your own dashboard with a variety of widgets and share your creations with a community of users. Unlock full potential with in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Freely configurable auxiliary display
  • Easy dashboard editor
  • Large number of widgets
  • Community designs download/share
  • Virtual button box for PC
  • Personalized layouts
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Get the most out of your favorite racing, truck, flight and farming simulations with the SIM Dashboard Companion App. • Use your smartphone or tablet as a freely configurable auxiliary display. • Create your own dash with the easy editor • Choose from a large number of widgets like analog displays, gear indicator, fuel usage, lap times, RPM LED Bars and many more • Register for the community to download and share Designs with others • Button Box (for games running on a PC only), use virtual buttons to execute keystrokes on your PC Supported games This app supports more than 40 games on PC, PS5, PS4 and Xbox like: • American Truck Simulator - ATS • Assetto Corsa (PC/PS4/PS5) • Assetto Corsa Competizione - ACC • Automobilista • BeamNG.drive • DiRT Rally 2.0 (PC) • DiRT 4 (PC) • DiRT Rally (PC) • Euro Truck Simulator 2 - ETS2 • Farming Simulator 22 (PC) - FS22 • Forza Horizon 5 • Forza Horizon 4 • Forza Motorsport • F1 24 • F1 23 • F1 22 • F1 2021 • F1 2020 • F1 2019 • F1 2018 • F1 2017 - 16 • F1 2015 - 10 (PC) • GRID Legends (PC) • Grid Autosport • GT7 • iRacing • LFS • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - fs2020 • OMSI 2 • RaceRoom Racing Experience - R3E • rFactor • rFactor 2 • Richard Burns Rally - RBR • TrackMania 2 • The Bus • X-Plane 11 ... AND MORE! Check the app for the complete and up to date list of supported games! Most relevant features • Create your personal layouts • Move and scale your widgets • Change colors • Additional options in every widget • Use your own graphics • Select from cool templates Test the free version without a time limit and use one layout and up to three widgets per game. In order to achieve its full potential, you can remove the restrictions with in app purchases. The variety of widgets can differ per game Problems or questions? If you encounter problems or have additional questions, please dont give a negative rating. Check the help pages on www.stryder-it.de/simdashboard/help first. You can also contact me and I try to solve the problem. E-mail: info(at)stryder-it.de The Software is provided "as is," with all faults, defects, bugs, and errors. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Names are used for identification purposes only.

About

Sonoran Radio

Simulate realistic radio communication for emergency service roleplay. Configure channels, customize sound effects, and communicate in real-time with authentic voice effects to enhance immersion.

Highlights
  • Realistic radio communication simulation
  • Channel configuration
  • Customizable sound effects
  • Real-time communication
  • Authentic radio voice effects
  • Enhanced immersion
Features
Currently charting
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Sonoran Radio is designed to simulate realistic radio communication for emergency service roleplay games. Configure channels, customize sound effects, and communicate in real-time with authentic radio voice effects, enhancing immersion and realism.

Screenshots

SIM4 screens
Sonoran Radio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sonoran Radio at 100% against SIM's 43%. Sonoran Radio also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and chart position (#124 vs unranked). SIM's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (4.6 vs 2.5). On update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SIM is free to download; Sonoran Radio costs $3.99 up front. SIM sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sonoran Radio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SIM holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SIM has 473 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of SIM's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sonoran Radio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
SIM versus Sonoran Radio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSIMSonoran Radio
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.6 (473 ratings) — better2.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings473 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#124 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB334 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperChristian HausmannSonoran Software Systems LLC

Customer experience

SIM

All ratings445 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative53.1%

Sonoran Radio

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SIM

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Free version too limited (3 widgets)
  • Can't get money back for accidental purchase
  • Time slip on drag times not loading
  • ACC on PS5 not working
  • iOS app not updated for AC Evo
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  • iOS 26 permission changes broke app
  • Not working on Horizon 5 (Horizon 4 error)
  • Pro version not usable on multiple iPhones
  • Scaling options not displaying info properly on iOS
  • Crashing on iPhone SE and iPhone 15
  • Lost pro purchase after reset/update
  • App crashes after buying pro
  • App not opening after recent update
  • App no longer opens after update
  • Email invalid, can't use dashes
  • ATS on iPad not working
  • Max speed of trip/session won't convert to mph
  • Can't log in with old account on new phone
  • Stopped working after two months
  • Ready-made widgets not loading
  • Current iOS version has frustrating bugs

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add Assetto Corsa Rally support
  • Working PSI gauge for Beamng drive
  • Remote dashboard studio for iOS
  • More engine info for Beamng
  • Add Farming Simulator 25 to console
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  • Grouping of layers for scaling and moving widgets
  • Save groups as preset widgets
  • Web interface to design dashboards

Sonoran Radio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SIM

One-time10
  • BeamNG.drive$1.49
  • Forza Horizon 4 & 5$2.99
  • Farming Simulator 25 (Upgrade)$2.99
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  • GT7$3.99
  • Farming Simulator 22$4.49
  • Farming Simulator 25$4.49
  • Assetto Corsa$4.79
  • iRacing$4.79
  • ETS2 & ATS$5.99
  • PRO$12.99
None

Sonoran Radio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SIM free?
SIM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sonoran Radio free?
Sonoran Radio costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SIM or Sonoran Radio?
SIM is rated higher. SIM averages 4.6 out of 5 from 473 ratings, while Sonoran Radio averages 2.5 from 4 ratings.
Do SIM or Sonoran Radio have ads?
Neither SIM nor Sonoran Radio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SIM or Sonoran Radio?
SIM ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sonoran Radio every 2 weeks. Most recently, SIM was updated on November 7, 2026 and Sonoran Radio on November 8, 2026.

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