Comparison

SIM vs QuickTune

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
Read full description

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

QuickTune

This app offers advanced tuning technology for popular Forza racing games. Create and customize car tunes quickly with intuitive sliders and gain access to superior build and tuning support with an upgrade.

Highlights
  • Advanced Forza tuning technology
  • Supports Forza Horizon 5, 6, and Motorsport
  • Create base tunes quickly
  • Customize tunes with sliders
  • Superior build and tuning support (Pro)
Features
Read full description

Experience QuickTune's advanced Forza tuning technology for free! QuickTune supports Forza Horizon 5, Forza Horizon 6 and the new Forza Motorsport. +++ TUNE FASTER +++ - Create base tunes with a finger tip! - Customize tunes with easy to use balance and stiffness sliders +++ WANT TO BUILD YOUR ULTIMATE RIDE? +++ Upgrade to QuickTune Pro for superior build and tuning support.

Screenshots

SIM4 screens
QuickTune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QuickTune at none against SIM's 24. QuickTune also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). SIM's advantage is ratings volume (445 vs 2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. SIM sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. QuickTune asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QuickTune holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SIM has 445 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SIM ships an update every 2 weeks, QuickTune weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SIM versus QuickTune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSIMQuickTune
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (445 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings445 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB89 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperChristian HausmannMarkus Hein

Customer experience

SIM

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

QuickTune

All ratings2 ratings
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
Show 16 more
  • 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
Show 3 more
  • Grouping of layers for scaling and moving widgets
  • Save groups as preset widgets
  • Web interface to design dashboards

QuickTune

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

24 purchases

SIM

One-time24
  • TDU Solar Crown$0.99
  • F1 23 (Upgrade)$0.99
  • F1 24 (Upgrade)$0.99
Show 21 more
  • BeamNG.drive$1.49
  • Le Mans Ultimate (PC)$1.99
  • The Bus$2.99
  • Forza Horizon 4 & 5$2.99
  • Farming Simulator 25 (Upgrade)$2.99
  • F1 2021 (Upgrade)$2.99
  • WRC (EA SPORTS) (PC)$2.99
  • GT Sport$2.99
  • PC Button Box$3.79
  • Forza Motorsport 2023 & 7$3.99
  • GT7$3.99
  • F1 25$4.49
  • MS Flight Simul. 2024 & 2020$4.49
  • Farming Simulator 22$4.49
  • Farming Simulator 25$4.49
  • F1 23$4.49
  • F1 24$4.49
  • Assetto Corsa$4.79
  • iRacing$4.79
  • ETS2 & ATS$5.99
  • PRO$12.99
None

QuickTune

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SIM free?
SIM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuickTune free?
QuickTune is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SIM or QuickTune?
QuickTune is rated higher. SIM averages 4.6 out of 5 from 445 ratings, while QuickTune averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SIM or QuickTune have ads?
Neither SIM nor QuickTune shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SIM or QuickTune?
SIM ships an update every 2 weeks, and QuickTune weekly. Most recently, SIM was updated on September 26, 2026 and QuickTune on September 21, 2026.

Other comparisons