SIM vs Victory Race Engineer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Victory Race Engineer
This app provides real-time telemetry data from Gran Turismo 7 to help sim racers analyze their performance. It visualizes inputs like throttle, braking, tire temperatures, and fuel consumption to identify mistakes and refine driving techniques for faster laps.
- Real-time GT7 telemetry
- Braking & acceleration traces
- Tire temperature tracking
- Fuel consumption calculations
- Input visualization
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REAL-TIME RACE ENGINEER Get live race-engineer guidance while you drive. Victory turns Gran Turismo 7 and F1 25 telemetry into timely voice calls, dashboards and post-race analysis—so you can focus on the next corner. RACE WITH LESS HUD Your engineer calls out lap times, position changes, fuel, tire conditions, pit strategy, flags, penalties, damage, weather and nearby cars where supported. It is especially useful for PSVR2 and immersive, HUD-free racing. ASK YOUR ENGINEER Use voice commands to ask about fuel, tires, position, lap times and strategy. Choose from a range of engineer voices, accents and personalities. LIVE TELEMETRY & DASHBOARDS • Monitor speed, throttle, brake, steering, gear and G-forces • Track tire temperatures and fuel use • View live input traces, traction control feedback and race data • Use multiple dashboard layouts IMPROVE EVERY LAP • Automatically record driving sessions • Compare laps with sector-by-sector deltas • Review throttle, braking, gear and tire charts • Find where you gain or lose time • Plan fuel and pit strategy BUILT FOR SIM RACERS Connect over your local network—no special hardware required. Route engineer audio and overlays to OBS for streaming, or send calls to Discord so you can hear them through your racing setup. Whether you are chasing your first clean race or the final tenth, Victory gives you a clearer view of your driving and a smarter voice on the radio. Le Mans Ultimate and Assetto Corsa Competizione are supported through the Victory app on Windows. Gran Turismo 7, F1 25, Le Mans Ultimate and Assetto Corsa Competizione are not affiliated with Victory. Terms of Use: https://docs.victorydash.io/legal/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://docs.victorydash.io/legal/privacy-policy
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Verdict
SIM and Victory Race Engineer both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Victory Race Engineer's written reviews are positive against 43% of SIM's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. SIM sells 24 one-off in-app purchases and Victory Race Engineer sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for SIM against 4.7 for Victory Race Engineer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 445 and 215 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of SIM's written reviews are positive against 85% of Victory Race Engineer's.
SIM ships an update every 2 weeks, Victory Race Engineer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SIM | Victory Race Engineer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (445 ratings) | 4.7 (215 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 445 — better | 215 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 228 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Hausmann | Cosmic Kettle Software OU |
Customer experience
SIM
Victory Race Engineer
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
Victory Race Engineer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SIM
- TDU Solar Crown$0.99
- F1 23 (Upgrade)$0.99
- F1 24 (Upgrade)$0.99
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- 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
Victory Race Engineer
- Victory Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Victory Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Unlock Antonio$3.99
- Unlock Bruno$3.99
- Unlock Yao$5.49
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- Unlock Franz$5.49
- Unlock Morgan$5.49
- Unlock Enrique$5.49
- Unlock Gearalt$5.49
- Unlock Leroy$5.49
- Unlock Vinnie$5.49
- Unlock Victoria$5.49
- Unlock Sophia$5.49
- Unlock Clint$5.49
Questions
Is SIM free?
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Which has better reviews, SIM or Victory Race Engineer?
Do SIM or Victory Race Engineer have ads?
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