ForzaTune vs SIM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ForzaTune
This app helps you easily create custom car tunes for racing games. Input basic car information and get instant tuning suggestions for better handling and performance. It supports various games and driving styles, allowing you to optimize your vehicle for any track or street condition.
- Smart formulas for quick tunes
- Unlimited track or street tunes
- Adjust balance and stiffness
- Gearing calculator
- Support for different units
- Fast, streamlined interface
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ForzaTune is a free Forza tuning calculator for road and track setups. Make your own tunes for Forza Horizon 6 (FH6), FH5, Forza Motorsport and earlier Forza games in about 30 seconds. Start with just four car details. ForzaTune calculates a complete base tune, then helps you fine-tune how the car feels. QUICK TO SET UP Enter weight, front weight %, performance index and drive type. ForzaTune does the math and gives you settings to put straight into the game. + Only 4 car inputs to get started + Unlimited road and track tunes + Support for Forza Horizon and Forza Motorsport + Common units including lb and kg TUNE FOR HOW YOU DRIVE Want more rotation, more stability or a softer ride? Adjust balance and stiffness to change how the car feels. ForzaTune updates the related settings together. EASILY ADD GEARING Tuning gears in Forza Horizon 6? Use the optional gearing calculator to build ratios around your tire size, number of gears and target speed. COMPLETE ROAD & TRACK TUNES Get settings for tire pressure, alignment, anti-roll bars, springs, damping, aero, brakes and differential. ForzaTune gives you a complete road or track setup you can drive and adjust from there. FREE MEANS FREE Make as many tunes as you want. ForzaTune has no in-app purchases, account sign-ups, or time limits. WANT TO GO FURTHER? ForzaTune Pro adds support for drift, drag, rally, off-road, touge, time attack and more. It also uses your exact vehicle and build, with more handling controls, advanced gearing and saved tunes. FAQs ----- Which games does ForzaTune support? ForzaTune supports Forza Motorsport titles and Forza Horizon 2 and later. Adjustable parts are required for the settings you want to change. Aero and brake upgrades are optional. How does it work? Enter weight, front weight %, performance index and drive type. Calculate your tune, copy the results into Forza and use the built-in adjustments to fine-tune from there. What kind of tunes can I make? The free version focuses on road and track tuning. It also includes gearing options for Horizon and legacy versions of Forza Motorsport. --- Download ForzaTune to see how easy it is to make your own tunes.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ForzaTune at 84% against SIM's 43%. ForzaTune also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 24). SIM's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. SIM sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. ForzaTune asks for nothing beyond the download.
SIM holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 149 and 445 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of ForzaTune's written reviews are positive against 43% of SIM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ForzaTune ships an update every 3 months, SIM every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ForzaTune | SIM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (149 ratings) | 4.6 (445 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 149 | 445 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Crosswise Ventures, LLC | Christian Hausmann |
Customer experience
ForzaTune
SIM
User reviews
ForzaTune
From 149 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great starting point for tuning
- 🚀 Saves time tuning cars
- 💡 Helpful for novice tuners
- 🚀 Improves lap times
- 👍 Excellent base tune
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sliders too sensitive for precise adjustments
- 🐛 Tunes not compatible with newer Forza games
- 🐛 Metric settings not accurate
- 🐛 Tunes not optimized for specific event types
SIM
From 445 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works well for desired purpose
- 👍 Easy to use and setup
- 💡 Amazing data reading and display
- 👍 Good for sim racing
- 👍 Saves money on hardware
Room to improve
- 👎 Free version too limited
- 👎 Paid version issues
- 👎 Crashing on iOS
- 👎 Not working on PS5
- 👎 Broken after updates
Bugs and requests
ForzaTune
Reported bugs
2 issues- Numeric keypad issues on iOS 4
- Incompatibility with iPod Touch
Requested features
5 requests- Update for Forza 4
- Tune by event type (racing, drift, drag)
- Suspension and gearing calculators
- Drift-specific tuning
- Metric to imperial unit conversion
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
In-app purchases
ForzaTune
No 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








