RaceLab Overlays – Free vs Pro (Subscriber)
RaceLab offers a large set of overlays and features. Some are available on the free plan, while others require an active Pro subscription. This page explains the difference so you can quickly see what is included in each level.
Important: some features such as the Layout Builder and VR support are Pro only. Free users cannot use layouts or VR overlays. Where an overlay or feature requires Pro, it is clearly marked below and it also shows the small Pro icon next to its name inside the RaceLab app.
Free overlays (included with a free RaceLab account)
The free plan includes the core driving overlays that most sim racers need. These overlays are designed to work in iRacing and other supported simulations with minimal setup.1
| Overlay | What it shows | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Relative | Cars in front and behind you, gaps and position information for your split or class. | The primary race awareness tool – keeping track of traffic around you and how gaps are changing. |
| Standings | Full field order, class information and results-style race view. | Checking overall race position, class position, and multi-class fields during the race or in replays. |
| Fuel Calculator | Fuel consumption, estimated laps remaining and the amount of fuel required to reach the finish. | Planning pit stops and avoiding running out of fuel in races. |
| Advanced Panel | A compact “dashboard” overlay with multiple pieces of information (lap times, weather, strength of field and more depending on your configuration). | One clean bar that shows key race information for both driving and streaming. |
| Radar | A top-down view of cars around you, similar in concept to the radar used in other sims.2 | Side-by-side racing awareness – helps judge overlap in corners and close battles. |
| Boostbox | Boost-related information (for example hybrid or turbo usage) in one small, focused overlay. | Managing hybrid / boost systems in cars that support them. |
Note: Layouts in RaceLab are built from these overlays. On the free plan you can still move and resize overlays in a basic way, but full layout features and layout management require a Pro subscription (see below).
Subscriber-only overlays & features (Pro plan)
The Pro subscription unlocks additional overlays and advanced features that are not available to free users. The overlays and features below are Pro only.
| Overlay / Feature | Description | Why Pro users use it |
|---|---|---|
| Input Telemetry | Shows live throttle, brake, clutch and steering inputs, often together with gear and RPM. | Streamers and coaches can show exactly how someone drives; sim-racers can review inputs when learning a new car or track. |
| Head2Head | Compares you directly to another driver – sector times, gaps, best laps and other comparison data. | Analysing battles with a rival, comparing pace to a faster driver or showing a “duel” on stream. |
| Flatmap | A linear or top-down track map overlay that shows driver positions along the lap. | Understanding where the whole field is, especially in endurance races or multi-class events. |
| Data Blocks | Small “building block” widgets for individual metrics such as speed, RPM, lap delta and other telemetry values. | Creating very custom dashboards or stream layouts with only the data you care about. |
| Layout Builder / Layout feature | Full layout management – create, load and organise custom overlay layouts made from multiple overlays. Pro only; free users cannot use layouts. This also means that although some streaming overlays (such as Twitch chat) are free, using them inside layouts is only possible for Pro subscribers. | Having different layouts for racing, practice, endurance events, streaming, coaching, etc. and switching between them. |
| VR / Virtual Reality support | Overlay output and telemetry integration for users driving in VR, including VR-specific behaviour in supported simulations. Available to Pro subscribers only. | Ensures overlays and telemetry behave correctly while driving in VR – essential for VR-only drivers who want overlays. |
Note: The overlays and features listed in this table require an active Pro subscription. Free accounts do not have access to the Layout Builder, VR support, or the overlays marked as Pro in the RaceLab app.
Streaming-only overlays (Twitch – free overlays, Pro layouts)
RaceLab also provides special streaming overlays that are designed to be used in OBS / Streamlabs scenes rather than on your driving screen. These streaming overlays are currently focused on Twitch.
- Twitch Chat Overlay – shows your Twitch channel chat inside a browser source, styled to match your RaceLab theme. The overlay itself is free to use.
- Chat Highlights Overlay – lets you keep selected messages on screen (for example a great question, a funny comment or a subscriber message) as part of your stream layout. The overlay itself is free to use.
These overlays are added in the RaceLab app and then used as Browser Sources in OBS / Streamlabs. At the moment, RaceLab’s chat streaming overlays are designed for Twitch only, not YouTube or other platforms.
Note about plans: The Twitch chat overlays themselves are free. However, if you want to include them as part of layouts in the Layout Builder, that feature is Pro-only. Free users can still use the browser-source links directly, but cannot use the Layout Builder to combine them into layouts.
Quick checklist – choosing overlays and plan level
- New or casual racers: start with the free overlays (Relative, Standings, Fuel, Advanced Panel, Radar, Boostbox) and build one simple setup for driving.
- Streaming or coaching: Pro is strongly recommended for Input Telemetry, Head2Head, layouts, and using Twitch chat overlays as part of a layout, plus other Pro-only tools.
- VR drivers: VR support in RaceLab is a Pro-only feature. Free users cannot use RaceLab overlays in VR.
- Inside the app, always check for the Pro badge next to an overlay or feature name before you promise that it is “free”.