Ok before reading the terms of use
The application seems okay, but after reading their terms of use, I deleted it as quickly as I could. Quoting a section (capitalisation in the original text), read part vi:
“TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) CARISTA WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) DELIVERY OF ANY PORTION OF CARISTA WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE FAULT CODES, AS WELL AS THE SHORT DESCRIPTIONS APPEARING NEXT TO THEM, THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF CARISTA WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED, (vi) ANY PORTION OF CARISTA OR ANY OTHER APPLICATION PROVIDED BY US WILL BE OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FAULT OR VIRUS FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED OR SATISFY ANY CONDITIONS OF QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR PURPOSE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH OR FROM CARISTA SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS. ANY REPAIRS THAT YOU DECIDE TO UNDERTAKE ON THE BASIS OF THE FAULT CODES OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF CARISTA ARE YOUR SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT DECISION AND PRIZMOS LTD AND ITS DEVELOPERS DO NOT BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH REPAIRS, WHETHER NECESSARY OR NOT.”
“TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) CARISTA WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) DELIVERY OF ANY PORTION OF CARISTA WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE FAULT CODES, AS WELL AS THE SHORT DESCRIPTIONS APPEARING NEXT TO THEM, THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF CARISTA WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED, (vi) ANY PORTION OF CARISTA OR ANY OTHER APPLICATION PROVIDED BY US WILL BE OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FAULT OR VIRUS FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED OR SATISFY ANY CONDITIONS OF QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR PURPOSE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH OR FROM CARISTA SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS. ANY REPAIRS THAT YOU DECIDE TO UNDERTAKE ON THE BASIS OF THE FAULT CODES OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF CARISTA ARE YOUR SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT DECISION AND PRIZMOS LTD AND ITS DEVELOPERS DO NOT BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH REPAIRS, WHETHER NECESSARY OR NOT.”
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Carista - Catch 22
Catch 22 - In order to use the Carista adapter, you must suscribe to the introductory offer, which is 1 month free, but by doing that your suscription will renew at $52.99/year unless cancelled within 30 days of the « purchase ». Problem is that the provided link to the Carista web site, that should allow you to cancel your suscription does not allow you to do anything...!!!
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The best out there
I’ve used a lot of these products and apps and this one is hands down my favorite
Way too expensive
Product does what it says it does but there’s no reason it’s $40 a year! I bought the device for $30 and one year pro and made the adjustments I needed to in my car. That’s $70 plus another $40 for year two. This product is not worth $110+ beware of autorenewing subscriptions!
It’s ok, but doesn’t worth its price!
40 bucks for this is unreal, the app it self is okay. But for the price we should have more options instead windows/lights and door to be reprogrammed.
My Audi A3 could be reprogrammed on how I want to lock and unlock, windows, lights (which was cool) but it doesn’t justifies the price!
It does reads hidden codes (which is cool) but again 40 bucks nahhh
I’d say for 9,99 it’s okay, and they do have this price but for a week lol (see they think that this thing worth like gold). Nice try, I took advantage of the free week that they gave me and could do everything I wanted during this time. Even after finished I said ... okay I’ll buy it cause it was cool, then 40 bucks lol (nope) 9,99 per year and I’ll be here buying and also giving the 5 stars.
My Audi A3 could be reprogrammed on how I want to lock and unlock, windows, lights (which was cool) but it doesn’t justifies the price!
It does reads hidden codes (which is cool) but again 40 bucks nahhh
I’d say for 9,99 it’s okay, and they do have this price but for a week lol (see they think that this thing worth like gold). Nice try, I took advantage of the free week that they gave me and could do everything I wanted during this time. Even after finished I said ... okay I’ll buy it cause it was cool, then 40 bucks lol (nope) 9,99 per year and I’ll be here buying and also giving the 5 stars.
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2015 Audi A3 Inspection Reset
This product was fantastic for what I needed it for. I changed my own oil and replaced my spark plugs but couldn’t clear the “inspection due” notification. Paying $9.99 to clear the message as opposed to paying $400 to service the car at the dealership is a no-brainer. Saved me a ton.
Disappointing
I purchased the OBD2 adaptor and used it once. It reported that all the running lights of my car were faulty, when they were all working correctly. It also failed to reset the engine warning light, produced an error internal to the app and requested that I send a narrative error report to Carista.
I am disappointed that an app this costly and its associated device do not work out of the box.
I will be returning the device for a full refund.
I am disappointed that an app this costly and its associated device do not work out of the box.
I will be returning the device for a full refund.
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Audi Q5 FY 2017+
Bought this thing over a year ago, Audi FY 2017+ years as not supported at the time, which I knew and it was okay. Used it a few times during trial and emailed the guys about the supporting 2017+ Q5 and they said they’re working on it and stuff like that. Yet we’re still waiting for support to come out after a year and a half... and still nothing. I emailed them once again and they totally changed their mind and said they’re not gonna work on it any time soon, BS!
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Too Expensive!
As a (former) retail software developer, I understand why devs are moving toward subscription models. But $40/year is too expensive for what is generally an infrequently-used, casual-use app. None of the other apps I subscribe to, like RoboKiller and Overcast to name just two, cost anywhere near as much and I use them *far more often*. Overcast could quadruple its subscription and I’d still pay it because I use it heavily – hours per week. Its use:cost ratio is very favorable. But Carista, not so much. I’d probably use this a few times per year, that’s all. Very unfavorable use:cost ratio.
Carista, as I understand, already discourages commercial use and “oversharing” by limiting the number of vehicles (by VIN) that can be tweaked. I’m fine with that. I just want to tweak our two cars, that’s all. But I want to revisit my tweaks occasionally.
Offer a $10 or $15(tops) per year sub and I’m pretty sure the developer will see many more annual subs. I would sub for that. $40 is a lot for a seldom-used app. $10 or $15 isn’t. And I will not pay $10 for one week, either. That math is even worse.
Carista, as I understand, already discourages commercial use and “oversharing” by limiting the number of vehicles (by VIN) that can be tweaked. I’m fine with that. I just want to tweak our two cars, that’s all. But I want to revisit my tweaks occasionally.
Offer a $10 or $15(tops) per year sub and I’m pretty sure the developer will see many more annual subs. I would sub for that. $40 is a lot for a seldom-used app. $10 or $15 isn’t. And I will not pay $10 for one week, either. That math is even worse.
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Worked great on Audi Q5
Needed to reset my service due message after changing oil. Did the job. I cleared some fault codes and did a little customization. No problems. Easy to use. I did the one week payment as I wanted to support the company. Good job Carista!
