# Drive HD by Cobra — user reviews > 82 indexed App Store user reviews of Drive HD by Cobra by Cobra Electronics Corporation, rated 4.60/5 from 1,268 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drive-hd-by-cobra/id859478460/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drive-hd-by-cobra/id859478460.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,042 · 4★ 94 · 3★ 49 · 2★ 20 · 1★ 63 ## What do users think of Drive HD by Cobra? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Good device - 🚀 Excellent setup and sync - 🚀 Easy to use - 👍 Great resolution and adjustable recording **Cons** - 🐛 Doesn't connect to app - 🐛 App is outdated and doesn't work with latest iOS - 🐛 Slow and clunky app - 🐛 Unable to view live feed or recordings - 🐛 Loses time and date settings - 🐛 Unreliable connectivity **Commonly reported bugs** - App doesn't connect to dashcam - App is incompatible with latest iOS versions - Dashcam loses time and date settings **Most requested features** - Update app to support latest iOS - Improve app functionality and user experience - Add ability to easily set time and date ## Newest reviews (17 of 82) ### 3/5 — Good but really slow *2025-07-19, version 2.0.1* It gets the job done and good yes but it is extremely and painfully slow ### 1/5 — Camera won’t connect *2022-10-21, version 2.0.1* I spent a pretty penny on this. App needs a severe update. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2022-08-20, version 2.0.1* Doesn’t work ### 1/5 — Can not connect *2022-06-18, version 2.0.1* I made sure it was on Camera mode. Shot I even tried on radar mode. This thing would not work at all. What a joke. Maybe it’s time to start over with your app and make one that does what it says it does ### 1/5 — Cobra dash cam *2022-05-05, version 2.0.1* I’m having problems connecting to my iPhone ### 3/5 — Great Device *2022-02-25, version 2.0.1* The camera app is all right, the radar app is not good at all. I personally if I want a video just take the memory card out and put it in my laptop. ### 1/5 — Can’t connect to app *2022-01-04, version 2.0.1* After trying a numerous amount of times and waiting almost over 3 weeks for customer support (which still has not emailed me back)I looked up solutions on google and couldn’t find anything. In conclusion, the radar works poorly and I would like for these features to work considering to amount of money I paid. Looking to return this item. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2021-12-21, version 2.0.1* Purchased a road scout and made sure it’s firmware was up to date yet I can never see the actual live view despite being connected to its network, it just times out or fails to connect ### 1/5 — Won’t connect. *2021-11-04, version 2.0.1* Bought a brand new cobra SC 210. I’d return it if I could, past the date. Won’t connect to my iPhone 11. D/L the Drive Smarter app which did a firmware update. Still won’t connect. Drive Smater app connects but is stupidly slow when accessing the SD card. Can’t get live view to function. I bought cobra for the reputation. Should have gone with a different brand. ### 1/5 — Does nothing *2021-10-09, version 2.0.1* I’ll literally turn the WiFi on with my dash cam, connect with it fine on my phone yet the app says I’m not connected to its WiFi. ### 1/5 — Disappointing app *2021-05-24, version 2.0.1* I got a gift from friend an older CD-R 900 dash cam. Wifi function is useless with this disappointing app. It won’t just connect to the app. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t connect *2021-05-07, version 2.0.1* Doesn’t connect. Tried deleting and downloading app multiple times. Tried deleting and reconnecting wi-fi connection to iPhone. No point in having iRadar and iCamera RoadScout. Poorly spent $$ ### 1/5 — Don work *2021-04-30* Sucks ### 1/5 — Worked until it didn’t... *2021-02-16, version 2.0.1* Worked perfectly but now won’t work at all. I have been using this device about a month and now I have lost all access to the dash cam features. When I try to connect it says no connection command error. If you can help me fix this I will adjust my review. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2020-10-25, version 2.0.1* Can’t view live video or replay recordings without taking memory card out and putting in a computer. Always says camera is busy even after stopping the recording get same error message. ### 1/5 — APP DOES NOT WORK! USELESS DASHCAM *2020-08-23, version 2.0.1* I purchased a Cobra CDR-900E DashCam which is absolutely useless without the app. Sort this out or give me my £120 back!!! ### 2/5 — T cry *2020-08-05, version 2.0.1* R ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Really? 6 yrs since update!!!! *2026-01-21, version 2.0.1* Took a while to read that this is only for the roadc model. Wasted weeks trying to get this to work. Today Jan. 2026. They don’t care about their product. I never could even get the WiFi to be seen. Deleting. ### 1/5 — Useless stupid app *2025-10-19, version 2.0.1* It does not connect to my phone. I have already tried everything and it just doesn’t work. I will return this junk and get an uniden instead. ### 1/5 — Pros Cons *2025-07-01, version 2.0.1* Unable to connected with dash cam ### 1/5 — Would not connect *2025-05-22, version 2.0.1* Just tells me “you are not connected to a compatible network” even tho I’m definitely connected to the network the dashcam creates for you to join. Almost had to buy a new dashcam before I learned you can use a different app for these dashcams as well. I’d recommend downloading that one instead ### 1/5 — Doesn’t support Cobra CDR900E- useless *2024-07-10, version 2.0.1* I only need to change the time on my CDR900E and I could previously do this. The app seems to have been updated and now will not connect. With incorrect time this device cannot be used as evidence, so renders it as a dash cam as useless. A simple few lines of code to support older devices would be easy enough to keep in. Quite simply I will never buy a Cobra camera again if they can’t be bothered to support it, and I suggest anyone looking at their products also not to buy ### 1/5 — Doesn't connect *2023-09-21, version 2.0.1* I connect my phone to the wifi from the dashcam but the app doesn't see my dashcam. ### 1/5 — Outdated, Poor Front End Design, No Functionality *2023-09-04, version 2.0.1* This app is outdated, it looks like the last update was made back in 2019 according to the App Store. Not to mention, it doesn’t connect to my phone, so I have yet to be able to use part of the features promised by the cobra sc 201. Also, the front end design is poor. A lot of wasted space on buttons and little instructions on how to trouble shoot. The developers of this app needs to do some serious work for it to actually deliver on the features cobra sc 201 is promising its consumers. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2023-03-25, version 2.0.1* Doesn’t work prob just steals data. ### 1/5 — Wifi not connecting *2023-02-24, version 2.0.1* I tried connecting with my iPhone didn’t work. With My husband Samsung didn’t work either. ### 1/5 — Don’t connect *2023-01-10, version 2.0.1* I am unable to connect to my iPhone. Don’t buy it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The best *2023-02-14, version 2.0.1* Cobra has always been the best and I won’t use anything else. I have one of the Roadscout radar detectors and it has saved me hundreds of dollars and it has a dashcam built into it so I don’t care what the other people say or the other companies cobra is the best for this, if this is what you want to buy they’re the best ### 5/5 — Bubby 72 *2022-12-25, version 2.0.1* It took me forever to figure it out, but my patience was worth it. Haven’t used it yet to drive but will do that today on Xmas 2022 ### 5/5 — Review *2019-08-16, version 1.3* Excellent.. ### 5/5 — It delivers! *2019-07-17, version 1.3* I am surprised by how easy it was to set up and sync with my phone. About 7 minutes from box to function. On my first drive I discovered 4 cameras I did not know existed even though I drive the route twice a day and have been for three years. I am eager to play with the features to see what else it will do. Traffic indicator is excellent, even shows different conditions based on direction of travel on the road. Camera has great resolution and is easy to adjust recording length and edit. I would recommend this unit to anyone. ### 5/5 — Apple doesn’t support *2019-02-24, version 1.2* Dear, I called the cobra customer service about the app last year. They told me IOS 11 doesn’t support the app. That’s apple problem. My Android phone still can connect to the dash cam but not the IPhone anymore. These are really good none stopping dash cam. ### 5/5 — Guardian *2017-10-25, version 1.2* My Cobra dash cam has been working effortlessly and effectively for three years now. Manufacturer however now needs to update software to work with OS 11. ### 5/5 — Perfect *2015-07-22, version 1.2* Good work!! ### 5/5 — Very happy now *2015-02-23, version 1.2* I should have read the previous comment first, but I just bought this camera and although it seems to work ok the app does not work at all for me. I spent over an hour trying to connect this app to the camera with no luck at all. I bought the camera because of the ability ( supposedly) to operate the camera thru the app on my phone. It's Sunday so I'll call CS tomorrow and hopefully I'll be able to come back with a better review later UPDATE: I'm not sure what was causing the connection problem before but it's all working great now. I love the camera and being able to watch files on my iPad or iPhone. ### 4/5 — Good Product *2021-07-13, version 2.0.1* Move my device. Camera is clear. Radar is great. My only issue is the instructions are are not clear. Had to you tube to fully utilize. Another example is if you car uses car play, can you use the dash cam and you can radio. The quick answer is no. I’m still playing with it but like the combo dash cam/radar device. ### 4/5 — mr. gutierrez *2018-05-18, version 1.2* please update to ios11 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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