# OctaneBuddy - Find cheap gas — user reviews > 12 indexed App Store user reviews of OctaneBuddy by Siddharth Natamai, rated 4.33/5 from 18 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/octanebuddy-find-cheap-gas/id6738063165/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/octanebuddy-find-cheap-gas/id6738063165.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 12 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — OctaneBuddy is not my friend. *2025-01-19* Downloaded the app twice but could never get it to download the gas station map. With only a three mile gas station circumference, it’s pretty information limited. **Developer response:** Do gas stations load with 12mi radius set? I’d be happy to look into this and fix it if you can share additional details. I am new to app dev so I'm still learning and fixing bugs but this has been a first in a while with over 1100 users. Please send me an email to sid@siddharthnatamai.com! ### 2/5 — 🤷‍♂️ *2025-03-22* Gas Stations/map won’t load. Restarted the app, uninstalled/reinstalled—nada. EV loaded without issue. Also, I don’t see an option to filter by ethanol-free gas. Meaningless if the data doesn’t load anyway, but assuming that gets fixed omitting ethanol-free is a big miss for this type of app. **Developer response:** I had a fix for the issue within a day but had to wait for Apple to release it. V2.0.0 is out now with a bunch of extra features. I could add a filter for ethanol free gas and add user reporting to keep track. There aren’t any data sources out there to my knowledge with this data readily available so it would have to be crowd sourced (v2.0.0’s big feature) ### 3/5 — Can’t update when returning to service *2025-07-04* This app is nifty. But it won’t let you update prices for stations you were just at, even if you didn’t have cell service at the station. It should be based off of the location of the photo you try to post, not your current location. **Developer response:** Ah, I can change this and push a release soon. Stay tuned! ### 3/5 — Costco *2025-02-15* Was really digging the app but it looks like Costco is missing now? **Developer response:** Can you send an email to sid@siddharthnatamai.com with your rough location so I can look into this? It’s possible the values were outdated and omitted. ### 3/5 — Changing radius of search *2025-01-05* Doesn’t work. Results stay at 3 miles. **Developer response:** Hello, this was a known bug. Try the latest version, it should be better. Larger radius support coming soon. ### 5/5 — Incredibly underrated Gas App. *2025-06-28* Saved me so much money when I found out a gas station a few miles from me is almost constantly 20+ cents lower than my closest station! Everyone needs to hear about it. **Developer response:** Glad you love it!! Thank you for the kind words :) Lots more to come! ### 5/5 — Cleanest fuel companion app *2025-03-19, version 1.6.0* Extremely clean and responsive app. I require 93 octane and specifically only use Shell and OctaneBuddy makes it very easy to filter any gas you need. I’ve recommended this app to everyone I know. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2025-03-11, version 1.5.8* Clean and easy to use, much better than competitors. Only request is to indicate whether the gas station or chain is Canadian owned. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2025-03-10, version 1.5.8* simply done and it has saved me lots of money ### 5/5 — Best fuel finding app! *2025-02-27* While other apps harvest your data and location to sell to anyone they can, this app collects no data and provides you the same service in a more streamlined interface. My only issue is that there is leftover space at the top of the app, the whole app could be shifted up to fill the entire screen. **Developer response:** Thank you! There’s a new feature coming soon that uses that little top space for a toggle…I shall say no more haha. I’ll try to release it in the next day or two :) ## Most praised reviews (2 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome simple little app that just keeps getting better and better *2025-02-15* This is a great little app that works well. It also works in CarPlay. **Developer response:** Thank you!! ### 5/5 — Simple & Effective with a Responsive Developer *2025-01-24* Love the simple UI and ease of use! The OLED usage is great as well to save battery. If you have any issues the developer is responsive and friendly. Looking forward to future updates. **Developer response:** Thank you for the review! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*