Fuel vs CANBOXPRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fuel
Monitor your vehicle's ethanol concentration and fuel temperature in real-time. This app wirelessly connects to a compatible Bluetooth module, freeing up your device's port for simultaneous charging and monitoring. It includes an ethanol fill-up concentration calculator and customizable display views.
- Real-time ethanol concentration monitoring
- Real-time fuel temperature monitoring
- Wireless Bluetooth connectivity
- Ethanol fill-up concentration calculator
- Fahrenheit or Celsius display options
- Two display views
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***Note that this app requires a custom Bluetooth module to function. Info on the module can be found here: https://fuel-it.com/products/fuel-it-bluetooth-flex-fuel-analyzer The Fuel-It ECA gives you realtime feedback from your Continental Ethanol sensor. Wireless communication frees up your device's port so you can monitor and charge at the same time. Features: Ethanol concentration monitoring Fuel temperature monitoring 2 Display Views Fuel temperature display in Fahrenheit or Celsius Ethanol fill-up concentration calculator
CANBOXPRO
Wirelessly monitor your current ethanol content percentage using a compatible Continental Ethanol sensor. This application requires a specific Bluetooth module for wireless connectivity.
- Wireless ethanol content viewing
- Compatible with Continental Ethanol sensors
- Requires custom Bluetooth module
- Real-time data display
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CANBOXPRO allows you to wirelessly view your current ethanol content from your Continental Ethanol sensor. NOTE: This app requires a custom Bluetooth module (Visconti Tuning CANBOXPRO) to allow for wireless ethanol content viewing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CANBOXPRO at every 8 days against Fuel's every 10 months. Fuel's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for Fuel against 3.0 for CANBOXPRO. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fuel has 33 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fuel ships an update every 10 months, CANBOXPRO every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fuel | CANBOXPRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (33 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmac Mobile Developments, LLC | John Visconti |
Customer experience
Fuel
CANBOXPRO
In-app purchases
Fuel
No in-app purchases
CANBOXPRO
No in-app purchases
