LARKKEY vs Mini OBDII
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LARKKEY
Control your smart home devices remotely, manage power consumption, and set custom schedules for appliances. Share device access with family and friends to easily enjoy a connected lifestyle from anywhere.
- Remote appliance control
- Power saving management
- Add multiple home appliances
- Flexible timing tasks
- Device sharing with family
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larkkey, easy to build cloud intelligent life 1 remote control of household appliances, power saving, worry, want to leave whenever and wherever possible. 2 can be added at the same time a variety of home appliances, a APP control of all intelligent equipment 3 flexible setting timing tasks, suggesting accurate execution 4 a key sharing device for family and friends, the whole family to easily enjoy intelligent life
Mini OBDII
This app connects to your vehicle via Bluetooth or WiFi to perform diagnostics and monitor driving. It reads and clears fault codes, analyzes performance, and tracks your travel data. Supports multiple languages and high-speed data transmission.
- Fault code reading and clearing
- Instrument panel monitoring
- Performance testing
- Travel analysis
- High-speed data transmission
- Multi-language support
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Mini OBDII is a car diagnostic and monitoring application,support English,Español,Русский,Deutsch,Français,日本語,中文. Through iPhone and iPad, use Bluetooth/WiFi to communicate with the vehicle terminal to complete fault diagnosis and driving assistance functions. It has automobile detection and analysis functions such as fault code reading and clearing, instrument panel, performance test, and travel analysis. It also supports high-speed data transmission and has the advantages of low power consumption and ultra-power saving. caution: 1. Support the adapter that runs through WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0. 2. The parameters supported by each vehicle are different, which has nothing to do with Mini OBDII, but is related to the vehicle control unit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LARKKEY at 4.7 against Mini OBDII's 3.4. LARKKEY also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 5) and review sentiment (50% vs 38%). Mini OBDII's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
LARKKEY holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LARKKEY has 4.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LARKKEY's written reviews are positive against 38% of Mini OBDII's.
LARKKEY ships an update every 3 months, Mini OBDII every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LARKKEY | Mini OBDII |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 建敏 陈 | Shenzhen Chaoyue Technology Development Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
LARKKEY
Mini OBDII
Bugs and requests
LARKKEY
Reported bugs
4 issues- Camera goes offline frequently
- App fails to connect to cameras
- Motion detection triggers false alarms
- Cloud storage subscription issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add multi-camera view
- Improve motion detection accuracy
- Allow video downloads
- Provide better customer support
Mini OBDII
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LARKKEY
No in-app purchases
Mini OBDII
No in-app purchases
