Comparison

OBDMap vs Xhorse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

OBDMap

This professional automotive tool offers comprehensive solutions for immobilizer systems, enabling key and remote programming, password reading, and module matching. It's designed for automotive professionals, from beginners to experts, providing quick and secure services for a wide range of vehicles.

Highlights
  • Automotive key coding
  • Immobilizer solutions
  • Key and remote programming
  • Password reading
  • Module matching
  • Intuitive interface
  • Expandable memory
Features
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The equipment that revolutionized the automotive key coding concept, more complete for automotive immobilizer solutions! Obdmap is the most complete equipment on the market and has been specially developed for all automotive professionals, including beginners! Our equipment has immobilizer solutions quickly and safely. With the Obdmap loads, it is possible to perform various types of services such as: programming keys and remote controls, including presence keys, reading passwords, matching between modules and with different transponder technologies. Due to the range of brands, models and services provided, Obdmap is the equipment that serves the largest fleet of national vehicles and the most sought after by the Brazilian and South American market. In addition, it can be updated quickly over the internet, via a USB port on the computer. Advantages of investing in Obdmap: • Speed ​​at work: the device was developed to perform the services as quickly as possible and with the greatest security; • Simplicity: equipment aimed at the agility of services, with a very intuitive interface, making it practical; • High durability: Obdmap was developed to have a durability of up to 15 years; • Expandable memory: without the need to replace the machine or add an “external” memory; • Updates: on average every two months and all via USB; • Application: it has the widest range of national vehicles; Bluetooth technology! Connected to the application, our Obdmap equipment gains increments of functionality and facilities at the time of use, making your equipment much easier to use. • Access code: automation in the security process of your equipment created by Chiptronic; • Spend only what to use: pay only for that and use it, with a new credit system • Buy credits yourself: there is now the possibility to buy credits from the app itself • Complete history: have access to the history of your equipment, being able to know when you performed each function • List of loads: have full visibility of the functions it has and how many times it has been executed in each type of execution (web, play) • PlayService: have access to exclusive functions on the market in the business format (pay what you use), being able to perform your functions without the need for internet! • WebService: have access to exclusive functions executed remotely

About

Xhorse

This application connects to specialized locksmith devices via Bluetooth to perform various key and car remote operations. It offers features like transponder generation, cloning, editing, and key cutting. The app also provides access to a bonus points mall and customer service.

Highlights
  • Transponder generating
  • Transponder cloning
  • Transponder editing
  • Remote generating
  • Remote cloning
  • Key decoding
  • Key cutting
Features
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This is an APP special for global locksmith developed by Xhorse. It can be used for key blade, car remote control and chip related operations by connecting to the MINI KEY TOOL and DOLPHIN device through Bluetooth and provides data retrieval and customer service as well. Software have bonus points mall, customer service, other funciton depend on the device that connected. When MINI KEY TOOL device connected, it can transponder generating, transponder cloning ,transponder editing, remote generating, remote cloning, upgrade bulletins,etc. When DOLPHIN device connected, it can decode key, cut key, universal key duplication, query key bitting etc.

Screenshots

OBDMap4 screens
Xhorse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Xhorse at 58% against OBDMap's 33%. Xhorse also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OBDMap ships an update every 2 months, Xhorse monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OBDMap versus Xhorse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOBDMapXhorse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (166 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews57.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—166 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB208 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChiptronic Eletronica do Brasil LtdaShenzhen XHorse Electronics Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

OBDMap

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Xhorse

All ratings164 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral7.3%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral10.1%
Negative32.1%

In-app purchases

None

OBDMap

No in-app purchases

None

Xhorse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OBDMap free?
OBDMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Xhorse free?
Xhorse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OBDMap or Xhorse have ads?
Neither OBDMap nor Xhorse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OBDMap or Xhorse?
OBDMap ships an update every 2 months, and Xhorse monthly. Most recently, OBDMap was updated on October 24, 2026 and Xhorse on October 23, 2026.

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