Comparison

OBDMap vs Virtual Ringelmann

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

Virtual Ringelmann

This app aids in black smoke inspections by virtualizing the Ringelmann Scale methodology through your device's camera. It streamlines the process for assessing emissions from diesel engines and industrial chimneys, supporting environmental compliance and decision-making.

Highlights
  • Virtual Ringelmann Scale measurement
  • Supports vehicular and stationary surveillance
  • Automatic pollution index identification
  • Generates photographic evidence
  • Web portal integration for reports
  • Historical data logging
Features
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Assistance system for black smoke inspections. Through the camera of your device, we virtualize the Ringelmann Scale methodology, used worldwide to measure the emission of black smoke from diesel engines and industrial chimneys. The inspection process is faster and more efficient and it is possible to inspect a greater number of vehicles and chimneys, thus allowing them to be sent to suitability, thus reducing the emission of black smoke and freeing the environment from tons of this residue. Virtual Ringelmann supports both vehicular and stationary surveillance methods. It was developed for industries and transport companies that need to implement the concept of environmental management in the administration and operation of pollutant emitters and who wish to be aligned with municipal, state, national, or international environmental legislation and standards such as 14001. Benefits of Virtual Ringelmann • Measurement Assessment of the conditions of the fleet or industrial chimneys supporting decision making for preventive and corrective actions. • Decision support It automatically identifies and records the pollution index emitted by the inspected source through the captured image. This information together with the registered image will allow a richer analysis of the characteristics of the measurements. • Confidence Generates evidence through photographic image captured during the inspection process. This image can be sent to the Virtual Ringelmann Portal (http://portal.virtualringelmann.com) to generate a decision support report. • Integration Allows the generation of inspection reports on the web portal as well as the creation of a history of the vehicular or stationary sources inspected • Convenience For large companies, it will be possible to maintain a single technical person responsible for analyzing the measurements without leaving the company using the reports issued by the portal. The measurements will be more constant, however, made by common people, without the need for analysis training as it is with the PAPEL scale, bringing more credibility and economy to the inspection process. Virtual Ringelmann is the evolution of a product created in 1888 in order to facilitate inspection and monitoring of smoke emitters.

Screenshots

OBDMap4 screens
Virtual Ringelmann4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Virtual Ringelmann at 50% against OBDMap's 33%. 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, Virtual Ringelmann monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
OBDMap versus Virtual Ringelmann: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOBDMapVirtual Ringelmann
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChiptronic Eletronica do Brasil LtdaACT Sistemas LTDA

Customer experience

OBDMap

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

Virtual Ringelmann

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

OBDMap

No in-app purchases

None

Virtual Ringelmann

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OBDMap free?
OBDMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virtual Ringelmann free?
Virtual Ringelmann is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OBDMap or Virtual Ringelmann have ads?
Neither OBDMap nor Virtual Ringelmann shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OBDMap or Virtual Ringelmann?
OBDMap ships an update every 2 months, and Virtual Ringelmann monthly. Most recently, OBDMap was updated on August 8, 2026 and Virtual Ringelmann on September 10, 2026.

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