Comparison

OBDMap vs CAR OBD

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

CAR OBD

This utility app helps users manage car keys by facilitating the matching of existing keys and the addition of new ones. It supports both single key additions and batch processing for multiple keys.

Highlights
  • Match car keys
  • Add single car key
  • Batch add multiple keys
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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An App for matching car keys, adding one key or batchadding multiple keys

Screenshots

OBDMap4 screens
CAR OBD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OBDMap at none against CAR OBD's 5. OBDMap also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%). CAR OBD's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. CAR OBD sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. OBDMap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OBDMap ships an update every 2 months, CAR OBD every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OBDMap versus CAR OBD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOBDMapCAR OBD
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChiptronic Eletronica do Brasil LtdaDongguan Shendu Research Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

OBDMap

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

CAR OBD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

OBDMap

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

CAR OBD

One-time5
  • OBD number recharge One$3.00
  • OBD number recharge Two$6.00
  • OBD number recharge three$9.00
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  • OBD number recharge four$12.00
  • OBD number recharge five$15.00

Questions

Is OBDMap free?
OBDMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CAR OBD free?
CAR OBD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OBDMap or CAR OBD have ads?
Neither OBDMap nor CAR OBD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OBDMap or CAR OBD?
OBDMap ships an update every 2 months, and CAR OBD every 6 weeks. Most recently, OBDMap was updated on August 8, 2026 and CAR OBD on August 2, 2026.

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