OBDMap vs CarIQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Automotive key coding
- Immobilizer solutions
- Key and remote programming
- Password reading
- Module matching
- Intuitive interface
- Expandable memory
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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
CarIQ
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Check engine light on? CarIQ tells you exactly what your car's OBD-II code means — in plain English, right on your phone. Search or browse a library of 900+ diagnostic trouble codes covering every generic OBD-II code plus manufacturer-specific codes for dozens of makes. Pick your vehicle once and CarIQ surfaces the codes that actually apply to it. FREE, ALWAYS: • Full code search across the entire catalog • Code title, category, and urgency at a glance • Plain-language description of what the code means • Save favorites and keep a history of recently viewed codes UNLOCK WITH OBD EXPERT PRO: • Possible causes behind the code • Typical symptoms to watch for • Estimated repair cost ranges • On-device AI explanations powered by Apple Intelligence, tailored to the specific code No obligation to guess, no waiting for a shop appointment just to find out what a code means. CarIQ helps you walk into the conversation informed — whether you're doing your own wrenching or deciding if it's worth a trip to the mechanic. Everything runs on your device. AI explanations use Apple Intelligence on-device processing — nothing is sent to a server. CarIQ is not a replacement for a certified mechanic's diagnosis. Repair cost estimates are general guidance, not a quote. OBD EXPERT PRO SUBSCRIPTION: OBD Expert Pro unlocks possible causes, symptoms, repair cost estimates, and on-device AI explanations. Choose Monthly, Annual, or Lifetime at checkout — exact pricing is shown in the App Store before you buy. Monthly and Annual are auto-renewing subscriptions: payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, and each subscription renews automatically within 24 hours before the end of the current period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. Lifetime is a one-time, non-renewing purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://swiftcodergirl.gitlab.io/cariq/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OBDMap at none against CarIQ's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. CarIQ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. OBDMap asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | OBDMap | CarIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chiptronic Eletronica do Brasil Ltda | Anastasiia Sokolenko |
In-app purchases
OBDMap
No in-app purchases
CarIQ
- OBD Expert Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- OBD Expert Pro Annual$19.991 Year
- OBD Expert Pro Lifetime$14.99









