Comparison

OBDMap vs OBD Locator Pro

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

OBD Locator Pro

Features
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OBD Locator Pro helps you find the OBD-II diagnostic port on your car and, if you own an ELM327 adapter, read your car's fault codes. Completely free, with no account and no ads. FIND YOUR OBD PORT IN SECONDS Every car hides its diagnostic port in a different spot. Pick your make, model and generation, and see exactly where it is, marked on a clear diagram. No more crawling under the dashboard. • Vehicle-specific location and description • Whether the socket is behind a cover, and how easy it is to reach • Step-by-step instructions • Location pinned on real vehicle photos — zoom in and swipe between them SCAN YOUR CAR WITH AN ELM327 ADAPTER Plug in your Bluetooth LE or Wi-Fi ELM327 adapter and connect from the Scan tab to: • Read and clear check-engine fault codes (DTCs) • View live engine data (RPM, speed, coolant temperature, battery voltage and more) • Check emissions readiness / inspection status • Read your vehicle's VIN • View freeze-frame data captured when a fault occurred No adapter yet? Try every scan feature in Demo mode. UNDERSTAND TROUBLE CODES Descriptions and possible causes for thousands of generic and manufacturer-specific codes. Code meanings are stored on your phone, so they still work while you're connected to the adapter's Wi-Fi without internet access. FREE AND PRIVATE No sign-up, no ads, no tracking. English and Turkish, light and dark theme. Note: iPhone works with Bluetooth LE (BLE) and Wi-Fi ELM327 adapters only; classic Bluetooth adapters are not supported on iOS. OBD Locator Pro is an independent tool and is not affiliated with any vehicle manufacturer.

Screenshots

OBDMap4 screens
OBD Locator Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OBD Locator Pro at every 3 weeks against OBDMap's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OBDMap ships an update every 2 months, OBD Locator Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
OBDMap versus OBD Locator Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOBDMapOBD Locator Pro
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChiptronic Eletronica do Brasil LtdaFahreddin Yusuf Demirkiran

In-app purchases

None

OBDMap

No in-app purchases

None

OBD Locator Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OBDMap free?
OBDMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OBD Locator Pro free?
OBD Locator Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OBDMap or OBD Locator Pro have ads?
Neither OBDMap nor OBD Locator Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OBDMap or OBD Locator Pro?
OBDMap ships an update every 2 months, and OBD Locator Pro every 3 weeks. Most recently, OBDMap was updated on November 2, 2026 and OBD Locator Pro on October 31, 2026.

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