OBD Plus vs OBD Mate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OBD Plus
Monitor your vehicle's engine, emissions, and other critical systems. This app aids in diagnosing car issues and provides insights into various components for better car maintenance.
- Vehicle condition monitoring
- Car diagnostics
- Engine system monitoring
- Emission control system analysis
- Oxygen sensor monitoring
- Fuel system analysis
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Our APP can help the user to reach the function including vehicle condition, car and car diagnose, Through the participation of automobile. It not only solves the problems of some owners, but also monitors many systems and components, including engine, catalytic converter, Oxygen sensors, emission control systems, fuel systems, GER and so on. Let your car and life perfect!
OBD Mate
Diagnose vehicle faults and receive driving assistance using your smartphone or tablet. Connect via Bluetooth to read and clear error codes, monitor sensor data, and view custom dashboards for a better driving experience.
- Fault diagnosis
- Driving assistance
- Read and clear codes
- Freeze frame data
- O2 sensor monitoring
- Customizable dashboard
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The OBD assistant is a driving companion that can communicate with the vehicle terminal through Bluetooth using smartphones and tablets to complete functions such as fault diagnosis and driving assistance. It not only has rich and comprehensive vehicle detection and diagnosis functions such as fault code reading and clearing, freeze frames, battery voltage, gearbox, and performance testing, but also has a cool instrument panel and driving assistance functions, making driving more fun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OBD Plus at 3.3 against OBD Mate's 1.8. OBD Plus also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 9%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). OBD Mate's advantage is ratings volume (115 vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OBD Plus holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OBD Mate has 115 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of OBD Plus's written reviews are positive against 9% of OBD Mate's.
OBD Plus ships an update every 4 weeks, OBD Mate every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OBD Plus | OBD Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | 1.8 (115 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.9% of reviews — better | 9.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 115 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 365 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Leagend Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. | Autophix Tech Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
OBD Plus
OBD Mate
In-app purchases
OBD Plus
No in-app purchases
OBD Mate
No in-app purchases
