Comparison

CheyunDVR vs OBD2 Logger

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CheyunDVR

Connect to your WiFi tachograph hardware to download recorded video and pictures to your phone. Manage your recordings, share evidence, and enhance driving safety.

Highlights
  • WiFi tachograph hardware interconnection
  • Download recorded video and pictures
  • Traffic monitoring
  • Evidence sharing
  • View and delete downloaded media
  • Format recorder
  • Recorder attribute settings
Features
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An application software with WiFi tachograph hardware interconnection; combined with networking, networked car concept, the recorder recorded video, picture information downloaded to the mobile phone terminal through WiFi, implementation of traffic monitoring, evidence sharing, etc. the final purpose of driving safety; The main functions are: 1. Link recorder hardware functions: The main camera preview video recorder; view video recorder, a key to capture pictures, pictures; video; video recorder, image download, delete operation; format recorder, recorder attribute settings and other functions; 2. Album function: Through the album, you can view or delete the video or pictures which had download to the phone;

About

OBD2 Logger

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OBD2 Logger turns your iPhone into a precision data logger for any modern car. Plug a Bluetooth ELM327 adapter into your vehicle's OBD2 port, pair it once, and stream live engine, hybrid, battery, and emissions data straight into per-session CSV files on your phone. No accounts. No cloud. No analytics. Your driving data never leaves your device. LIVE READOUT • 40+ standard SAE J1979 PIDs, automatically discovered from your car: RPM, vehicle speed, coolant temp, throttle, MAF, intake MAP, fuel trims, catalyst temperatures, and more. • Manufacturer-specific Mode 21 PIDs on profiled vehicles — including HV pack voltage, MG1/MG2 motor torque, and battery cell-block temperatures on Toyota/Lexus hybrids. • Values grouped by category (Engine, Hybrid, Battery, Emissions, Diagnostics) and updated every second. • One CSV per logging session, written into the app's Files container — open it in Numbers, Excel, pandas, DuckDB, or any other tool with no preprocessing. • Wide-table format: ISO-8601 timestamps, one column per active PID, blank cells where the ECU returned no data (no spurious forward-fill). • Smart-stop after extended idle so you don't end up with a tail of empty rows when you forget to tap Stop. WORKS IN THE BACKGROUND • Keeps logging while you drive with Maps in the foreground or the screen off, using Apple's standard background location mode for trip-tracking apps. The system location indicator is shown the entire time. We don't store your location. VEHICLE PROFILES • Ships with three profiles: a generic Mode-01 fallback, a Toyota hybrid family profile, and a 2020 Lexus RX 450h/450hL profile validated against a real vehicle. • VIN auto-read on connect; year, make, model, and trim pre-filled from NHTSA's free public vPIC API. • Import any third-party profile JSON to add coverage for your car. The format is documented and human-readable. DON'T HAVE AN ADAPTER YET? • Tap "Try demo mode" on the second onboarding step to explore the app end-to-end with synthetic data — no hardware required. WHAT YOU NEED • Any Bluetooth Low Energy ELM327 adapter (Veepeak OBDCheck BLE+, vLinker MC+, OBDLink, etc. — most BLE clones work). USB-only and Wi-Fi-only adapters are NOT supported. • A car with an OBD2 port (1996+ in the US, 2001+ in the EU). PRIVACY • Nothing is collected, transmitted, or stored on our servers — we don't have servers. The only outbound call the app ever makes is one VIN decode per vehicle to NHTSA's vPIC API. • Your CSVs and vehicle records live in the app's Files container, accessible to you in the iOS Files app under On My iPhone → OBD2 Logger. • Open source: github.com/NathanNam/obd2-logger

Screenshots

CheyunDVR4 screens
OBD2 Logger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CheyunDVR at 8.1 against OBD2 Logger's 17.0. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CheyunDVR versus OBD2 Logger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheyunDVROBD2 Logger
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer路远 仇Daehyun Nam

In-app purchases

None

CheyunDVR

No in-app purchases

None

OBD2 Logger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CheyunDVR free?
CheyunDVR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OBD2 Logger free?
OBD2 Logger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CheyunDVR or OBD2 Logger have ads?
Neither CheyunDVR nor OBD2 Logger shows ads.

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