Car Scanner ELM OBD2 vs OBD2 Trouble Code
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2
Monitor your car's performance, diagnose engine issues, and view sensor data in real-time. Customize your dashboard with gauges and charts, and reset fault codes. Supports a wide range of vehicles and offers advanced features for specific car brands.
- Real-time sensor data
- OBD fault code reading and resetting
- Customizable dashboard with gauges
- Extended PID support
- Mode 06 test results
- Emission test readiness check
- Acceleration measurement tool
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Check what your car is doing in realtime, get OBD fault codes, car performance, sensor data and more! Car Scanner is a vehicle / car performance / trip computer / diagnostics tool and scanner that uses an OBD II Wi-Fi or Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth LE) adapter to connect to your OBD2 engine management / ECU. Car Scanner gives you a bunch of unique features: 1) Layout your own dashboard with the gauges and charts you want! 2) Add custom (extended PIDs) and get information, that was hidden from you by car manufacturer! 3) It can also show and reset a DTC fault code like a scantool. Car Scanner includes a huge database of DTC codes descriptions. 4) Car Scanner allows you to read free-frames (sensors state when DTC is saved). 5) Now with Mode 06 - you can get ECU self-monitoring test results. Helps you fix your car and helps keep repair costs down! 6) Check if your car is ready for emission tests. 7) Check all of the sensors at one screen 8) Car Scanner works with any vehicle that uses the OBD 2 standard (most vehicles built after 2000, but can work for vehicles as far back as 1996, check carscanner.info for more details). 9) Car Scanner includes a lot of connection profiles, that gives you some extra features for Toyota, Mitsubishi, GM, Opel, Vauxhal, Chevrolet, Nissan, Infinity, Renault, Dacia, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat, BMW and many others. 10) Car Scanner dashboard includes a HUD mode, that you can use to project data to your windshield. 11) Car Scanner provides a tool for very accurate acceleration measurments (0-60, 0-100, etc.) 12) Car Scanner can be used as a trip computer and can show you fuel consumption statistics! 13) For cars of the VAG group (Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat), built on the MQB and PQ26 platforms, encoding functions are available - setting hidden parameters of the car. 14) And one more thing - Car Scanner provides the widest variety of features for FREE across the App Store. The app requires a Wi-Fi or or Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth LE) OBD2 ELM327 compatible adapter (device) to work. ELM327 devices plugs into the diagnostics socket in the car ang gives your phone access to car diagnostics. Recommended adapters brands: Kiwi 3, Viecar, V-Gate, Carista, LELink, Veepeak. If you buy one of the cheap china OBD2 ELM327 adapters from ebay / amazon, then make sure it’s not marked as v.2.1. This adapters are supported, but they have lot’s of bugs. PLEASE NOTE: Vehicle ECUs vary in the amount of sensors supported. This app can’t show you something, that is not provided by your car. Attention "bad" adapters! We faced the problem, that some adapters (often cheep Chinese clones), can’t connect to the smartphone or the car. Some of them can even make your car engine work unstable, often lost connection, increase time lag when reading data. So, we recommend you to use genuine ELM327 or recommended adapter brands. Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is free but to unlock all the features, a one-time purchase or a subscription is required. Under no circumstances will the developer of this application be held responsible for incidents resulting from the use and/or interpretation of the data in the application. If you have any issues, you can always contact developer using Settings - Contact developer in the app or just send email to wp_soft@outlook.com Car Scanner ELM OBD2 for iOS Terms of use can be found at https://www.carscanner.info/ios-tos/
OBD2 Trouble Code
Instantly look up your car's check engine codes on the go. Access a vast database of OBD2 codes with descriptions and potential causes for all major manufacturers. Save your search history for quick reference.
- OBD2 code lookup
- Check engine code descriptions
- Possible cause identification
- All major manufacturers supported
- Search history
- Save results
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OBD2 Code Guide app to look up your car check engine code on the go, powered by the web's largest database of OBD2 code library. Get the description and the possible cause of the check engine code by searching for the code for all of the major manufacturers and now with quick access to your search history and save results to for use at a later date.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Car Scanner ELM OBD2 at 81% against OBD2 Trouble Code's 37%. Car Scanner ELM OBD2 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (32K vs 306). OBD2 Trouble Code's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Car Scanner ELM OBD2 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 6 months. OBD2 Trouble Code asks for nothing beyond the download.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Car Scanner ELM OBD2 has 32K ratings behind it against 306, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Car Scanner ELM OBD2's written reviews are positive against 37% of OBD2 Trouble Code's.
| Parameter | Car Scanner ELM OBD2 | OBD2 Trouble Code |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (32K ratings) — better | 3.3 (306 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews — better | 37.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 306 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanislav Svistunov | Hassan Benessafi |
Customer experience
Car Scanner ELM OBD2
OBD2 Trouble Code
User reviews
Car Scanner ELM OBD2
From 32K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works great with cheap OBD2 adapters
- 👍 Highly customizable dashboard
- 👍 Comprehensive sensor data
- 👍 Helpful error code lookup
- 👍 Frequent updates
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional connection issues
- 🐛 Incorrect sensor readings for some vehicles
- 🐛 Crashes or freezes on some devices
- 🔋 Drains battery when left running
OBD2 Trouble Code
From 306 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Comprehensive OBD code database
- 👍 Easy to navigate interface
- 💡 Helpful for understanding car diagnostic codes
- ⚡ Useful for mechanical troubleshooting
Room to improve
- 😤 Forced review requirement before app usage
- 📺 Excessive ads throughout the app
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🚫 App won't function without review completion
- ⚠️ Misleading review-gating mechanism
Bugs and requests
Car Scanner ELM OBD2
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to connect to certain vehicle models
- Incorrect fuel economy calculations
- Sensor data not updating properly in some cases
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more vehicle profiles
- Improve CarPlay integration
- Allow custom dashboard templates
- Add option to automatically save data logs
- Expand sensor coverage, especially for transmissions and ABS
OBD2 Trouble Code
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes or won't open without review
- Ads prevent normal app usage
- More info button doesn't expand for some codes
- Incompatibility with certain vehicle models
- Mislabeled codes (P0450-P0459)
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- Connection issues with some OBD readers
Requested features
5 requests- More detailed code explanations
- Offline functionality
- Better navigation for new users
- Support for codes without letter prefixes
- Expanded information sections for specific codes
In-app purchases
Car Scanner ELM OBD2
- Car Scanner Pro (6 months)$3.996 Months
- Car Scanner Pro (1 year)$4.991 Year
- Car Scanner Pro (low price)$6.99
- Car Scanner Pro (mid price)$6.99
- Car Scanner Pro (forever)$7.99
OBD2 Trouble Code
No in-app purchases
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