Car Scanner ELM OBD2 vs TeCar
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 real-time performance, diagnose fault codes, and access detailed sensor data. Customize your dashboard with various gauges and charts, and even reset diagnostic trouble codes. This tool helps you understand your vehicle's health and potentially reduce repair costs.
- Real-time vehicle data
- OBD fault code reading and resetting
- Customizable dashboard with gauges and charts
- Extended PID support
- Emission test readiness check
- HUD mode for windshield projection
- Acceleration measurement tool
Read full descriptionHide full description
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/
TeCar
This service transforms vehicles into smart cars with a plug-and-play device for enhanced maintenance and fleet management. It offers affordable solutions to optimize time and cost for the automotive industry.
- Vehicle maintenance tracking
- Smart vehicle conversion
- Fleet management
- Real-time monitoring
- OBDII device integration
- Cost and time optimization
Read full descriptionHide full description
Tecar is a tailored service focused in addressing solution for automobile & service industry, TeCar enhances customer services by keeping their vehicle safe and maintained through converting it to a smart vehicle by installation of our plug & play device ( OBDII) . TeCar is specialised in customer value proposition (CVP) Tecar enhances its value by providing complete fleet management and monitoring solutions with an affordable time & cost. We offer a free 2 weeks trial and in-app purchases for upgrade storage plan. All users have 2 GB Storage for free. The amount will be charged to your iTunes account and will vary by plan and country. You’ll see the total price before completing payment. TeCar subscriptions purchased in-app renew monthly depending on your plan. Plan pricing may vary by country. To avoid renewal, you must turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before your subscription ends. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Terms of Service: https://admin.tecar.com.co/serviceagreement.html Privacy Policy: https://admin.tecar.com.co/privacy-policy.html
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Car Scanner ELM OBD2 at 81% against TeCar's 4%. Car Scanner ELM OBD2 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). TeCar's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and TeCar sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Car Scanner ELM OBD2 has 33K ratings behind it against 4, 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 4% of TeCar's.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 ships an update every 5 days, TeCar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Car Scanner ELM OBD2 | TeCar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (33K ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews — better | 4.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanislav Svistunov | ROADMASTER INTERNATIONAL TRADING L.L.C |
Customer experience
Car Scanner ELM OBD2
TeCar
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
TeCar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
TeCar
- 5 GB Subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- 10 GB Subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- 50 GB Subscription14 Days trial$14.991 Month
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- 100 GB Subscription14 Days trial$25.991 Month
Questions
Is Car Scanner ELM OBD2 free?
Is TeCar free?
Which has better reviews, Car Scanner ELM OBD2 or TeCar?
Do Car Scanner ELM OBD2 or TeCar have ads?
Which is updated more often, Car Scanner ELM OBD2 or TeCar?
Other comparisons















