Comparison

OBD Mate vs M100

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Fault diagnosis
  • Driving assistance
  • Read and clear codes
  • Freeze frame data
  • O2 sensor monitoring
  • Customizable dashboard
Features
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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.

About

M100

This application connects to your vehicle via Bluetooth to provide diagnostic and monitoring functions. It allows you to read and clear fault codes, analyze driving performance, and view instrument panel data. Supports multiple languages and operates on low power.

Highlights
  • Fault code reading and clearing
  • Instrument panel display
  • Performance testing
  • Driving analysis
  • Bluetooth 4.0 adapter support
  • Multi-language support
Features
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M100 is a car diagnostic and monitoring application,support English,Español,Русский,Deutsch,Français,日本語,中文. Through iPhone and iPad, use Bluetooth to communicate with the vehicle terminal to complete fault diagnosis and driving assistance functions. It has automobile detection and analysis functions such as fault code reading and clearing, instrument panel, performance test, and travel analysis. It also supports high-speed data transmission and has the advantages of low power consumption and ultra-power saving. caution: 1. Support the adapter that runs through Bluetooth 4.0. 2. The parameters supported by each vehicle are different, which has nothing to do with M100, but is related to the vehicle control unit.

Screenshots

OBD Mate4 screens
M1004 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: M100 at 3.3 against OBD Mate's 1.8. M100 also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). OBD Mate's advantage is ratings volume (115 vs 6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

M100 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 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OBD Mate ships an update every 5 weeks, M100 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OBD Mate versus M100: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOBD MateM100
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (115 ratings)3.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings115 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size365 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutophix Tech Co., LtdShenzhen Chaoyue Technology Development Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

OBD Mate

All ratings115 ratings
Positive17.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative77.4%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive9.4%
Neutral7.3%
Negative83.3%

M100

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

OBD Mate

No in-app purchases

None

M100

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OBD Mate free?
OBD Mate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is M100 free?
M100 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OBD Mate or M100?
M100 is rated higher. OBD Mate averages 1.8 out of 5 from 115 ratings, while M100 averages 3.3 from 6 ratings.
Do OBD Mate or M100 have ads?
Neither OBD Mate nor M100 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OBD Mate or M100?
OBD Mate ships an update every 5 weeks, and M100 every 3 weeks. Most recently, OBD Mate was updated on November 2, 2026 and M100 on November 3, 2026.

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